Unlocking Minds Through Chess: An Investment in Our Children’s Future Image Credit: Canva By Rob Mitchell [Rutherford County Assessor of Property] – Dear Members of the Tennessee General Assembly, I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. Today, I write to you about a powerful tool that can transform lives, empower […]
***Note from The Tennessee Conservative – This article is posted here for informational purposes only. The Tennessee Conservative does not necessarily agree with the more editorialized statements made in the article below.*** This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Photo: Gov Bill Lee speaks with voucher supporters at New […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Jason Vaughn] – Yesterday, in the Tennessee House Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee a bill seeking to add an explicit, standing provision to the Age Appropriate Materials Act of 2022 that would give parents the ability to file claims to enforce the Act was placed behind the budget. […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The House Departments and Agencies Subcommittee passed a bill requiring law enforcement to report illegal immigrants to the federal government in their Wednesday meeting. House Bill 2124 (HB2124), as introduced “requires, rather than authorizes, law enforcement agencies to communicate with the appropriate federal official regarding the immigration […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – A bill that proposes the ability for the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS) to terminate parental rights within 10 business days after a court has found the parents of the child/children to be “substantially non-compliant,” has passed through the Senate Judiciary Committee with […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The Tennessee House Health Committee passed legislation that would make it a criminal offense for an adult who is not the parent or guardian of a minor child to assist the minor with concealing or obtaining an abortion. Before House Bill 1895 (HB1895) was introduced, Representative John […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The House State Government Committee passed legislation that allows the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development to keep records hidden from the public if the attorney general and tourism commissioner deem it necessary. House Bill 1692 (HB1692), sponsored by Representative William Lamberth (R-Portland-District 44), would allow those records […]
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 […]
Photo: Sen. Bo Watson says a requirement for foster families of infants to be vaccinated against the flu and whooping cough is discriminatory. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Anita Wadhwani [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] and The Tennessee Conservative Staff – A bill, sponsored by Senator Bo Watson (R-Hixson-District 11) and Representative Ron Gant (R-Piperton-District 94) […]
Image: Bill sponsor Representative Mary Littleton (R-D78-Dickson) Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – A bill that increases the penalty for those who indirectly cause harm or death to a child (in that they aren’t the actual person who inflicted the abuse) moved directly through the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee to […]
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