Image Credit: @CMSGov | X The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee residents believe high health care costs not covered by their insurance or employer are the most significant reason they cannot reach financial stability and growth, according to a new Beacon Center poll on a wide range of issues. The poll of 1,197 […]
Image Credit: @MarshaBlackburn / X & @VoteGloriaJ / X & Canva By Anita Wadhwani [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – A new poll of Tennessee voters by the conservative-leaning Beacon Center finds Senator Marsha Blackburn with a 16-point lead over challenger state Rep. Gloria Johnson, the Knoxville Democrat who entered the race after gaining national attention […]
Image: Bill Sponsor Rep. Bryan Richey presents bill in subcommittee. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The Tennessee House Criminal Justice Subcommittee moved forward with potential legislation that would increase penalties for the transportation of illegal aliens into the state in their Tuesday meeting. House Bill 2078 (HB2078), sponsored by Representative Bryan Richey […]
Opponents – and legal counsel – contend measure is unconstitutional. Photo: Rep. Justin J. Pearson, D-Memphis, (center) debates a bill that would prohibit local councils from reappointing expelled lawmakers to their seats. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Despite constitutional questions, House Republicans approved a measure Monday that […]
Image Credit: Gloria Johnson for U.S. Senate The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A pair of bills that could impact three Tennessee representatives who were the subject of expulsion hearings last year continue to advance through the Tennessee Legislature. A bill that would prevent anyone from running for more than one office in the […]
Rep. Johnny Garrett, who led expulsion against Democratic House members, sponsors measure. Photo: Rep. Johnny Garrett, R-Goodlettsville, at right, is sponsoring a measure that would ban expelled lawmakers from being able to return to office. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Republican lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday banning […]
Image Credit: State Representative Gloria Johnson / Facebook The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A bill that would prevent Tennessee politicians from running for two public offices at the same time was pushed back one week in the Senate on Thursday. Sen. Richard Briggs, R-Knoxville, said Senate Bill 1968 pre-dates Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, running for […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – A bill that would give the courts the authority to consider the death penalty for child rapists passed the House Criminal Justice Committee yesterday afternoon by a voice vote and now heads to the Government Operations Committee. The four Democrats on the committee, Representatives Ronnie […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – House Bill 1663 (HB1663), “As introduced, authorizes the death penalty as a punishment for rape of a child, aggravated rape of a child, or especially aggravated rape of a child. – Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Chapter 1062 of the Public Acts of […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – Yesterday in the Tennessee House Criminal Justice Subcommittee, a bill was proposed that not only would enhance the penalty for child rape in the state of Tennessee, but could lead to enabling other states that would be so inclined, to pass similar laws. House Bill […]
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