Tennessee General Assembly Lacks Transparency According To Investigation
An Investigation Has Discovered A Lack Of Transparency In The Tennessee Legislature Regarding Amendments To Bills Brought Up In Committees, Among Other Issues.
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Tori Venable
NRA & Conservative Watchdogs Sound Alarm Over McNally’s Incumbent Protection Bill
The National Rifle Association (NRA) And Tennessee Conservative Watchdog Groups See Many Potential Issues That Could Arise Due To The Legislation And Have Voiced Their Concerns To The Tennessee Conservative And Lawmakers Alike.
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Funding Package For Titans Stadium Hits Snag In Tennessee Senate Committee
State Funding For A New Tennessee Titans Stadium Hit Its First Roadblock On Wednesday When The State’s Senate Finance, Ways And Means Committee Removed Approval For $500 Million In Bonds From Its Budget Appropriations.
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Sexton’s Bill Would Censor Conservative Groups 60 Days Before Elections
An Obscure Caption Bill Slipped In By Speaker Cameron Sexton Seeks To Censor Conservative Groups 60-Days Prior To An Election. Patriot Groups May Soon Find Themselves Unable To Even Mention The Names Or Show The Faces Of An Elected Official Or Candidate Days Before An Election – Or Face Tough Penalties.
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TN Lobbyist Association Urges Members To Action Against Lobbying Transparency Legislation (Update 3/24/22)
On March 18th, The Tennessee Lobbyist Association (TLA) Sent An Email To All Their Members Urging Their Action To Lobby Against ‘Transparency For Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying’ Legislation Currently Being Considered In The General Assembly.
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TN House Passes Bill To Create More Sentencing Transparency For Crime Victims
The Tennessee House Passed A Bill Thursday That Would Require Judges In The State To Give An Approximate Time Of Sentence To Victims Of A Crime When The Offender Is Sentenced.
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Lee Introduces New Tennessee Public School Funding Formula Legislation
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Unveiled Long-Awaited Legislation Thursday To Create A New Public School Funding Formula. The Formula, Called The Tennessee Investment In Student Achievement, Is A Student-Based Funding Formula And Would Replace The Basic Education Program School District-Based Funding Plan.
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Large Tax Implications For A New Titans Stadium In Nashville
The Future Of Nashville’s Nissan Stadium, Home To The NFL’’s Tennessee Titans, Will Be One Of The City’s And State’s Biggest Tax Debates In Coming Years.
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TN Group Wants Property Seizure Reform After Indictment Of Knox County Sheriff’s Supervisor
The Tennessee Chapter Of Americans For Prosperity Is Pushing To Reform The State’s Forfeiture Law After A Former Knox County Sheriff’s Office Supervisor Was Accused In A Federal Indictment Of Taking Seized Drug Assets And Using Them For Personal Use.
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Representative White Hopes To Kill School Choice Bill At Taxpayer-Funded Lobbyist Urging
Representative White Is Sponsoring A Bill That Will Repeal All The Changes Made By Last Year’s Open Enrollment Bill And Allow School Districts To Return To How They Operated In The Past Where Each District Was Permitted To Create Their Own Policy.
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