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State Reps. Mark White and Tom Leatherwood flew to Shelby County with Gov. Bill Lee for a Republican Party event Aug. 23, but both say it was no perk for their votes in favor of the governor’s education savings account bill during the regular session.
Two of the area's elected representatives, one at the state level and one at the federal, addressed suburban constituents this week on topics ranging from business, to President Trump to former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada.
A contested Republican primary is brewing in 2020 for the District 99 House seat in Shelby County with former Republican Party Chairman Lee Mills entering the race.
House Speaker nominee Cameron Sexton might not bring an about-face for the embattled House Republican Caucus, but Shelby representatives expect a “definite” style change from resigning Speaker Glen Casada.
One of six announced candidates, Deputy Speaker Matthew Hill, has made 14 $1,000 contributions through a political action committee to House Republican colleagues, including Rep. Tom Leatherwood of Arlington, state records show.
With major sticking points between the House and Senate on Gov. Bill Lee’s education savings account bill, the legislation is likely headed for a conference committee, lawmakers say, where even a compromise plan’s result is unpredictable.
The state House of Representatives approved a nearly $38.6 billion budget Wednesday, including $27.3 million to fund a TennCare program for severely disabled children and $18 million in pork barrel money, which could be a hurdle in Senate budget talks.
The House Education Committee passed Gov. Bill Lee’s education savings account initiative Wednesday, with Shelby County legislators splitting votes on potentially the most contentious bill of the 2019 session.
Shelby County legislators split support Wednesday in a vote sending legislation creating a charter schools commission to the House floor.
Gov. Bill Lee’s signature piece of legislation allowing students to use public dollars to enroll in private schools cleared its first hurdle Tuesday.
State Rep. Tom Leatherwood of Arlington called his proposal to make local election nonpartisan in Shelby and Davidson counties a "good government" bill, but it died in a House subcommittee Wednesday.
Shelby County Republican Party chairman Chris Tutor talks about the call and debate by some Republicans to do away with partisan county primaries and his vision of a “big tent” for the local party.
Legislation prohibiting abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected passed a key committee Tuesday, but Shelby County lawmakers on the panel are split on the bill.
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