Suburban officials cite Shelby crime, debt to justify informal talks of new county
The idea of a new county splitting from Shelby still gets talked about in the suburbs, but the hurdles and the cost of such a move appear difficult to overcome.
Topic: Tom Leatherwood
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September 2023
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State officials share success stories at Bartlett Chamber luncheon
A trio of elected Republican state leaders highlighted their accomplishments in Nashville and the benefits for their constituents in Shelby County’ suburbs.
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April 2023
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Legislation draws line between Shelby and Fayette counties
After months and months and months of haggling and discussion, Gov. Bill Lee has signed legislation clarifying the exact boundary between Shelby and Fayette counties.
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August 2022
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Leatherwood wins primary in District 99 race, unopposed in November
Thursday’s election was the third time Tom Leatherwood and Lee Mills competed for the state seat.
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July 2022
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‘It’s not about policy, it’s about personality and effectiveness’
In the Northeast Shelby County GOP primary race for the General Assembly, voters will decide whether they view incumbent state Rep. Tom Leatherwood of Arlington as effective or, as his challenger says, “lackadaisical.”
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Shelby County GOP state office candidates outnumbered, but outspending Democrats
Democrats have raised more money, but GOP candidates are spending faster and have more cash on hand. That’s due in large part to Brent Taylor’s largely self-financed state Senate campaign.
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June 2022
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Ballot conspiracy? Mills and Leatherwood give their sides
Is there any real way to tell whether the whole Fayette-Shelby county line discrepancy is a way to keep Lee Mills from running for District 99?
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May 2022
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Burgess reaffirms disputed Arlington subdivision is in Shelby County
The question arose recently of whether 200 or so homes already occupied and an additional 100 homes planned are in Shelby or Fayette County.
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Assessor finds disputed area in Arlington is in Shelby, not Fayette
Confusion over the Fayette-Shelby county line raised questions about a candidate’s eligibility and much deeper problems from property taxes to where students attend schools.
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April 2022
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Two Republican primaries are already throwing sparks
The only two contested Republican primaries in August for seats in the Tennessee General Assembly representing parts of Shelby County could change dramatically with new challenges that could remove one of the contenders from each of the two-man races.
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March 2021
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Opinion: There are embarrassing people in our House. And Senate.
Maybe the state’s largest population areas will get out the vote and get Tennessee into the 21st century. Georgia called. They want us to know that it’s possible.
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Most on commission oppose eliminating county primaries
The bill in Nashville would outlaw partisan primary elections in Shelby and Davidson counties – the state’s two biggest concentrations of Democratic voters.
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September 2020
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Lawmakers take partisan view of Trump downplaying COVID threat
Shelby County’s Republican legislators defend President Donald Trump’s comments to author Bob Woodward while Democrats say he misled the nation.
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August 2020
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Leatherwood: Schools will run into challenges staying open in COVID world
Republican state Rep. Tom Leatherwood of Arlington believes schools will have a hard time staying open this year because of quarantine rules and the impact of one person testing positive for COVID-19.
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Lee, Akbari defend ‘child wellbeing’ proposal despite reversal
Republican Gov. Bill Lee and Democratic state Sen. Raumesh Akbari are defending a defunct proposal by the Tennessee Department of Education for “child wellbeing checks” at homes statewide while some lawmakers call the program “overreach.”
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July 2020
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Leatherwood, Mills clash in Republican primary for House District 99
The race pits state Rep. Tom Leatherwood, who his says his experience is needed to help steer Tennessee, against challenger Lee Mills, a former Republican Party chairman who calls his opponent a “career politician.”
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June 2020
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Lawmakers want more ‘checks and balances’ in state of emergency
State Rep. Tom Leatherwood is pushing for a full review of Tennessee’s state of emergency law and executive order rules, while state Rep. G.A. Hardaway says a legislative oversight panel could be convened for the rest of a state of emergency.
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April 2020
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State’s COVID-19 response reflecting desperation of some
COVID-related protests in Tennessee and nationally are drawing mixed reviews from lawmakers with some calling them "troublesome" and "irresponsible" while others saying they are encouraging.
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February 2020
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Locked and loaded: Governor proposes new handgun bill
Gov. Bill Lee proposed legislation Thursday to allow “constitutional carry,” watering down the state’s handgun permit system, if not almost eliminating it.
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Full steam ahead for megasite, say legislators
State legislators try to ease concerns over Memphis Regional Megasite construction plans.
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December 2019
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‘Suspicions’ still dog governor’s education savings accounts law
Lawmakers will try to derail Gov. Bill Lee’s education savings account law in 2020 amid “suspicions” about whether some lawmakers were offered perks for supporting it.
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Register of Deeds will get funds to manage records
Nearly two months after Shelby County Register of Deeds Shelandra Ford threatened to stop overseeing the management of documents for other elected officials, she left the County Commission meeting Monday, Dec. 9, with the money she said she needed.
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November 2019
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Revelation about federally taxable vouchers causes state confusion
State education vouchers worth $7,300 that Shelby County parents can use to send their children to private schools will count as federally taxable income, according to Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn.
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October 2019
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Despite opposition to block grant proposal, some Shelby Republicans say it’s worth pursuing
Even though public hearings have shown no support, some Shelby County Republicans continue supporting the pursuit of a Medicaid block grant proposal rather than conventional expansion.
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Shelby legislators hope for successful TNReady testing in 2020
The Department of Education will spend $25 million this year and hire a new vendor to give the TNReady test, but lawmakers can only hope it will run without errors when the state test goes completely online in 2021.
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