MTSU Board Chairman Pushes Legislation By Senator Shane Reeves To Close Meetings For “Sensitive” Topics

Middle Tennessee State University’s Board Chair Is Pushing Legislation, Sponsored By State Sen. Shane Reeves And Rep. Mark White, That Would Enable College Boards To Close Meetings To Discuss “Sensitive” Matters Such As Presidential Pay, A Move Critics Say Is Too “Broad” And Ripe For “Abuse.”

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Bill To Keep Autopsy Reports Of Murdered Tennessee Children Hidden From The Public Passes In The House

A Bill To Keep Autopsy Reports Of Murdered Children Hidden From The Public Passed In A Vote On The Tennessee House Floor Yesterday Afternoon.

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Legislative Group Recommends More Tennessee Certificate Of Need Reform

A Joint Working Group On Tennessee Certificate Of Need Reform Has Recommended A Continued Rollback Or Restrictions And Changes To The Process Of Approving New And Expanded Health Care Facilities And Services In The State.

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Bill To Keep Autopsy Reports Of Murdered Children Hidden From The Public Passes By Voice Vote In Committee Led By Chairman John Ragan

A Bill To Keep Autopsy Reports Of Murdered Children Hidden From The Public Passed The House Government Operations Committee Yesterday Afternoon By A Voice Vote.

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Were These 16 GOP State Senators Wrong On The Covid-19 Vaccine?

Two And Half Years Ago, 16 Out Of 27 Tennessee GOP Senators Signed A Letter Endorsing And Pushing An “Emergency Use Authorized” Covid-19 Vaccine That Never Provided What Federal And State Officials Were Pitching At The Time – Immunity To The Virus.

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Bill To Remove Access For Autopsies Of Minors Who Are Victims Of Violent Crime Reintroduced With New Sponsors In Tennessee General Assembly

If Tennessee House Bill 1695 Passes Into Law, Certain Cases May Never Be Fully Known To The Public, Leaving Responsible Parties The Ability To Conceal Facts And Be Shielded From Accountability.

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McNally To Miss Opening Weeks Of Session After Ankle Surgery

Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally Will Not Be Presiding Over The Senate When The Legislature Returns To Session Jan. 9. Speaker Pro Tempore Ferrell Haile, Along With Deputy Speakers Dawn White, Shane Reeves And John Stevens Will Preside Over The Floor Session.

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TN Lawmakers Push Updated Psychiatric Bed Registry To Cut Emergency Room Burden

Amid The Debate Over Mental Health Care Versus Gun Control, Two Rutherford County Lawmakers Are Hoping To Improve The Flow Of Mentally Unstable Patients To Psychiatric Hospitals From Emergency Rooms. Rep. Sparks Urges Action Before Another Mass Shooting Takes Place.

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Republican Senators Take Issue With Tennesseans Rights To Religious Exemptions Enshrined In State Constitution

A Bill Aimed At Codifying The Constitutional Rights Of Tennesseans To Decline Vaccines For Religious Reasons In The Private Sector Failed In The Senate Commerce And Labor Subcommittee Yesterday.

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Lt. Gov. Randy McNally Captures Vote Of Confidence By Secret Ballot Amid Instagram Scandal

Barely Two Weeks After Revelations That He Posted Comments Next To Risque Photos On Young Gay Men’s Instagram Sites, Lt. Gov. Randy McNally Won A Vote Of Confidence From The Majority Of His Republican Peers In The Tennessee Senate.

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