Tennessee Conservative
One Of The Bills Aimed At Cleaning Up Tennessee Voter Rolls This Legislative Session Failed In The House Elections And Campaign Finance Subcommittee Yesterday After A Voice Vote.
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Children Are No Longer Sleeping At Department Of Children’s Services (DCS) Offices, Except For Those In Shelby County, According To The Department’s Commissioner Margie Quin.
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A Tennessee Senate Subcommittee Approved Extending A Sales Tax Deal Where The Memphis Grizzlies Retain Sales Tax For Tickets, Food And Drink, Parking And Merchandise Through 2059 On Tuesday.
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A House Push Is Underway To Lower The Handgun-Carry Age To 18 In Tennessee Following A Legal Agreement By The State Attorney General, But Those Efforts Could Hit A Roadblock In The Form Of Lt. Gov. Randy McNally.
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A Recent Academic Paper On The Economics Of Sports Stadiums Again Has Highlighted How Publicly Funding Professional Sports Stadiums Does Not Provide The Benefits Promised By Politicians.
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A Bill To Extend Tennessee’s Education Savings Account (ESA) To Even More Students Has Been Recommended For Passage In Committee By A Vote Of 6-2.
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Proposed Legislation For The 2023 Tennessee Legislative Session Seeks To Protect Children Who Are Interrogated For Crimes And Those Held In Confinement For An Indefinite Term, But Those Committing Serious Offenses Are Even More Likely To Face Transfer To An Adult Penitentiary.
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Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton Made It Clear On Tuesday That He Was Not All That Interested In Senator Todd Gardenhire’s New Bill That Would Allow Hamilton County To Participate In The State’s School Voucher Program.
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Governor Bill Lee Has Named Three Appointments To The Tennessee Public Charter School Commission.
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In November Of 2022, A Three-Judge “Super-Chancery” Court Decided That Tennessee’s School Voucher Program Was Good To Proceed Without Any Further Court Intervention. However, Late Last Month, Plaintiffs Behind Two Of The Lawsuits Challenging The Voucher Plan Notified The Tennessee Court Of Appeals That They Will Be Appealing The Latest Ruling.
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