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Topic: Brian Kelsey
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May 2022
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April 2022
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State Senate amends, stalls Germantown namesake schools bill
A bill potentially impacting the ownership and operation of four Memphis-Shelby County Schools received new amendments on the state Senate floor.
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March 2022
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Senate delays action impacting Germantown namesake schools
Tennessee senators delayed action on a bill impacting Germantown’s namesake schools. The bill will go before a house committee later this week.
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Senate version of ban on police residency requirement — not targeting Memphis — passes House
Residency requirements for police and firefighters would be prohibited across Tennessee, not just in Memphis.
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Brian Kelsey calls off reelection bid
Kelsey announced the decision in a Twitter post Friday, March 4. The end of the current legislative session in Nashville will mark the end of an 18-year run in Nashville for Kelsey, who first came to the General Assembly as a state House member.
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Conaway: Our worst enemy is one of our own
State Sen. Brian Kelsey embodies the problem Memphis has with the Tennessee General Assembly. In many cases, he is the actual problem Memphis has with the Tennessee General Assembly.
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February 2022
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State lawmakers ban voting method Memphians wanted to implement
Memphians have voted twice to use ranked-choice voting, also known as instant-runoff voting, although it hasn’t yet been implemented.
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Kelsey calls UT bid to drop standardized tests Ivy League ‘wokeism’
The Germantown Republican is sponsoring a bill requiring the ACT or SAT test for admission to any of Tennessee’s public, four-year universities. The bill would not require a minimum score for admission.
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Brian Kelsey could face challenger in August primary
The indicted state senator is seeking reelection but is expected to face opposition as he tries to retain his seat for District 31.
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January 2022
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Shelby County lawmakers set priorities for the 2022 session
Residency requirements, reckless driving and Germantown’s namesake schools are among the issues lawmakers plan to address at the upcoming General Assembly session. School funding reform might have to wait until next year.
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December 2021
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Kelsey trial delayed until after 2022 election
State Sen. Brian Kelsey’s trial for campaign finance charges has been delayed by more than a year, until after the 2022 elections.
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November 2021
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Kelsey pleads not guilty to campaign finance violations
State Sen. Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown) surrendered his passport and pleaded not guilty to five counts of campaign violations and fraud in federal District Court in Nashville.
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October 2021
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State legislature begins special session with Kelsey stepping away from chair
Earlier this month, a federal grand jury in Nashville handed down a five-count indictment against Republican Sen. Brian Kelsey and a Nashville social club owner.
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Kelsey temporarily steps aside as chairman of education committee
In requesting his move from the chairmanship, Kelsey continued to maintain his innocence.
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Kelsey: Federal charges ‘political witch hunt’
The Republican state Senator responded hours after he was indicted on federal campaign finance charges in a brief online press conference.
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State Sen. Kelsey indicted
Republican state Sen. Brian Kelsey has been indicted on federal campaign finance charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office in Nashville.
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September 2021
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The long drive to making cars closer to Memphis
Memphis and the surrounding region lost out when the state’s original auto corridor was established in Middle Tennessee almost 40 years ago. But the new Ford plant in Haywood County comes with lessons from that pursuit as well as doubts and the prospect of more change beyond the electric vehicles powered by batteries made at the megasite.
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Elected officials react to Collierville shooting
Some of the reaction called for an immediate look at the causes of such violence as part of a national debate while others called for supporting those grieving from the loss of life, at least for now.
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June 2021
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Did House Bill 580 negate critical race theory or prove it?
Here’s how a handful of white legislators changed how Black history is taught in Tennessee.
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Teachers at Grizz Prep, surrounded by history, pledge to ‘teach truth' about race
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May 2021
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Opinion: We live in the Great State of Mediocrity
Tennessee ranked 29th in U.S. News & World Report’s Best States ranking for 2021. ‘Here’s the scientific explanation, and I’ll try to be brief: Our state legislature is mean-spirited, small-minded, short-sighted. And cheap.’
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West Tennessee lags in legislative leadership
The two urban areas of Memphis and Nashville control the minority Democratic leadership in state politics, but Memphis and West Tennessee are underrepresented among the Republican majority.
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April 2021
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Bill to let college athletes make money passes Legislature
A bill allowing student athletes in Tennessee to make money from their brand has passed both chambers of the Tennessee General Assembly with little opposition, and it is now headed to Gov. Bill Lee.
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Kelsey drops amendment regarding Germantown legacy schools
Sen. Brian Kelsey, R-Germantown, withdrew an amendment regarding ownership and operations by Shelby County Schools of three schools bearing the Germantown name. He said negotiations seem to have begun.
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Legislation regarding the 3Gs will not go to Senate floor
Legislation impacting ownership and operation of Germantown’s legacy schools is on hold. It may be reconsidered in the 2022 legislative session.
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Bill affecting 3Gs heads to House floor, chased by Kelsey amendment
The House is scheduled to hear legislation related to Germantown’s namesake schools Monday, but language affecting the 3Gs won’t be part of it.
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