Image Credit: Lars Plougmann / CC & capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – State Senator Mark Pody (R-Lebanon-District 17) has introduced a bill that would make it a requirement for distributors of online pornography to utilize an age verification system on their sites. Senate Bill 1643 (SB1643), as introduced, requires “commercial entities that publish or […]
Image Credit: tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – Tennessee’s State of the Child 2023 report finds crime among minors within the state is in decline, but especially in Shelby and Davidson counties. The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth (TCCY) releases a report every year that assesses the well-being of the state’s children […]
Image Credit: Antony-22 / CC The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee’s 2024 legislative session will begin Tuesday with the Republican party looking to pass a budget, statewide K-12 education savings accounts, business tax cuts, enhanced school safety measures, certificate-of-need reform and health care funding. On Monday, House leadership discussed rules for session including […]
Image Credit: Williamson County Television / YouTube Submitted by Frank Limpus [Tennessee Voters for Election Integrity] – On the heels of taking their concerns last month to the Tennessee State Election Commission (SEC), a group of Williamson County citizens last night asked the Williamson County Board of Commissioners to appoint new, more ethical, unbiased commissioners […]
New rules would bring back silencing provisions and create new system to limit the debate time on certain pieces of legislation. Image Credit: John Partipillo By Adam Friedman [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Tennessee’s House Republican supermajority wants to close several speaking opportunities in its rules, which in the past allowed Democrats to slow down […]
Image Credit: Medicaid by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Pix4free.org The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Nearly 239,000 Tennessee residents have lost eligibility from the first 735,000 who had eligibility checked for TennCare services through September, according to a new TennCare renewal report. TennCare was down to 1.7 million enrollees in November after 1.9 […]
Image Credit: Kelly M. Jackson & Williamson County GOP The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – In a ballroom at the Franklin Cool Springs Marriott about 400 people gathered for The Reagan Day Gala, a fundraiser for the Williamson County GOP. Image Credit: Kelly M. Jackson & Williamson County GOP The biggest fundraiser of […]
Image Credit: Google Earth The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) will be reassigning ten officers from within their specialized investigative unit following an investigation into how the Covenant School shooter’s writings got leaked last November. On March 27th, 2023, an active shooter took the lives of three nine-year-old […]
Image Credit: Jake Witter / Facebook & Roane County School District The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – A Roane County teacher and baseball coach has been found to have violated the Teacher Code of Ethics. Jacob Witter was a teacher at Rockwood High School and a baseball coach at Roane County High School. Several […]
Image Credit: Beacon Center of TN & Property tax by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Pix4free The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A new poll shows Tennessee residents believe the state should be involved in capping how high property taxes can rise. The Beacon Center poll also showed missed results related to opinions on […]
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