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A House member confirmed Tuesday being questioned in the past two months by Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents looking into allegations former House Speaker Glen Casada offered lawmakers favors in return for votes on the voucher bill this spring.
Surprised by potential delays in IMPROVE Act road projects, lawmakers are looking for a new revenue source or help from the federal government, which must renew its own transportation funding act to help states.
House Minority Leader Karen Camper, Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce CEO Beverly Robertson and Rufus Smith, executive chairman of the Memphis Christian Pastors Network, will sit on a 38-member state that will work on the 2020 census.
State Rep. London Lamar took a big step forward Monday in trying to help human trafficking victims find redemption from violent acts.
Gov. Bill Lee confirmed Tuesday he is planning Memphis and Chattanooga public hearing dates on the state’s Medicaid block grant proposal. And he is not "not concerned about the legality" of the proposal.
Gov. Bill Lee is considering scheduling a Memphis public hearing on his Medicaid block grant proposal at the urging of House Minority Leader Karen Camper.
Citing the large number of people likely impacted in Memphis, House Minority Leader Karen Camper is urging Gov. Bill Lee to schedule a Shelby County public hearing on the state’s Medicaid block grant proposal.
Governor promises a better TennCare program will add services or people, but House Minority Leader Camper believes conventional Medicaid expansion is the right way to go.
Gov. Bill Lee said Friday he believes the state must follow the law and try to avert tension in immigrant communities, even as Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers conduct roundups and hunt for people in the country illegally.
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly elected Republican Cameron Sexton as Speaker Friday, attempting to reverse months of upheaval caused by a racist and sexist texting scandal surrounding former Speaker Glen Casada.
House Speaker nominee Cameron Sexton is asking the state attorney general whether the House can oust someone for actions that took place a quarter-century before election, apparently referring to embattled state Rep. David Byrd.
Nashville representative plans to renew push for resolution denouncing hate groups across Tennessee, saying the state has played too big a role in allowing them to grow.
House Minority Leader Karen Camper is holding up on efforts to push a resolution to rescind the state's new voucher law during an Aug. 23 special session.
Voucher legislation – the most contentious issue of the 2019 session – could make its way back to the House next year with a key opponent, state Rep. Cameron Sexton, set to take the reins as Speaker.
Rep. John Mark Windle, a Democrat who was promoted to full colonel in the Tennessee Guard this year, voted against the voucher bill legislation. Windle said he sought the guidance of Tennessee ethics authorities about a report that Casada had suggested Windle's voucher support could lead to a promotion to general.
Gov. Bill Lee could be laying the groundwork for action on the State Capitol bust of embattled Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest.
After saying his office is “exploring” pursuit of a Medicaid block grant, Gov. Bill Lee this week confirmed his administration will make a proposal to the federal government.
Gov. Bill Lee – set to appoint a Health Care Modernization Task Force – apparently hasn’t decided whether to seek a block grant waiver for federal Medicaid funds.
House Minority Leader Karen Camper has been re-elected president of the National Organization of Black Elected Women and has been honored by Rainbow PUSH.
Gov. Bill Lee landed a Mitsubishi corporate headquarters for Franklin during an Asian economic recruiting trip. But whether the travel abroad yields anything for the Shelby County area is unclear as Lee was noncommittal when asked about landing tenants for Memphis Regional Megasite.
As Lt. Gov. Randy McNally supports a federal rule change to increase Medicaid reimbursements to hospitals, Shelby Democrats continue their call for Medicaid expansion.
NASHVILLE – Questions about the Legislature's constitutional authority to remove the House speaker from office are influencing Gov. Bill Lee’s decision to call an August special session on the matter, according to a Memphis legislator.
Gov. Bill Lee is checking the "temperature" of House members to decide whether to call a pre-Aug. 2 special session to replace embattled House Speaker Glen Casada before he wants to leave the post.
Shelby County House Republicans say Speaker Glen Casada is wearing out his welcome with an Aug. 2 resignation date, with two contending he should step down immediately as caucus leaders push for an earlier time frame for a special session to replace him.
House Speaker Glen Casada released a letter saying he will step down on Aug. 2 and asked the governor to call a special session, as Democrats and some Republicans urged him to resign immediately on Tuesday.