Image Credit: tn.gov The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee Rep. Antonio Parkinson, D-Memphis, filed a bill that would require all adult-oriented businesses to display human trafficking hotline information that would be overseen by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The hotline information required by House Bill 1848 would be posted at the entrances and […]
Image Credit: Illinois State Rep. Brad Halbrook The Center Square [By Kim Jarrett] – Twenty-five Republican governors said Thursday they back Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to defend the state’s border with Mexico. Abbott invoked the invasion clause of the U.S. Constitution on Wednesday and said the federal government broke its compact with the states. […]
Image Credit: ROBERT HUFFSTUTTER / CC & RawPixel / Public Domain Press Release – Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general and the Arizona Legislature Tuesday in filing an amicus brief in support of the National Rifle Association’s case against a New York state official who trampled on the organization’s […]
Image Credit: RawPixel / Public Domain The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Newly proposed state legislation would make it a felony offense for adults to participate in “abortion trafficking” by assisting minors in obtaining an out-of-state abortion without parental consent. House Bill 1895 (HB1895) was filed by State Representative Jason Zachary (R-Knoxville-District 14) on Monday. As of […]
Image Credit: Nick Kenrick /CC The Tennessee Conservative Staff – State Senator Mark Pody (R-Lebanon-District 17) has introduced a bill that would require hospitals to allow in-person visitation for the entirety of a patient’s hospital stay. Senate Bill 1641 (SB1641) stipulates that an individual who is “designated to make healthcare decisions” has the right to […]
Image Credit: pixabay via Picryl / Public Domain The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – This week, a bill to expand the number of disorders that are automatically screened for in newborns when they are born in the state of Tennessee passed on its first consideration. Senate Bill 1791 (SB1791), sponsored by Senator Becky […]
Image: Interstate 275 – Tennessee Image Credit: Doug Kerr / CC By Adam Friedman [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Tennessee’s transportation infrastructure needs have grown almost every year since 2008, reports compiled by the state’s intergovernmental advisory agency show. Over that period, lawmakers have partially addressed the backlog by raising the gas tax in 2017 and dedicating […]
Photo: Clarence Carter, commissioner of the Department of Human Services, addressing a Tennessee Senate panel on Jan. 24, 2024. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Anita Wadhwani [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Leaders of the Tennessee Department of Human Services told lawmakers on Wednesday that it could take another two more months before the state’s SNAP […]
Image Credit: Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Pix4free The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee’s Department of Commerce and Insurance says it recovered a record of more than $17.45 million for Tennessee residents in 2023. The funds came through mediation and restitution efforts with insurance carriers as TDCI was involved in the mediation of […]
Image Credit: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service via Picryl / Public Domain The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Students who take part in the Tennessee Promise program earn credits and awards at a higher rate and are retained more often than students who are not part of the program, which began in 2014 to […]
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