House makes Tennessee Second Amendment sanctuary, shoots hole in abortion rights
The House bolstered gun ownership and undercut abortion rights Monday night, the first night in session after more than two months out for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Topic: G.A. Hardaway
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June 2020
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Lawmakers want more ‘checks and balances’ in state of emergency
State Rep. Tom Leatherwood is pushing for a full review of Tennessee’s state of emergency law and executive order rules, while state Rep. G.A. Hardaway says a legislative oversight panel could be convened for the rest of a state of emergency.
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May 2020
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Black Caucus urges governor to stop COVID information-sharing with police
The Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators is asking Gov. Bill Lee in letter form to end a program allowing personal information of COVID-positive people to be shared with law enforcement. Otherwise, it says people should refuse to give their addresses when tested.
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Governor considers stopping COVID information sharing with police
Gov. Bill Lee said Tuesday a stronger supply of personal protective equipment could allow him to change a decision requiring the state Department of Health to share information about COVID-positive patients with law enforcement to help first responders.
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Black Caucus seeks end of COVID-19 identity sharing with law enforcement
The Tennessee Caucus of Black State Legislators is asking Gov. Bill Lee’s Administration to stop giving names and addresses of COVID-19-positive people to law enforcement, contending it will cause people who don't trust the government to avoid testing.
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April 2020
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Jack Pirtle’s Chicken employees stay on the ‘front line’ without hazard pay
The restaurant owner isn’t sure exactly what could be done for employees such as hers who’ve stayed on the job. But she suggests a tax break at year’s end or some kind of stimulus for people who keep putting food on people’s plates.
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No surprise: Republicans, Democrats differ on economic reopening
Tennessee’s Republican leaders are gung ho about Gov. Bill Lee’s plans to reboot the economy in May, but Democrats say they're worried about a COVID-19 surge that could set back the state's efforts and hurt the economy even more.
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Tennessee Democratic Party to consider booting DeBerry off ballot
The Tennessee Democratic Party Executive Committee is set to vote Wednesday on whether remove Memphis state Rep. John DeBerry from the August primary ballot after a Memphis woman challenged his bonafide Democratic status.
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March 2020
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Testing numbers statewide released; local numbers still unknown
The problem is a state requirement that labs and other health care providers must report total testing and positive results to the state but only positive results to county health officials. The Daily Memphian found Baptist Memorial Health Care appears to be doing most of the testing in Shelby County. But some health providers refused to release numbers.
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Speaker won’t adjourn House temporarily at lawmaker’s request
House Speaker Cameron Sexton is turning down a Nashville lawmaker’s request for temporary adjournment of the House and passage of a short-term budget until state and federal health officials get a handle on the coronavirus pandemic.
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Memphis lawmaker: State not prepared for potential coronavirus epidemic
Hours after Tennessee officials confirmed the state's first case of the coronavirus, one Memphis lawmaker said the state is “absolutely not” prepared to deal with a potential health crisis stemming from COVID-19.
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February 2020
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Sanford: Tennessee has a man problem in politics, public policy
Far too many of this state’s political leaders have a paternalistic and chauvinistic attitude toward women. And what’s worse, these guys just don’t care how it looks.
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Memphians urge tougher penalties for drive-by ‘terrorism’
House committee approves legislation to toughen penalties for shootings into homes, cars, crowds after Memphis residents urge change in response to deaths.
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Lawmakers seek raft of information about voucher program as key Republican expresses regrets
Gov. Bill Lee's education voucher program is taking hits from all directions as legislators raise questions.
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Burying children is ‘saddest thing,’ Hardaway says in touting new law
Spurred by deaths of children, local legislators pushing laws to stiffen shooting penalties.
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Funding shift for voucher program brings questions
State Rep. G.A. Hardaway says he will ask the Comptroller's Office to review the Education Department budget amid questions about a transfer of Career Ladder funds to hire a Florida contractor to run the new Education Savings Account program.
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January 2020
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State paying voucher contractor $1.2 million in unbudgeted money
The Tennessee Department of Education is paying a contractor $1.2 million this year to handle its voucher program even though the money wasn't placed in the state budget, education officials admitted Monday.
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Hardaway reviving police camera legislation punishing officers who deactivate
State Rep. G.A. Hardaway of Memphis is renewing a push for legislation creating a felony offense for police officers who misuse body cameras and dash cams and preventing the collection of evidence.
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Capitol Commission to discuss Forrest bust in February
The State Capitol Commission is scheduled for a Feb. 20 meeting, at which time removal of the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust from the Capitol’s second floor is expected to be debated.
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December 2019
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Capitol Commission chairman commits to discuss removal of Forrest bust
The Tennessee Capitol Commission chairman is guaranteeing a meeting by the end of February to discuss the process for a vote on removing the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust from the State Capitol.
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‘Suspicions’ still dog governor’s education savings accounts law
Lawmakers will try to derail Gov. Bill Lee’s education savings account law in 2020 amid “suspicions” about whether some lawmakers were offered perks for supporting it.
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With Byrd waffling on re-election, Hardaway renews call for investigation
With questions surfacing about whether state Rep. David Byrd will run for re-election in 2020, state Rep. G.A. Hardaway is renewing his request for a House investigation into allegations of misconduct against the Waynesboro Republican as a high school girls basketball coach 30 years ago.
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November 2019
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Hardaway wants House to keep promise on Byrd hearings
State Rep. G.A. Hardaway is insisting House leaders live up to a commitment to investigate allegations of misconduct made against state Rep. David Byrd as a high school girls basketball coach 30 years ago.
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State Rep. Hardaway: Investigation needed into ‘business aspect’ of NCAA
With Memphis in an uproar over the eligibility of University of Memphis star James Wiseman, state Rep. G.A. Hardaway says he plans to push for a probe of the “business aspect” of the NCAA.
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House shifting budget hearings to pre-session schedule
New House Speaker Cameron Sexton is moving the House Finance, Ways & Means Committee's department budget hearings to a November-December schedule, away from the long practice of holding them during the regular session.
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