Republican Representative Gino Bulso Has Filed A Bill That Aims To Create A Mechanism That Parents Can Use To Compel Compliance With Tennessee’s Age Appropriate Materials Act Of 2022, Without Having To Withstand Extended And Costly Litigation. Image Credit: Government of Prince Edward Island / CC The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – As […]
Image Credit: @GinoBulso / X The Tennessee Conservative Staff – New legislation has been introduced for the upcoming general session that would allow private schools in Tennessee to create a policy for allowing handguns on campus. House Bill 1631 (HB1631), sponsored by State Representative Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood-District 61), clarifies that “a private school serving students […]
Chancellor Perkins refuses to open public records in Campbell case. Image: Republican House Caucus Chair Jeremy Faison. Image Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – State documents in an open records lawsuit dealing with the sexual harassment case of former Rep. Scotty Campbell contained notes dealing with an alleged victim complaint […]
Image Credit: From Left – Speaker Cameron Sexton, Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, & Gov. Bill Lee Image Credit: Lt. Governor Randy McNally / Facebook The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally will not be presiding over the Senate when the Legislature returns to session Jan. 9. Instead, the Republican will […]
Image Credit: tn.gov/education The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – The state of Tennessee spent 43% of the state sales tax on education last fiscal year and 56 cents of every dollar of state and local sales tax went to education in that same span. Sales tax accounts for most of both state and local […]
Image Credit: TNECD / YouTube The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee gave out an average of $5,895 in FastTrack incentive grants for each promised job in 2023, down from $7,385 in 2022, according to data from Tennessee’s Department of Economic and Community Development. Overall, the 2023 numbers are just below the $5,754 average […]
Image Credit: Tax Credits by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Pix4free.org The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennesseans claimed more than $288 million in tax credits last fiscal year, according to a new tax credit report from the Department of Revenue. The most credits came from $86.5 million from 71 taxpayers for community investment […]
Image Credit: RawPixel / CC The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – While most of the legislation that the Tennessee General Assembly passes usually goes into effect at the beginning of the state’s fiscal year, July 1st, some gets delayed to January 1st. Several new laws passed by the 113th General Assembly pertaining to public […]
Image Credit: Joseph / CC The Tennessee Conservative Staff – A newly released study shows that, as crime rates continue to increase, Memphis has actually seen a decrease in population over the last five years. A 2023 study done by SmartAsset gives a ranking of cities that had the greatest population decrease between 2017 and […]
Image Credit: Johnson City Police Dept / Facebook & @TBInvestigation / X The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – Accusations of bribery and conspiracy are at the center of a newly filed lawsuit against the Johnson City Police Department and its former leadership. Allegations concern rape and drug charges against former Johnson City businessman […]
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