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 […]
As Tennesseans approach a very important election year, there are events happening in the background that can and have impacted our daily lives. Federal bureaucrats are restricting our access to the resources and products we use to take care of our families and at the same time imposing new rules that infringe on our individual […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – Yesterday in the Tennessee House Criminal Justice Subcommittee, a bill was proposed that not only would enhance the penalty for child rape in the state of Tennessee, but could lead to enabling other states that would be so inclined, to pass similar laws. House Bill […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – A private school handgun bill will move on to full committee after passing out of the House Civil Justice Subcommittee yesterday. House Bill 1631 (HB1631) sponsored by Representative Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood-District 61) expands state law that already allows a private school serving grades K-12 to […]
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