A Tennessee Bill That Creates The Ability To Keep Information On Those Who Use State Parks And Collect Fees For What Is Being Referred To As “High Impact” Activities, Has Raised Some Concerns Among Republican Lawmakers. Image Credit: tnstateparks.com The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – Last week, a bill (characterized as administrative) that […]
Image Credit: Gov. Bill Lee / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative Staff – State officials are refusing to provide information regarding Governor Bill Lee’s decision to include a $1.6 billion tax cut and refund for businesses. According to Finance Commissioner Jim Bryson, Governor Lee included the tax refunds, plus an additional $400 million recurring franchise tax […]
Image Credit: tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Recently proposed legislation would allow the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development to keep records hidden from the public at the discretion of the attorney general and tourism commissioner. House Bill 1692 (HB1692), sponsored by Representative William Lamberth (R-Portland-District 44), would allow those records to be exempt from […]
Image: Speaker Cameron Sexton (left) & Rep. Justin Jones (right) Image credit: John Partipilo & Tennessee House Republicans / Facebook By Adam Friedman [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Heading into the 2024 state election season, only two Tennessee state lawmakers hold over $1 million combined in their campaign and PAC accounts. House Speaker Cameron Sexton, […]
Photo: Cade Cothren, former chief of staff to ex-House Speaker Glen Casada, leaving the federal courthouse in Nashville following his arraignment on conspiracy charges. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – U.S. attorneys are balking at an effort by former legislative staffer Cade Cothren to quash a search of […]
Image Credit: Holland & Knight, capitol.tn.gov & Ken Lund / CC The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – “If a high-ranking TN State Senator has a lobbyist wife who gets paid $200k+ annually to deliver billions in corporate welfare from TN taxpayers to liberal corporations – and if that money lands in the member’s household […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – A Tennessee Bill that expands current state law requiring mental health professionals to report the possibility of potentially violent acts by their patients passed by another voice vote, this time in the full House Health Committee led by Chairman Bryan Terry (R-Murfreesboro-District 48). The bill […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – A bill that would provide lifetime protection for victims of stalking and harassment was passed unanimously on the Tennessee House floor on Thursday this week. The General Assembly Website records the floor votes on HB1645 as amended on third consideration as 96 Ayes and 0 […]
Image Credit: tnmap.tn.gov/sor/ & Bryan Richey for State Senate 2 / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative [By Jason Vaughn] – A bill that aims to extend the amount of time a person who has been convicted of a sexual offense must remain on Tennessee’s Sex Offender registry is scheduled to be heard in the House Criminal […]
Image: Representative John Ragan Image Credit: State Representative John Ragan / Facebook & Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The House Public Service Subcommittee will consider a bill that would prohibit certain foreign entities from doing business within the state of Tennessee. House Bill 1841 (HB1841), submitted by Representative John Ragan (R-Oak Ridge-District 33), states, […]
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