Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – A bill to prevent cities and municipalities in Tennessee from establishing or enforcing red flag gun laws passed in the state Senate on Thursday and is scheduled to be heard in the House Criminal Justice Committee early next week. Senate Bill 2763 (SB2763) / House […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – A Tennessee bill allowing lawsuits against anyone taking minors out of the state without the consent of their parents for “gender affirming” care passed in the Senate on Thursday. Senators voted along party lines 25 to 4 to pass Senate Bill 2782 (SB2782), sponsored by […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The House passed legislation on Thursday that would establish a reporting process for complaints regarding the teaching of divisive concepts in Tennessee’s colleges and universities. House Bill 2784 (HB2784) was presented by sponsor Representative John Ragan (R-Oak Ridge-District 33). The House voted to conform to and substitute […]
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free daily newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Marta Aldrich [Chalkbeat Tennessee via The Tennessee Lookout] – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s push to create a statewide school voucher system is running out […]
Image: A Border Patrol agents searches a tunnel near Nogales, Arizona. Such tunnels are used to transport drugs under the U.S. border Image Credit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection By Dean Reisen [Chairman of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club via The Center Square] – As a border state, Arizona has confronted the consequences of illegal […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The Tennessee Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that will allow public school teachers in the state to carry a concealed weapon on school grounds. Senate Bill 1325 (SB1325), sponsored by Senator Paul Bailey (R-Sparta-District 15), would authorize school faculty and staff members to carry concealed weapons […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – A bill that increases the penalty for those who indirectly cause harm or death to a child (in that they aren’t the actual person who inflicted the abuse) heads to Governor Lee’s desk for signature as it has passed successfully through both chambers of the […]
Image Credit: tn.gov & State Representative Todd Warner / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Some House Republicans have now joined in calling for the resignation of Tennessee’s Education Commissioner Lizzette Reynolds. State Representative Todd Warner (R-Chapel Hill-District 92) is speaking out after Reynolds recently admitted to falsifying documents in an attempt to obtain a […]
Image Credit: @MarshaBlackburn / X & @VoteGloriaJ / X & Canva By Anita Wadhwani [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – A new poll of Tennessee voters by the conservative-leaning Beacon Center finds Senator Marsha Blackburn with a 16-point lead over challenger state Rep. Gloria Johnson, the Knoxville Democrat who entered the race after gaining national attention […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – The Tennessee House moved forward with its franchise tax repeal and refund, passing the bill 68-20 and sending it back to the Senate with a much lower fiscal note. The House version of Senate Bill 2103 would refund $713.6 million or one year of franchise […]
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