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: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee moved forward on Wednesday with legislation that will allow Tennessee schools to hire retired police officers and veterans as school resource officers. House Bill 1899 (HB1899), sponsored by Representative Tim Rudd (R-Murfreesboro-District 34), would authorize public schools and public charter […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The Senate State and Local Government Committee unanimously passed a bill that would keep autopsy reports of murdered children hidden from the public on Wednesday. Senate Bill 2020 (SB2020), sponsored by Senator Shane Reeves (R-Bedford/Cannon/Moore/Rutherford-District 14), states that reports of county medical examiners and autopsy reports of […]
Photo: Sen. Shane Reeves, R-Murfreesboro, is sponsoring a bill that would close public college board meetings to discuss “sensitive” topics. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Middle Tennessee State University’s board chair is pushing legislation, sponsored by State Sen. Shane Reeves and Rep. Mark White, that would enable […]
Image: House Bill Sponsor Rebecca Alexander (R-Jonesborough-District 7) presents HB1695 on the House Floor. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – A bill to keep autopsy reports of murdered children hidden from the public passed in a vote on the Tennessee House floor yesterday afternoon. After a voice vote adopted an amendment […]
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 Paula Gomes] – A bill to keep autopsy reports of murdered children hidden from the public passed the House Government Operations Committee yesterday afternoon by a voice vote. House Bill 1695 (HB1695) sponsored by Representative Rebecca Alexander (R-Jonesborough-District 7) now heads to the House floor for a final […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov & Public Domain The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – Two and half years ago, 16 out of 27 Tennessee GOP senators signed a letter endorsing and pushing an “emergency use authorized” Covid-19 vaccine that never provided what federal and state officials were pitching at the time – immunity to the virus. […]
Image Credit: Travis Saylor / Pexels – Public Domain The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – In September of 2021 23-month-old Vincent Carter was brought into the emergency room via ambulance, after his foster mother Debra Barnes, stated that he was unresponsive because the infant had ingested and was “choking on a thick hair […]
Image Credit: From Left – Speaker Cameron Sexton, Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, & Gov. Bill Lee Image Credit: Lt. Governor Randy McNally / Facebook The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally will not be presiding over the Senate when the Legislature returns to session Jan. 9. Instead, the Republican will […]
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