Image Credit: Canva The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Unemployment in Tennessee dropped to 3.3% for February after a slight rise in the seasonally adjusted rate a month before. The rate is the same as in February 2023 and below the 3.9% rate nationally. The drop comes after increased unemployment rates in 93 of […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov & Martin Leveneur / CC The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – House Bill 2078 (HB2078), sponsored by Representative Bryan Richey (R-Maryville-District 20), and Senate Bill 2802 (SB2082), sponsored by Senator Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald-District 28), would have increased penalties for the transportation of illegal aliens into the state by amending a current […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – Senate Bill 2770 (SB2770) sponsored by Senator Janice Bowling (R-Tullahoma-District 16), which addresses criminal offenses committed by illegal aliens in the state of Tennessee, has been recommended for passage with amendment by the Senate Judiciary Committee. 7 Ayes and 1 Nay were recorded. SB2770 “as introduced, […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – This week the Tennessee State Senate passed on a vote of 24-6 to block the access of the public to records that detail deals made through the state Department of Tourist Development. With amendments made after the bill was already passed in the House […]
Image Credit: GaryHumbleForSenate.com Press Release – FRANKLIN, TN – Tuesday, March 26, 2024 – After an 18-month inquiry by the TN Registry of Election Finance (TREF) as to whether or not Gary Humble coordinated with advocacy group, Tennessee Stands in his campaign for state senate, the TREF finds no wrongdoing and yesterday, the board voted […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The Senate Judiciary Committee has moved a bill forward that will allow the death penalty in cases of child rape. Senate Bill 1834 (SB1834), sponsored by Senator Jack Johnson (R-Franklin-District 27), would authorize the death penalty as a punishment for “rape of a child, aggravated rape of […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – A bill that would allow law enforcement agencies to assign an officer to schools that fail to request a school resource officer passed through the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Senator Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald-District 28) sponsored Senate Bill 1715 (SB1715), which would give that authorization to law […]
The bill, brought on by issues at Ballad Health, was stopped before anyone could testify. Photo: Protesters at Holston Valley Medical Center, a Ballad Health hospital, in 2019. Photo Credit: Dani Cook By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Despite escalating emergency room times at Ballad Health hospitals, legislation to stop further medical […]
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion spending package late Friday morning. Three of the nine members of the Tennessee Congressional Delegation voted in favor of the budget, the sole Democrat Steve Cohen (D-TN 9th District) and two Republicans. Of the two Republicans […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – A bill to require local law enforcement agencies in Tennessee to report illegal immigrants in their custody to the federal government was passed in the state Senate by a 26-7 vote on Monday. Senate Bill 2576 (SB2576) is sponsored by Sen. Brent Taylor (R-Memphis-District 31). […]
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