There are 48 article(s) tagged Karen Camper:

• August 2019

  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard August 15, 2019

• July 2019

  • Legislature could consider rolling back voucher law with Sexton at helm

    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.

    By Sam Stockard July 29, 2019

  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard July 22, 2019

  • Governor hints at action on Forrest bust in Capitol

    Gov. Bill Lee could be laying the groundwork for action on the State Capitol bust of embattled Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest.

    By Sam Stockard July 17, 2019

  • Lee confirms state will ‘pursue’ Medicaid block grant

    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.

    By Sam Stockard July 12, 2019

  • Governor eyes health care task force but still 'exploring' Medicaid block grant

    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.

    By Sam Stockard July 08, 2019

  • Camper re-elected president of NOBEL Women

    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.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 02, 2019

• June 2019

  • Bill Lee's Asia trip yields little for West Tennessee

    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.

    By Sam Stockard June 30, 2019

  • Reimbursement increase can save rural hospitals, says McNally

    As Lt. Gov. Randy McNally supports a federal rule change to increase Medicaid reimbursements to hospitals, Shelby Democrats continue their call for Medicaid expansion.

    By Sam Stockard June 21, 2019

  • Constitutional questions force August special session to replace Casada

    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.

    By Sam Stockard June 19, 2019

  • Lee talks to House members about preempting Casada special session request

    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.

    By Sam Stockard June 13, 2019

  • Shelby County Republicans say Casada should leave before Aug. 2 as some angle for earlier special session

    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.

    By Sam Stockard June 05, 2019

  • Casada to resign Aug. 2; asks governor to call special session

    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.

    By Sam Stockard June 04, 2019

  • Leatherwood won’t say how he voted on Casada but likes House leadership direction

    Republican Rep. Tom Leatherwood is declining to say how he voted on a no-confidence resolution for House Speaker Glen Casada, but noted Monday he is “comfortable” with the outcome.

    By Sam Stockard June 04, 2019

  • Camper against special session to replace Casada

    House Minority Leader Karen Camper is balking at a Republican proposal to seek a June special session for replacing resigning Speaker Glen Casada while the governor waits for a legislative request.

    By Sam Stockard June 01, 2019

• May 2019

  • House minority leader says Casada apology not enough

    NASHVILLE –House Minority Leader Karen Camper is maintaining the Democratic Caucus' stance for House Speaker Glen Casada to resign while Democratic state Rep. John DeBerry of Memphis says it is "premature."

    By Sam Stockard May 10, 2019

  • Democrats call for Casada to resign from House Speaker post

    NASHVILLE – Tennessee Democrats and House Minority Leader Karen Camper are demanding the resignation of House Speaker Glen Casada from his leadership position. 

    By Sam Stockard May 07, 2019

  • Camper ‘furious’ over Casada’s conference committee partisanship

    NASHVILLE – House Minority Leader Karen Camper was steaming at the end of the 2019 General Assembly session after House Speaker Glen Casada kept Democrats off a key conference committee dealing with Medicaid legislation.

    By Sam Stockard May 07, 2019

  • Governor stands by methods for passing voucher program

    NASHVILLE – Legislative leaders had to promise money for rural schools and remove Knox and Hamilton counties from Gov. Bill Lee’s education savings account bill to push it to passage in the 2019 General Assembly.

    By Sam Stockard May 06, 2019

  • House session turns into fracas as Democrats try to leave chamber

    NASHVILLE – In its final hours, the 2019 legislative session exploded into revolt as House Speaker Glen Casada, sergeants at arms and troopers allegedly tried to block Democrats from leaving the chamber in protest, leading to a physical incident involving Rep. G.A. Hardaway and other Democrats.

    By Sam Stockard May 03, 2019

  • Legislature passes governor's voucher bill amid dollars dispute

    NASHVILLE – The Legislature adopted Gov. Bill Lee’s voucher legislation to use public dollars to send children to private schools in a hotly-contested compromise report despite doubts raised about its long-term financial implications.

    By Sam Stockard May 01, 2019

• April 2019

  • House Finance chair: Senate voucher bill will be accepted

    NASHVILLE – House Finance, Ways & Means Committee Chairwoman Susan Lynn said Monday she expects the House to accept a Senate voucher bill Monday afternoon.

    By Sam Stockard April 29, 2019

  • Camper makes public apology for pulling House Speaker's mic

    Less than a week after yanking House Speaker Glen Casada’s microphone, House Minority Leader Karen Camper issued a public apology and drew a standing ovation.

    By Sam Stockard April 15, 2019

  • 'Trigger' bill outlawing abortion revives in Tennessee Legislature

    With the state Legislature on the brink of producing no meaningful abortion legislation this year, House leaders are bringing back a bill to outlaw abortion in Tennessee if the landmark case of Roe v. Wade is reversed.

    By Sam Stockard April 15, 2019

  • Speaker gavels Camper down for grabbing mic

    House Minority Leader Karen Camper grabbed the wrong mic Thursday and at the wrong time, leading to a bit of a dressing down about House decorum.

    By Sam Stockard April 11, 2019