Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Potential foster and adoptive parents in Tennessee will no longer be subject to vaccination requirements after Governor Lee signed legislation on Thursday removing those stipulations. Current law states that children 18 months old or younger cannot be placed in homes with unvaccinated family members. The Department of […]
Litigation believed likely if House version becomes law. Photo: What the heck’s in this thing? Sens. Bo Watson, R-Hixon, and John Stevens, R-Hungtindon, review Gov. Bill Lee’s budget amendment. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout – CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – House and Senate leaders are battling over the details of a franchise […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A bill set to begin the process of unwinding and removing many of Tennessee’s certificate of need restrictions for health care services passed both the Senate Health and Welfare Committee and House Health Committee this week. The bill would first remove CON requirements in counties […]
Approval of the creation of a commission to oversee development of Nashville’s East Bank has been slowed in the legislature. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout – CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Legislation to create a special authority to oversee the 130-acre East Bank area surrounding the Titans stadium in Nashville could be reaching […]
Image: Bill Sponsor Senator Bo Watson presents SB2359 on the Senate floor. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – A bill prohibiting the requirement for immunizations in order to adopt or host a foster child in the state of Tennessee has passed in the Senate. Senate Bill 2359 (SB2359) “As introduced, prohibits […]
Image Credit: Canva The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A joint working group on Tennessee certificate of need reform has recommended a continued rollback or restrictions and changes to the process of approving new and expanded health care facilities and services in the state. CON laws were mandated by the federal government in 1972 […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – A bill to combat current vaccine requirements by allowing moral and religious exemptions for Tennessee families who want to foster or adopt children under 18 months old and/or children with significant medical needs has been passed in the House Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee. House […]
Image Credit: Canva Submitted by Edward Gentry – BSN, MSN, CRNA (Graduate of UTC Nurse Anesthesia and UTC Nursing) – Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are here in TN and almost exclusively provide direct anesthesia care to patients undergoing anesthesia for surgery and other procedures with and often without the presence of a physician, medical […]
Image Credit: Gov. Bill Lee / Facebook The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – After several years of rapidly increasing spending and tax collections, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has proposed a budget that would spend nearly $10 billion less next year. That includes $52.6 billion in spending with $25.4 billion from the state and $19.8 […]
Protect Tennessee’s Borders RALLY – March 20th, Nashville, TN • Bill Would Put Violent Illegal Immigrants In Jail for Life • Watson’s Bill Let’s Unvaccinated Adopt/Foster • Lee’s Voucher Bill Language Revealed • And 4 Other Stories in the BIG 7! Sign up to attend the “Protect Tennessee’s Borders Rally” HERE! Like what we’re doing […]
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