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Bill To Prohibit Illegal Aliens From Being Housed On State Property To Be Heard In Tennessee House Committee

Image Credit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – During Tennessee’s 2023 legislative session, Rep. Dennis Powers (R-Jacksboro-District 36) sponsored a bill that would have pushed back against the harboring of illegal immigrants on state-owned property.  After the legislation passed in the House Departments & Agencies subcommittee, it […]

Tennessee House Passes Bill Allowing Unvaccinated Families To Foster And Adopt

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The Tennessee House of Representatives passed legislation that will remove vaccination requirements for potential foster and adoptive parents.  House Bill 1726, sponsored by Representative Ron Gant (R-Piperton-District 94) would change an existing policy that does not allow unvaccinated families to foster or adopt children 18 months old […]

Tennessee Funding Board Approves $10.3M In Incentives To 7 Projects

Image: Tennessee Comptroller Jason Mumpower, second from left, talks during the Funding Board meeting on Monday, March 25, 2024. Image Credit: Tennessee Funding Board The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – The Tennessee State Funding Board approved $10.3 million in incentives for seven companies at its Monday afternoon meeting. The largest was $3.4 million to […]

Leftist Agitator Allegedly Employed By Woke Vanderbilt Medical Center

Image Credit: Tennessee Conservative News -Twitter/X – @TnCoNews1 The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – A group of counter-protestors or “agitators” made their presence known during The Tennessee Conservative’s Protect Tennessee’s Borders Rally last week. This resulted in broken glass and at least two volunteers being shoved to the ground. On Wednesday, March 20th, over […]

Satanic Temple Files Lawsuit Against Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – The After School Satan Club (ASSC) and the Satanic Temple continue to set their sights on Chimneyrock Elementary School and Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS).  On March 19, 2024 a lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Satanic Temple against MSCS which alleges that “MSCS is […]

Senate Passes Legislation Requiring Tennessee Schools To Disclose Transgender Students To Parents; House Set to Hear Bill

Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – A bill that would require schools to inform parents if their child requests to be identified as transgender is making its way through the Tennessee legislature. Senate Bill 1810 (SB1810), sponsored by Senator Paul Rose (R-Lauderdale/Shelby/Tipton-District 32), states that if a student requests an accommodation to affirm […]