Tag: Accountability

Tennessee Bill That Will Enable Violent Offenders Who Murder Kids To Escape Accountability Moves Forward By Voice Vote Called By Chair Iris Rudder

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – This week a bill that will keep the autopsy reports of children killed at the hands of violent crime offenders from being public record moved through the Tennessee House Public Service Subcommittee with relative ease by voice vote, led by Chair Iris Rudder. For […]

Unmasking The Hidden Tentacles Of Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying In Tennessee

Image Credit: cmh2315fl / CC & SuicideOmen / CC By Rob Mitchell [Rutherford County Assessor of Property] – The Erosion of Democracy: Tennessee’s democratic foundation is crumbling beneath the insidious practice of taxpayer-funded lobbying. This shadowy network, fueled by our own dollars, undermines the very principles we hold dear: free speech, fair representation, and transparent […]

Hamilton County Public Schools Are Not Safe

Image Credit: Hamilton County Schools / Facebook By Scarlen Valderaz [Special to The Tennessee Conservative] – Parents across Hamilton County send their children to public school with the expectation that their children will learn to read, write, and do math in a safe environment. It is shocking and infuriating to know that this is not […]