Tennessee

Rep. Ragan Introduces Bill To Mandate De-escalation Training For Teachers In Effort To Reduce School Shootings

Image Credit: State Representative John Ragan / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – Representative John Ragan (R-Oak Ridge-District 33) has introduced a bill ahead of the upcoming 114th General Assembly that would mandate annual de-escalation training for teachers, amending the Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Act. House Bill 1633 (HB1633) would amend […]

Tennessee General Assembly Set To Reconvene Next Week

Image: Representative Scott Cepicky (R-Culleoka) Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – With lots of work to be done, Tennessee’s 2024 general session begins at noon on Tuesday, January 9th. Representative Scott Cepicky (R-Culleoka) didn’t mince words when he said he anticipates the coming session to be “contentious.” Cepicky further stated, “Is […]

Judge Refuses Venue Change In Cleotha Henderson Rape Case

Image Credit: Tennessee Department of Corrections & Luca Sartoni / CC The Tennessee Conservative Staff – A Shelby County judge decided that a man accused of rape and murder will stand trial for those charges in a Shelby County court. Judge Lee Coffee is presiding over the case in which Cleotha Henderson is accused of […]

Audit Finds Tennessee Corrections Staff Overworked, Overtime Overused

Image Credit: CoreCivic / Facebook The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee’s Department of Corrections has had to rely on overtime and what some officers described as a “hostile environment” due to understaffing and other issues at its facilities, according to an audit from the Tennessee Comptrollers’ Office. The report said the department spent […]

Axle Logistics Gets $5M, Vonore Fiber Products $2.25M From TNECD

Image Credit: Axle Logistics / Facebook The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee’s Department of Economic and Community Development is giving Axle Logistics a $5 million incentive for its $37.9 million expansion in Knoxville. The company said it plans to add 651 jobs over the next five years. The company expects to build an […]

Sen. Richard Briggs Spreads Misinformation About Tennessee’s Abortion Ban, Announces “Freedom To Have Children And A Family Act”

Image Credit: State Senator Richard Briggs / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – Sen. Richard Briggs (R-Knoxville-District 7) has announced new legislation called the “Freedom to Have Children and a Family Act,” which would weaken Tennessee’s current abortion law under the guise that women cannot be properly treated by their doctors under current […]