Tag: Tennessee

Bill Addressing Social Media Censorship In Tennessee Deferred While Sponsor Works On Funding

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – Representative Dennis Powers (R-Jacksboro-District 36) requested that a bill addressing social media censorship be deferred after it was scheduled to be heard in the House Business & Utilities Subcommittee on Tuesday. The Chair of the subcommittee, Representative Clark Boyd, said that because the bill was […]

Nonstop Coverage Of The Latest TN Legislation & Federal Regulations Pushed On The States – The Tennessee Conservative’s Kelly Jackson On The Mill Creek View Tennessee Podcast

Join Steve Abramowicz and The Mill Creek View Tennessee podcast for an interview with returning guest journalist Kelly Jackson from The Tennessee Conservative. Straight from covering the General Session of The Tennessee Legislature, Kelly discusses some of the big bills (and some of the small bills) that are being bandied around, voted on, and/or dismissed. […]

New Bill Would Institute Felony Charges For Abortion Trafficking Of Pregnant Tennessee Minors

Image Credit: RawPixel / Public Domain The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Newly proposed state legislation would make it a felony offense for adults to participate in “abortion trafficking” by assisting minors in obtaining an out-of-state abortion without parental consent. House Bill 1895 (HB1895) was filed by State Representative Jason Zachary (R-Knoxville-District 14) on Monday. As of […]

Tennessee Senator Proposes Bill To Prohibit Hospitals From Restricting In-Person Visitation Of Patients

Image Credit: Nick Kenrick /CC The Tennessee Conservative Staff – State Senator Mark Pody (R-Lebanon-District 17) has introduced a bill that would require hospitals to allow in-person visitation for the entirety of a patient’s hospital stay. Senate Bill 1641 (SB1641) stipulates that an individual who is “designated to make healthcare decisions” has the right to […]

Transportation Act Slows Tennessee’s Infrastructure Needs, Doesn’t Reverse Them

Image: Interstate 275 – Tennessee Image Credit: Doug Kerr / CC By Adam Friedman [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Tennessee’s transportation infrastructure needs have grown almost every year since 2008, reports compiled by the state’s intergovernmental advisory agency show.  Over that period, lawmakers have partially addressed the backlog by raising the gas tax in 2017 and dedicating […]