There are 6 article(s) tagged Rep. John Gillespie:

• March 2024

  • House subcommittee spikes sales tax hike to fund Shelby County Jail

    A state House subcommittee has rejected a bill for this session that would have given Shelby County residents an opportunity to vote for a sales tax increase to fund a new jail.

    By Samuel Hardiman March 14, 2024

• June 2023

  • Opinion: Without public safety, ‘we are paralyzed’

    “No matter your political stripe, society shouldn’t feel like it is teetering on the brink. That’s why we are gathering in Nashville for a special session at the end of the summer: We all know that there is more to be done.”

    By John Gillespie June 26, 2023

• May 2023

  • Opinion: How to take guns out of the hands of dangerous actors

    “This is not a quick fix on a long-term and wide-reaching issue, but it is a workable start in moving toward and safer and healthier Tennessee for all of us.”

    By John Gillespie May 08, 2023

• April 2023

  • Some Memphis leaders say more incarceration is price of safety

    Supporters, critics differ on merits of proposed legislation. 

    By Ian Round, Samuel Hardiman April 05, 2023

• January 2023

  • Opinion: Memphis is not forgotten

    “Don’t give up. Change is happening. Your voice is being heard at the state level — and being heard clearly.”

    By John Gillespie January 08, 2023

• February 2022

  • Collierville raccoon receiving state honors

    A Collierville critter is getting time in the state spotlight this week due to his ability to predict spring.

    By Abigail Warren February 02, 2022