Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – The Tennessee Senate on Thursday passed a joint resolution to ban a statewide property tax. House Joint Resolution 81 previously passed the House 81-11 and is the first step in a process to put the property tax ban in the Tennessee Constitution. The state doesn’t […]
Image: Bill Sponsor Senator Janice Bowling presents the legislation to the Senate State and Local Government Committee. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – For the third year in a row, a conservative Tennessee bill, that would allow state legislators to impose nullification if the federal government tries to impose unconstitutional […]
Image: Bill Sponsor Representative Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood-District 61) & Democrat legislation critics Justin Jones & Justin Pearson Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – A bill to prevent the lower courts from taking up cases concerning or interfering with Tennessee House and Senate rules was passed in the Tennessee House of Representatives […]
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – A resolution that proposes an amendment to the Tennessee Constitution that would prohibit a statewide property tax was recommended for concurrence by a Senate committee last week. House Joint Resolution 81 (HJR0081) was brought by Rep. Tandy Darby (R-Greenfield-District 76) back in January of 2023. […]
Rep. Johnny Garrett, who led expulsion against Democratic House members, sponsors measure. Photo: Rep. Johnny Garrett, R-Goodlettsville, at right, is sponsoring a measure that would ban expelled lawmakers from being able to return to office. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Republican lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday banning […]
Chattanooga Republican says amendment will target Shelby County, fill up jails and hurt counties. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Senate Judiciary Chairman Todd Gardenhire blasted a proposed amendment to the Tennessee Constitution regarding the state’s bail law Tuesday, saying it will pack county jails and put local […]
Photo: Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, showing off one of the tickets now required for members of the public to access the House of Representatives gallery. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Anita Wadhwani [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – A ticketing system that restricts public access to the Tennessee House of Representatives is allowable under the state’s […]
House Speaker Cameron Sexton Is Pushing An Amendment To The Tennessee Constitution That Would Prohibit Bail For Certain Violent Crimes But Critics Say Judges Already Have That Discretion. Image: Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton Image Credit: John Partipilo Continuing a tough-on-crime mantra, House Speaker Cameron Sexton is sponsoring an amendment to the Tennessee Constitution that […]
Image Credit: New York Public Library via Picryl / Public Domain The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – A bill has been filed to enact the “Tennessee State Sovereignty Act of 2024” which would effectively set up a legislative committee to protect against federal infringements on Tennessee’s constitutional rights as a state. While not the […]
Join Steve Abramowicz and The Mill Creek View Tennessee podcast for a double header show with Will Hewitt from Tennessee Taking Action and The Tennessee Conservative’s founder, Brandon Lewis. Hewitt starts the show with a conversation about Gun Rights and Red Flag Laws. He shares how the folks at the Tennessee capitol are constantly working […]
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