Image: The Tennessee Legislature meets for the start of its 2024 legislative session on January 9, 2024 in Nashville, Tenn. Image Credit: John Partipilo By Adam Friedman [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Following A Massive Rise In Tax Revenues Over The Past Four Years, Tennessee’s Budget Outlook Is Not As Rosy Going Forward, But On […]
Image Credit: MtJuliet-Tn.gov The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A central Tennessee community east of Nashville passed an amended food truck ordinance on Monday that will create an equal $100 annual registration fee for all vendors. Mt. Juliet’s amended ordinance came after the city was sued by food truck operators from outside of the […]
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Representative Bryan Richey Proposed A Rule Change That Would Require All Votes In House Committee Hearings Be A Roll Call Vote, Instead Of The Current Voice Vote, Which Doesn’t Keep A Record Of How Representatives Vote In A Committee Hearing. Not One Democrat Or Republican On The Committee Voted In Favor. Image: Pictured are the […]
Image Credit: Gov. Bill Lee / Facebook & capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – Last week Sen. Mark Pody (R-Lebanon-District 17) filed a bill to effectively restrain the governor from renewing or extending a state of emergency without the General Assembly’s approval. Senate Bill 1642 (SB1642) as introduced, “prohibits the governor from renewing […]
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 […]
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