The House bill still differs from Senate version and could go to conference committee. Photo: Rep. John Ray Clemmons, D-Nashville, proposed an alternative tax solution that he said would solve any challenges to the state’s franchise tax by offering tax credits, without a “significant” cost. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout – […]
Photo: A woman enters the Shelby Park Community Center in Nashville, Tenn., to vote in the Super Tuesday primary, March 5, 2024. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Adam Friedman [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – The controlling majority of the Tennessee House is unlikely to be decided in 2024, and there could be around a dozen […]
Image: U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, during a U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing. Image Credit: BlueRoomStream By Bethany Blankley [The Center Square contributor] – U.S. House Republicans are demanding answers from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as to why more than 200,000 deportation cases were dismissed. A new report published by the Transactional […]
Image: Close up of a US Customs and Border Protection Vehicle Image Credit: BlueRoomStream By Bethany Blankley [The Center Square contributor] – Republican members of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security are demanding answers from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after learning that Border Patrol agents are releasing known or suspected terrorists […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Legislation that critics call a “Red Flag” bill passed the House for a second time on Thursday. House Bill 1625 (HB1625), sponsored by Representative Jason Zachary (R-Knoxville-District 14), would expand mandatory reporting laws for mental health professionals by requiring them to report a patient to law enforcement, […]
The Tennessee House Has Passed A Bill That Will Allow Law Enforcement To Assign School Resource Officers To Schools That Have Not Entered Into An Agreement Between The Local School Board And Law Enforcement Agency To Provide The Service. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – The Tennessee House has passed a […]
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 […]
Image Credit: The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A bill to change Tennessee’s rules for college athlete’s name, image and likeness passed its final committee hurdle before heading to the full House. Senate Bill 0709 passed the Senate unanimously and will be taken up by the full House as soon as next week. The […]
A Palestinian American doctor attended a meeting at the White House with President Biden and Kamala Harris Tuesday. The occasion was supposed to be an Iftar dinner to break the Ramadan fast. That changed. The attendees were uncomfortable celebrating with the president. They didn’t want to break that day’s fast in the company of the […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – A bill to extend the amount of time that a perpetrator remains on the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry was recommended for passage with amendments on April 2nd by the Senate Judiciary Committee. However, in the House, the bill has been placed behind Governor Lee’s budget. […]
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