Image: Sen. Paul Bailey, R-Sparta, discusses a bill to allow school employees to concealed carry firearms in schools. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Center Square [by Jon Styf] – A bill that would allow qualified employees to concealed carry firearms in a school is scheduled to be discussed by the Tennessee House on Wednesday. Senate Bill […]
Do you recall that supposedly autonomous “CHOP” zone (originally “CHAZ) that was set up in Seattle at the height of the BLM riots? That turned out to be an unmitigated disaster in many ways. Unfortunately, when the socialists come up with a bad idea that appears to work, even for a little while, others take […]
Last month I wrote about a Netflix series called “The Program” which was recommended by my daughter. The show explained how a few individuals made a fortune promising to straighten out troubled teens in special schools that were one part boarding school and one part cult. Last week my daughter recommended another program thinking I […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Memphis and the city’s convention and visitors bureau came to an agreement over hotel-motel tax funds for the renovation of the FedExForum but details of the agreement were not released. Rep. Kevin Vaughn, R-Collierville, said that the agreement means that the funding is in place […]
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – A bill that would require schools to inform parents if their child requests to be identified as transgender is making its way through the Tennessee legislature. Senate Bill 1810 (SB1810), sponsored by Senator Paul Rose (R-Lauderdale/Shelby/Tipton-District 32), states that if a student requests an accommodation to affirm […]
Image Credit: Canva The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – The Tennessee Legislature’s debate on education savings accounts will continue Wednesday when competing versions of the bill are heard by the Senate Education Committee and House Education Administration. Both versions involve a significant number of the ESAs, which will start at $7,075 and can be […]
Image Credit: Office of Gov. Bill Lee The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Congressman David Kustoff and several members of the Tennessee Legislature met over the weekend with 50 Tennessee National Guard members who will soon be deployed to Texas as part of Operation Lone Star. The National Guard members […]
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – As a result of Gov. Bill Lee’s (R-TN) Transportation Modernization Act, Tennessee’s Department of Transportation (TDOT) has been approved to move forward with plans for toll roads in the state. During a February 26th meeting of the Transportation Modernization Board, members unanimously voted to begin […]
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was all set to endorse Rep. Matt Rosendale for Senate in his Montana race. Then the blowback came and Johnson changed his mind. It sounds like Johnson’s backtracking happened quickly. Johnson informed several Republicans this morning that he will endorse Rosendale. He spoke to a senator and a member […]
Image: Representative Scott Cepicky (R-Culleoka) Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – With lots of work to be done, Tennessee’s 2024 general session begins at noon on Tuesday, January 9th. Representative Scott Cepicky (R-Culleoka) didn’t mince words when he said he anticipates the coming session to be “contentious.” Cepicky further stated, “Is […]
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