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Tennessee Senate Committee Votes To Block Dept. Of Tourist Development Public Records, Keeping Super Bowl Contracts Hidden For A Decade

Tennessee Senate Committee Votes To Block Dept. Of Tourist Development Public Records, Keeping Super Bowl Contracts Hidden For A Decade

Tennessee Legislation With The Goal To Block Transparency Of Records In Department Of Tourist Development As New Stadium and Future Super Bowl Prospects Expect To Bring Billions In New Tax Revenue Advances Toward Passage Into Law. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – Legislation that would enable state government to obscure […]

March 21, 2024
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Tennessee Senate Education Committee Passes Private School Handgun Bill

Tennessee Senate Education Committee Passes Private School Handgun Bill

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The Senate Education Committee passed a bill that will allow private schools serving Pre-K through 12th grade students to establish handgun carry policies for their property. Senate Bill 1708 (SB1708), sponsored by Senator Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald-District 28), made a motion to pass the bill which aims to […]

March 21, 2024
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Tennessee House Education Administration Passes Bill Allowing Law Enforcement Agencies To Assign Officers To Schools That Fail To Request One

Tennessee House Education Administration Passes Bill Allowing Law Enforcement Agencies To Assign Officers To Schools That Fail To Request One

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The Tennessee House Education Administration Committee moved forward with legislation that would allow law enforcement agencies to assign an officer to serve as a school resource officer at a school that fails to request that one be assigned. House Bill 1664 (HB1664), sponsored by Representative Todd Warner […]

March 21, 2024
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Memphis Pushes More Hotel Tax Funding For FedExForum Renovations

Memphis Pushes More Hotel Tax Funding For FedExForum Renovations

Image Credit: Ron Cogswell / CC The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Memphis is looking for more funding for the renovations at the FedExForum and are pushing a pair of bills in the Tennessee Legislature to get that funding. The Legislature contributed $350 million in last year’s budget for renovations at the FedExForum and […]

March 21, 2024
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Tennessee Agrees To Dole Out $8.8M More In FastTrack Incentive Grants

Tennessee Agrees To Dole Out $8.8M More In FastTrack Incentive Grants

Image Credit: Canva The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee’s Department of Economic and Community Development has handed out more than $8.8 million in incentives since it last posted FastTrack incentives for February. Those include $3.4 million to Schneider Electric in Mount Juliet and Smyrna, $2.5 million to Shoals Technologies Group in Portland, $1.6 […]

March 21, 2024
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Red Flag Gun Bill Headed To Tennessee Senate Floor For Consideration

Red Flag Gun Bill Headed To Tennessee Senate Floor For Consideration

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – A red flag gun bill continues to progress through the Tennessee legislature. Senate Bill 1673 (SB1673), sponsored by Senator Becky Massey (R-Knoxville-District 6), and its companion, House Bill 1625 (HB1625), sponsored by Representative Jason Zachary (R-Knoxville-District 14), expands current state law requiring mental health professionals […]

March 20, 2024
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Tennessee Bill Would Prohibit FBI From Pulling State Law Enforcement Resources Into Intelligence Operations Targeting Tennesseans

Tennessee Bill Would Prohibit FBI From Pulling State Law Enforcement Resources Into Intelligence Operations Targeting Tennesseans

A Tennessee Bill That Aims To Prohibit The FBI From Pulling State Law Enforcement Resources Into Intelligence Operations Targeting Tennesseans They Believe To Be a Threat Due To Conservative Values And Beliefs Was Rolled To Final Senate Judiciary Calendar. Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – This week, a bill that […]

March 20, 2024
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Tennessee School Voucher Omnibus Bill Passes in House Govt Operations Committee

Tennessee School Voucher Omnibus Bill Passes in House Govt Operations Committee

Image: Rep. Mark White speaks about the ‘Education Freedom Scholarship Act’ in the House Government Operation Committee. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – The House version of this year’s school choice legislation, also called “The House Public School Omnibus Bill,” was passed out of the House Government Operations Committee on Monday […]

March 19, 2024
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