Former state House Speaker Glen Casada pleads not guilty to kickback scheme
Casada and his former chief of staff, Cade Cothren, were indicted on 20 counts of bribery and kickbacks, wire fraud and money laundering.
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August 2022
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March 2022
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Lee’s school funding proposal progresses despite corruption inquiry
Amid an FBI investigation coming to a head, lawmakers found time to advance Gov. Bill Lee’s school funding overhaul.
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June 2020
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You have choices when it comes to racism: object, address or deny
There is no denying that we are at a tipping point in this country’s long-overdue reckoning with race and police brutality. And our response to this moment has created three distinct groups – the objectors, the addressers and the deniers.
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February 2020
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Conaway: The mean in Tennessee is mean
It’s just flat mean of the Tennessee Legislature to continue to deny even basic health insurance to some 300,000 working Tennesseans just to make a political point.
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Education initiatives in $40B budget highlight State of the State
Gov. Bill Lee, in his second State of the State address, introduced a $40.8 billion budget plan using $408 million in surplus funds to boost K-12 education and set up a children’s behavioral health safety net.
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January 2020
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Busts of other Tennesseans may join Forrest’s march out of Capitol
A resolution seeking removal of the State Capitol’s Nathan Bedford Forrest bust is likely to be amended, rotating all busts out of the building and replacing them with more modern historical figures.
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Sanford: Gov. Lee stands up to state GOP on refugee issue
This political tempest involves the thorny issue of whether Tennessee should continue to participate in a federal refugee resettlement program.
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Former Speaker Casada considers run for caucus post
Less than half a year after resigning his House Speaker post amid scandal, state Rep. Glen Casada is considering running for a House Republican Caucus leadership position that lines up votes and helps members run for re-election.
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December 2019
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McWhorter acknowledges list of grants could exist for $4M ‘slush fund’
Tennessee Finance & Administration Commissioner Stuart McWhorter said Tuesday a list of projects could have existed for a $4 million rural grants being criticized as a “slush fund” for lawmakers but denied ever seeing one.
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Casada says ‘nothing secret’ about grant fund, but some not convinced
Former House Speaker Glen Casada says he reached out to Gov. Bill Lee’s office to request creation of a $4 million rural grants fund that received wide support by the Legislature, noting there was “nothing secret” about the money. But some Republican leaders didn't know the grant fund existed, including state Rep. Ron Gant of Fayette County.
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November 2019
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Camper to query Finance & Administration commissioner about $4M in grant funds
House Minority Leader Karen Camper will ask the Department of Finance & Administration about 50 to 60 “commitments” for rural grants to be awarded from a $4 million pool criticized as a “slush fund” to reward lawmakers for their voucher votes.
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TBI still investigating alleged quid pro quo on House voucher vote
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.
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Gov. Lee’s cabinet members called for questions about $4M mystery fund
Tennessee House Democrats want to ask about a pot of money tucked into the Department of Economic and Community Development’s budget.
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Legislative Democrats call for hearings into ECD ‘slush fund’
Democrats in the General Assembly, including Memphis lawmakers, want hearings into a $4 million “slush fund” for rural grants, some raising questions about whether it was designed to reward legislators who voted for the governor’s voucher bill.
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October 2019
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Hardaway: Investigation needed on development grant pool
State Rep. G.A. Hardaway says he’s seen “magic tricks” before in the form of last-minute budget moves designed to reward lawmakers for votes in the General Assembly. And he thinks investigation is needed into whether a state grant fund might have rewarded legislators for voucher votes.
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September 2019
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Former Kustoff staffer takes counsel job with House Speaker Sexton
Kevin Johnson, a former counsel for Congressman David Kustoff, has joined House Speaker Cameron Sexton’s staff as general counsel and senior adviser.
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August 2019
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Casada appointed to Elections & Finance panel amid state audit of accounts
Despite facing a state audit of his campaign and PAC expenditures, state Rep. Glen Casada, who resigned the House Speaker’s post amid scandal, will serve on a subcommittee that handles campaign finance legislation.
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Tennessee replaces its voucher-friendly House speaker with a voucher opponent
Sexton has strong ties to public education. He attended schools in Knox County before graduating in 1989 from Oak Ridge High School in neighboring Anderson County. His mother was a kindergarten teacher for more than 30 years, and his grandfather was a principal.
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Federal, state authorities probing possible House voucher vote bribes
Even with a new House Speaker taking office, federal and state agents are still looking into allegations former Speaker Glen Casada made illicit offers in return for voucher votes this spring.
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Tennessee Black Caucus to request TBI investigation into Casada, special prosecutor
The Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators is set to request the TBI investigate potential “public corruption” in the former House Speaker’s Office and also look into a special prosecutor from Coffee County handling a black activist’s case.
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Voucher repeal effort likely won’t fly in special session
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.
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Kustoff, Leatherwood talk politics at area chamber events
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.
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July 2019
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Sexton promises to end ‘kill list’ as House Speaker
With a promise to give lawmakers more freedom, Cameron Sexton of Crossville vaulted to victory Wednesday as House Speaker-select, a month ahead of a special session to replace resigning Speaker Glen Casada.
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House Democrats want inquiry into claim Casada offered promotion for voucher vote
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.
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House Democrats seek expansive probe into Casada’s expenses
A day before the Fourth of July and with an August special session looming, House Democrats are calling for a wide-ranging investigation into the expenses of resigning Speaker Glen Casada.
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