There are 37 article(s) tagged State Sen. Brent Taylor:

• March 2024

  • Clash about Tennessee wetlands ends with ‘summer study’

    A bill that would have allowed more development on certain types of Tennessee wetlands stalled Wednesday, March 6.

    By Keely Brewer March 08, 2024

• February 2024

  • Law aimed at protesters would increase penalty for blocking traffic to felony

    A bill moving through the Tennessee General Assembly would make it a felony to block a roadway, a penalty enhancement intended to prevent another protest like the one that blocked the Hernando DeSoto bridge for hours earlier this month.

    By Ian Round February 20, 2024

  • Brent Taylor: ‘To address growing crime, we need transparency’

    “Memphians should feel safe and secure in their homes, churches and businesses, and they should have confidence the public prosecutors they elect are doing their jobs. One of the ways we begin to restore confidence is through transparency.”

    By Brent Taylor February 20, 2024

  • Alderman says Bartlett ideal place for new judicial district

    The idea of a suburban criminal court system separate from the one in Memphis has support from suburban leaders, but numerous unknowns hinder the idea.

    By Michael Waddell February 19, 2024

  • Bailey: Who knows if a separate suburban court system would work

    Several suburban leaders are discussing the idea of a separate criminal court system in the outlying areas, but it has a long way to go before all the questions are answered.

    By Clay Bailey February 16, 2024

• January 2024

  • Memphis hits nearly 400 homicides in 2023

    Memphis ended the year 2023 with 397 homicides, breaking the city’s previous homicide record by more than 50 additional killings. 

    By Julia Baker January 08, 2024

  • Tennessee General Assembly 2024 session preview, part 2: criminal justice bills

    Other than Gov. Bill Lee’s proposal to expand private school vouchers, legislation intended to fight crime is likely to be the General Assembly’s biggest focus in its 2023 legislative session, which begins Tuesday.

    By Ian Round January 08, 2024

• December 2023

  • State senator plans slate of criminal justice bills

    When the Tennessee General Assembly reconvenes in January, Republican state Sen. Brent Taylor plans to propose measures that would change bail laws, require law enforcement to report illegal immigrants and take some authority away from local jurisdictions. 

    By Julia Baker December 20, 2023

• November 2023

  • Bartlett officially opens New Brownsville Road

    It took a quarter of a century, but officials finally opened New Brownsville Road in Bartlett, providing a five-lane road between Austin Peay Highway and Kirby Whitten Road.

    By Michael Waddell November 30, 2023

• October 2023

  • Kustoff subs update Arlington Chamber on House speaker race, Israel, Express Lane projects

    Rep. David Kustoff was called away to Washington, but state Sen. Brent Taylor filled in for him during the monthly Arlington Chamber of Commerce luncheon.

    By Michael Waddell October 11, 2023

• July 2023

  • Highway Patrol steps up pretextual traffic stops for minor offenses in Memphis

    The THP officers are not bound by Memphis City Council reforms put in place after Nichols’ death in January at the hands of the Memphis Police Department’s since-disbanded SCORPION unit.

    By Ben Wheeler July 03, 2023

• June 2023

  • Local, state officials take ‘hard look’ at Memphis criminal justice system

    Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright and state Sen. Brent Taylor (R-Memphis) both have pushed legislation to address bail, bail hearings, trial backlogs and more.

    By Julia Baker June 02, 2023