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Bill Would Prohibit Tennessee Dept. of Children’s Services From Forcing Gender Identity Beliefs On Foster & Adoptive Families

Image Credit: Austin Lowman / UnSplash The Tennessee Conservative Staff – New legislation would protect foster and adoptive families from being forced to support policies that go against the family’s religious beliefs regarding sexual orientation and gender identity. Senate Bill 1738 (SB1738), also known as the “Tennessee Foster and Adoptive Parent Protection Act”, was introduced […]

January 12, 2024

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New Tennessee Bill To Protect Student’s Personal Information Only Scratches The Surface

A New Tennessee Bill Barely Scratches The Surface To Address The Concerns Of Students Who Are Worried About Their Personal Information Being Shared To Third Parties. Image: Middle Tennessee State University students listening and taking notes. Image Credit: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service / Picryl / Public Domain The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – […]

January 12, 2024

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West Knox Republican Club Issues Resolution To Enforce Tennessee GOP Bylaws

Image Credit: West Knox Republican Club / Facebook Press Release – The West Knox Republican Club Members have issued a resolution to express their strong opposition to the Tennessee Republican Party’s decision to not disqualify liberal Democrat Garrett Holt from the 2024 Republican Primary ballot. See the resolution below: Source link

January 12, 2024

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Tennessee AG Files Unredacted Complaint Showing Harm Of Instagram To Teens

Image Credit: Yuri Samoilov / CC The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee’s attorney general filed an updated and unredacted version of its lawsuit against Meta claiming the company knew its Instagram platform was harmful to young users and did not stop those harmful features. The features led young users to increased depression and […]

January 12, 2024

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Tennessee Financial Report Shows $4.8B Increased Financial Position

Image Credit: tn.gov The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee’s financial position improved again over the past year, as the state’s combined ending fund balance was $23.9 billion, up $4.8 billion from the year before in the recently released Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. That’s after the state’s balances increased by $5.4 billion in the […]

January 12, 2024

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Sen. Massey’s Voting Record Called Into Question As She Faces A Conservative Rival In Upcoming Election

Image Credit: beckymassey.com The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – In October, Sen. Becky Duncan Massey (R-Knoxville-District 6) announced her run for re-election to the Tennessee Senate, but her voting record is not winning her very many points amongst conservatives as she faces opposition by way of conservative candidate Monica Irvine in this upcoming election. […]

January 11, 2024

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Tennessee House Adopts Rules To Punish Decorum Violators

House Republican created list shows Rep. Pearson spoke longer in 2023 than any other member. Image: The Tennessee House of Representatives on the first day of the 2024 legislative session. Image Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – The House silenced one member Wednesday for disparaging Speaker Cameron Sexton and […]

January 11, 2024

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Tennessee Senate Joint Committee Members File Report On Federal K-12 Education Funding

Image Credit: Max Fischer / Pexels The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Senate members of a joint committee on federal funding for K-12 education in Tennessee filed a separate report stating they could not agree with House members of the joint committee on the recommendations. The Senate report highlighted the limited number of federal […]

January 11, 2024

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Nashville Transportation Commission Places Further Restrictions On Allowable Street Vendor Locations

Image Credit: Music City Hot Dog / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Street vendors will now be prohibited from setting up shop in even more of the Nashville downtown area. On Monday, the Metro Nashville Transportation and Parking Commission approved a map that extended the area of prohibited streets, making an additional 15 blocks […]

January 11, 2024

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Appeals Court Rules Challenge To Tennessee’s School Voucher Program Can Go Forward

Case sent back to trial court for judicial review. Image: Gov. Bill Lee, pictured unveiling his plan for statewide private school vouchers on Nov. 28, 2023. Image Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled a challenge to the state’s pilot Education Savings Account […]

January 11, 2024

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