Senate passes Kelsey resolution to pay college players for performance
NASHVILLE – State Sen. Brian Kelsey’s push to pay college athletes for performance got a boost in the General Assembly this week.
Topic: Antonio Parkinson
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May 2019
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April 2019
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Legislature reaches agreement for $38.6 billion budget
The state Senate approved a $38.6 billion budget for fiscal 2019-20 with a variety of tax cuts while adding $220 million to bolster the rainy day fund and give teachers pay increases totaling $71 million.
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Governor’s voucher-type bill likely bound for legislative talks
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.
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House approves Medicaid block grant bill despite Memphis opposition
The House overwhelmingly approved legislation Thursday urging the governor to negotiate a Medicaid block grant with no strings attached, in spite of adamant arguments against it by Memphis Democrats.
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Bill allowing unlicensed ‘natural hair styling’ passes
Legislation allowing unlicensed “natural hair styling” passed the House of Representatives with ease Monday night despite opposition from three Memphis lawmakers.
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Lamar bill allowing pregnant students to keep Hope scholarship passes committee
Students who get pregnant would get time to give birth and start raising child before using state scholarship funds for college.
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March 2019
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Memphis Democrats outline opposition to voucher bill
Three Democratic state legislators from Memphis say on "Behind The Headlines" that the dollar figures in Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher proposal aren’t enough to protect the per pupil funding to the public schools from which those children would exit.
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Lawmakers question voucher legislation’s constitutionality
State Reps. Antonio Parkinson and Jim Coley say Gov. Bill Lee's education savings account plan will likely face legal challenges because of a provision making unlawfully present students ineligible for the state funds.
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House Education Committee passes savings account plan
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.
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Senate Education panel passes charter bill, but Dems find some disagreement
The Senate Education Committee passed a heavily-amended charter schools bill this week marked by support from Democratic state Sen. Raumesh Akbari and the bill’s sponsor, Republican state Sen. Brian Kelsey, both of Shelby County.
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Shelby delegation split as charter authorizer bill advances
Shelby County legislators split support Wednesday in a vote sending legislation creating a charter schools commission to the House floor.
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U.S. Sen. Warren touts ‘different kind of campaign', ‘big systemic change’ in Douglass High campaign stop
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren drew a crowd of more than 400 in North Memphis for the first Memphis appearance by a presidential hopeful in advance of the Tennessee presidential primaries of March 2020.
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Kelsey, White carrying state charter commission bill as pushback begins
Two Shelby County lawmakers are sponsoring legislation creating a state commission with authority to approve charter schools without the operators going through a local school board.
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February 2019
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House panel approves police oversight bill despite Memphis lawmakers’ opposition
The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee passed legislation this week stripping the subpoena power of police oversight committees, sidestepping opposition from Memphis legislators.
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Parkinson code of conduct bill ekes through House subcommittee
Democratic Rep. Antonio Parkinson's bill requiring school boards to set rules governing visitors' actions and dress while on campuses narrowly escaped defeat in a House subcommittee Tuesday.
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Education savings accounts or vouchers: No matter the verbiage, lawmakers set for fight
Battle lines are being drawn for debate over education savings accounts – a method for using state dollars to send students to private schools – and Shelby County lawmakers will be in the thick of the fray. -
Parkinson, Hardaway cast doubt on House social media rules
House members say rule against livestreaming to social media hurts ability to communicate with Memphis constituents.
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January 2019
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State House committee chairmen can prohibit livestreaming
Republican leaders say social media recordings can cause distractions and affect the state's video of committee meetings.
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Parkinson ‘trending nationally’ on schools code of conduct legislation
A Memphis legislator interviews with numerous news organization about pending legislation requiring districts to adopt parental rules, potentially for dress codes.
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Parkinson pushes expedited expungement fee
Offenders eligible for expungement could pay a $250 fee to speed up the process of clearing their criminal record.
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Legislation would let schools crack down on revealing clothes
Rep. Antonio Parkinson of Memphis wants to require school districts to set codes of conduct for people who visit campuses to maintain a better standard of "decorum."
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Lee to maintain gun prohibition in state Capitol
Gov.-elect says he won't change Haslam's policy prohibiting weapons in the state Capitol, but conceal-carry holders are likely to be allowed to continue bringing guns into the Cordell Hull building.
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House limits personal orders, gives chairmen more bills
House members will consider giving committee chairs five extra bills on top of the 15-bill limit while also mulling a new system combining some committees and creating extra subcommittees.
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Lawmakers convene for wide-ranging session
The 111th General Assembly takes the oath of office Tuesday to prepare for a session in which it will attack numerous issues ranging from health care to sports betting and education vouchers.
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Republican lawmaker calls schools funding lawsuit ‘waste’ of money
House Majority Leader William Lamberth calls the Shelby County Schools board's lawsuit against the state for more funding a "waste" and says the system should work with the state instead for a solution.
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