Image Credit: tn.gov The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A pair of Tennessee Democrats are proposing the state drop its grocery sales tax while increasing business taxes to cover for the expense. Tennessee Rep. Aftyn Behn, D-Nashville, and Sen. Charlane Oliver, D-Nashville, plan to propose a bill that will end the 4% state grocery […]
Image Credit: Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury / YouTube The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A Tennessee bill would cap property tax increases in the state at 2% plus inflation each year and 6% plus inflation over a three-year span. A higher percentage increase in property tax rates would require a referendum. Beacon Center […]
Image: Rep. Sam McKenzie, D-Knoxville, chair of the Tennessee Caucus of Black Legislators, and Rep. John Ray Clemmons, D-Nashville, chair of the House Democratic caucus, urge Gov. Bill Lee to replace the state education commissioner. Image Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – House Democrats are urging Education Commissioner Lizzette […]
Image Credit: U.S. NAVY via Picryl / Public Domain The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – A bill dealing with Local Education Agencies and the process by which complaints can be filed by certain persons regarding prohibited concepts being taught or promoted in public and charter schools has been placed on the calendar for the […]
Image Credit: OZinOH / CC & Public Domain The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – A bill dealing with social media censorship that was deferred last year is on the move again and on the schedule for one of the Tennessee General Assembly’s subcommittees. Rep. Dennis Powers’ (R-Jacksboro-District 36) proposed legislation aims to stymie censorship from […]
Image Credit: PickPik / Public Domain ; @GinoBulso / X ; Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Pix4free.org The Tennessee Conservative [By Jason Vaughn] – Tennessee bills that seek to authorize the death penalty for child rapists, allow private schools to create policies for carrying handguns on campus, and expand lifetime orders of protection for stalking […]
Image Credit: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service via Picryl / Public Domain & Enokson / CC The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – As this year’s state legislative session continues, the House K-12 Subcommittee has been scheduled to discuss legislation that would impact the safety and security of K-12 schools across the state, as well […]
Image Credit: Anastasia Shuraeva / Pexels / CC The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – The state of Tennessee was supposed to have effectively dropped Common Core curriculum for Math and English, back in 2021. A law was implemented that year that officially banned textbooks and instructional materials created to “align exclusively with Common […]
Image Credit: iStock The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – Another piece of legislation regarding age-appropriate materials for minors has been filed by Rep. John Ragan (R-Oak Ridge-District 33). House Bill 1661 (HB1661) as introduced, would enact the “Restricted Access by Minors to Obscene Library Materials Act” and amend Tennessee Code Annotated Title 10, Chapter […]
Image Credit: State Representative John Ragan / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – Two new bills have been filed for the 2024 General Assembly that all but prohibit the ability of certain foreign entities to do business in or with the state of Tennessee. Additionally, foreign agents from certain countries will be […]
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