Connie Ridley

Tennessee Republican, Democrat Team Up To Move Harassment Investigations To New Liaison, Attorney General

Progressive Rep. Aftyn Behn and conservative Rep. Todd Warner say “transparency” will improve when legislature doesn’t oversee members’ cases. Photo: Rep. Aftyn Behn, D-Nashville, and Rep. Todd Warner, R-Chapel Hill, are teaming up on a measure to increase transparency related to legislative sexual harassment investigations. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND […]

Speaker Sexton Sidesteps “Cyberstalking” Investigation Question

Photo: Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – A federal “cyberstalking” investigation into three people critical of House Speaker Cameron Sexton could make it appear the state’s third in command had something to do with the confiscation of their cell phones. Sexton says not […]

Heavy Issues Pushed Aside By Sex – Yet Again

Image: Documents handed over by state’s attorneys in an open-records complaint revealed complaints of another sort had been filed against state Rep. Jeremy Faison, a Cosby Republican. Image Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Ah yes, nothing like opening the new year with reports of an alleged sexual harassment […]

Complaint Against Rep. Faison Noted In Judge’s Public Records Ruling

Chancellor Perkins refuses to open public records in Campbell case. Image: Republican House Caucus Chair Jeremy Faison. Image Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – State documents in an open records lawsuit dealing with the sexual harassment case of former Rep. Scotty Campbell contained notes dealing with an alleged victim complaint […]