Image Credit: Alliance for Excellent Education / Allison Shelley – CC The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A pair of Tennessee lawmakers announced they introduced a bill to fund emergency body cameras and call buttons for school teachers with $300 in funding apiece. State Sen. Mark Pody, R-Lebanon, and State Rep. Susan Lynn, R-Mount […]
Image Credit: Luigi’s Pizza North Clarksville / Facebook The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Three more counties were added to an emergency disaster declaration related to tornadoes that swept through Tennessee on Dec. 9. The Federal Emergency Management Agency added Cheatham, Gibson and Stewart counties to the Expedited Major Disaster Declaration originally approved Dec. […]
Image Credit: UnSplash The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Nashville spent nearly $700,000 out of pocket on four lawsuits challenging state laws this year along with 1,645 hours of the department’s time, according to a new report from The Tennessean. The $682,949 in out-of-pocket expenses included paying for outside counsel, expert witnesses, filing fees […]
Image Credit: Tennessee Department of Education The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – Letter grades for Tennessee schools have at long last been released but the news is grim for some districts with greater than 25 percent of all public K-12 schools receiving Ds or Fs. According to Commissioner of Education Lizzette Reynolds, the rating […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov & Jason Carter / CC The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – As the Tennessee General Assembly prepares for its 114th legislative session, a new bill has been filed by Democrats to completely undo Tennessee’s ban on abortion by amending a whole slew of current state laws. House Bill 1626 (HB1626) is […]
Image Credit: Senator Brent Taylor / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative Staff – As the Memphis area continues to battle against rising crime statistics, State Senator Brent Taylor (R-Memphis-District 31) announced his plan to prioritize legislation that would help fight crime across the state. Taylor has compiled a list of tasks that he wants to see […]
Image Credit: iStock The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – A bill has been filed by Representative Jason Zachary (R-Knoxville-District 14) that expands the current law requiring mental health professionals to report the possibility of potential violent acts by their patients. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, “Most states have laws that […]
Council Member Brenda Gadd called for the vote to be deferred after several council members brought up concerns that the dog could be used as a surveillance tool. Image Credit: Harry Murphy – Web Summit via Sportsfile –CC & Metro Nashville Network / YouTube The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The Metro Nashville Police Department will […]
Image Credit: CBP.gov & U.S. Customs and Border Protection The Center Square [By Greg Bishop] – The Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry joined a coalition of business associations from 17 U.S. states urging for a rail line along a highly trafficked area of the southern U.S. border to be opened back up. The U.S. […]
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