There are 273 article(s) tagged Tennessee General Assembly:

• February 2021

  • Senate committee advances ‘right to work’ constitutional amendment

    A Tennessee Senate committee on Tuesday, Feb. 23, advanced a right-to-work constitutional amendment, one step in a long process to place the amendment on the November 2022 ballot for final approval by voters.

    By Ian Round February 23, 2021

  • Democratic legislators outline slate of education proposals

    Democratic lawmakers proposed a package of legislation Thursday, Feb. 18, that would increase teacher pay and bring more nurses, counselors and social workers into Tennessee schools.

    By Ian Round February 18, 2021

• January 2021

  • Legislators approve handful of education-related measures to end short special session

    Intent on returning kids to classrooms, reversing months of “learning loss” and improving literacy, the Tennessee General Assembly approved a handful of bills Thursday and Friday, Jan. 21-22, and $110 million in spending.

    By Ian Round January 23, 2021

  • Education bills advance as special legislative session continues

    Legislators passed four bills Thursday, Jan. 21, during the third day of a special education session amid protests from Democrats, education advocates and at least one Republican.

    By Ian Round January 21, 2021

  • Tennessee legislators begin advancing bills in education special session

    Tennessee legislators began a special session on education Wednesday, Jan. 20, by advancing three bills to Senate committee and five others to subcommittees, including two bills that would raise teacher pay.

    By Ian Round January 20, 2021

  • Tennessee lawmakers return for 2021 session

    Tennessee’s legislative session is likely to stretch for several months, with a special session called by Republican Gov. Bill Lee on tap starting Jan. 19 to address education challenges that have popped up amid the virus outbreak.

    By The Associated Press January 12, 2021

• December 2020

  • Shelby lawmakers outline priorities for 2021 legislative session

    Memphis-area legislators say Medicaid expansion, school funding and criminal justice reform will be among the biggest issues that face when the General Assembly convenes Jan. 12. 

    By Ian Round December 28, 2020

• August 2020

  • Elected official recuperating after catching COVID-19

    House Minority Leader Karen Camper is recuperating at her Memphis home under the care of a physician after contracting COVID-19.

    By Sam Stockard August 20, 2020

  • Hamilton County state representative hospitalized with COVID-19

    State Rep. Mike Carter, who missed last week's legislative special session, has been hospitalized with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit at a Chattanooga hospital.

    By Sam Stockard August 17, 2020

  • Governor calls special session Aug. 10 to focus on COVID-19 lawsuits

    Gov. Bill Lee Monday, Aug. 3, called a special legislative session for Aug. 10 at which legislators will focus on adopting COVID-19 liability immunity legislation designed to protect small businesses and schools from an outbreak of coronavirus lawsuits.

    By Sam Stockard August 03, 2020

• June 2020

  • Legislature approves $39.4B budget early Friday after day of talks

    The Tennessee Legislature broke an impasse Thursday night and was set to pass a $39.4 billion budget for fiscal 2021 dealing with a $1 billion shortfall caused by the COVID-19 crisis, wrapping up a short but chaotic session surrounded by protest.

    By Sam Stockard June 20, 2020

  • House budget plan pulls $12M from Memphis/Shelby

    A $39.4 billion House budget plan for fiscal 2021 pulls $12.2 million Memphis and Shelby and another large chunk from Nashville and Davidson County and redistributes it to other cities and counties.

    By Sam Stockard June 17, 2020

• May 2020

  • COVID makes health care reforms before Legislature more crucial

    If we want Tennessee to be one of the fastest growing states for business and have the best patient outcomes in the country, reforming — or, better yet, completely scrapping — certificate of need laws is an excellent and essential first step.

    By Ron Shultis May 25, 2020

• April 2020

  • Democrats oust state Rep. John DeBerry

    After serving 26 years as a Memphis Democrat in the Tennessee General Assembly, state Rep. John DeBerry is being removed from that party’s August 2020 primary ballot.

    By Sam Stockard April 09, 2020

• March 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 18: Health Department confirms fourth Shelby case

    • Tennessee's 98 cases mostly in patients between 18-49 years old
    • Small business emergency declared
    • Nike donating $500,000 to Memphis response
    • Community Foundation launches response fund

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

  • General Assembly votes on budget, leaves Nashville

    Facing the biggest state and national emergency in decades, the Tennessee Legislature adopted a $39.8 billion budget Thursday night, March 19, and vacated the State Capitol as COVID-19 continued to spread.

    By Sam Stockard March 19, 2020

  • Controlling House Republicans hold secret meeting to discuss budget

    House Republicans met secretly Thursday and agreed to cut nearly $1 billion from the state budget but leave education voucher funding in place. Teacher pay raises would be cut by half. 

    By Sam Stockard March 19, 2020

  • Legislature to pass short-term budget and vacate premises

    House and Senate leaders reached an agreement Monday for the Legislature’s schedule, likely entailing an early, temporary adjournment for 60 days out of concern for COVID-19, according to sources.

    By Sam Stockard March 17, 2020

  • Behind the Headlines Podcast: Journalist round table

    Toby Sells with the Memphis Flyer, Karanja Ajanaku with the New Tri-State Defender and Laura Faith Kebede with Chalkbeat TN join host Eric Barnes and Bill Dries with The Daily Memphian to discuss the current legislative session and the budget shortfall for Shelby County and Memphis’ sales-tax increase.

    By Eric Barnes March 09, 2020

• July 2019

  • Sexton promises to end ‘kill list’ as House Speaker

    With a promise to give lawmakers more freedom, Cameron Sexton of Crossville vaulted to victory Wednesday as House Speaker-select, a month ahead of a special session to replace resigning Speaker Glen Casada.

    By Sam Stockard July 24, 2019

• June 2019

  • Father’s role in child’s life is vital

    Children with fathers are less likely to repeat a grade, more likely to get A's and more likely to enjoy school.

    By Mark White June 16, 2019

• May 2019

  • Nelson: When it comes to voting legislation, I’m about to make you mad

    Tennessee should enfranchise ex-cons and regulate voter registration drives. 

    By Michael Nelson May 02, 2019

• March 2019

  • Loews hotel project wins clear path to tourism zone financing

    The Tennessee General Assembly has cleared up a couple of issues that created uncertainty for a proposed $220 million Loews hotel near the Memphis Convention Center.

    By Wayne Risher March 15, 2019