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    DeBerry bill to expedite vote counts fails

    A House subcommittee declined Wednesday to vote on legislation by Rep. John DeBerry, which is designed to speed up vote counts, as lawmakers raised concerns about releasing early and absentee vote totals while voters stand in line

    By Sam Stockard February 19, 2020
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    Lawmakers want Tennessee to be first in 2024 presidential primary

    Democratic state Sen. Raumesh Akbari and state Rep. Jason Powell face opposition from their own state party.

    By Sam Stockard February 19, 2020
  • State Government

    Senator says yes to ammo tax break, no on feminine hygiene products

    State Sen. Joey Hensley calls for a negative vote on state Sen. Sara Kyle's feminine hygiene products sales tax holiday bill.

    By Sam Stockard February 18, 2020
  • State Government

    Major Trevor Joseph Act addresses issue of weekend military burials

    State Rep. Kevin Vaughan is seeking passage of the Major Trevor Joseph Act after officials with the Tennessee Department of Veterans Services refused to allow a weekend burial for the soldier last fall.

    By Sam Stockard February 17, 2020
  • State Government

    Camper seeks voucher audit for ‘flummoxed’ lawmakers

    House Minority Leader Karen Camper is asking for a timeline audit of a no-bid education savings account contract to answer questions for legislators puzzled about the Education Department's method for expediting the program in time for the 2021-22 school year.

    By Sam Stockard February 17, 2020
  • State Government

    Camper: Lee may succeed in speeding up voucher plan

    Two Memphis Democrats in the state House talk on "Behind The Headlines" about the resurgent questions by lawmakers of both parties around the school vouchers program passed by the Legislature last year and on a fast track for implementation this summer.

    By Bill Dries February 16, 2020
  • State Government

    Right to Work resolution flies through Senate with Republican supermajority

    Legislation setting the course for putting Tennessee’s Right to Work Law into the state Constitution passed the Senate on a 24-5 vote, with only Republicans backing it in a supermajority advantage.

    By Sam Stockard February 14, 2020
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    Lee clarifies position on megasite development

    Governor pushed back against word earlier this month that the 4,100-acre Memphis Regional Megasite in Haywood County is not on the administration’s front burner. 

    By Bill Dries February 14, 2020
  • State Government

    Memphians urge tougher penalties for drive-by ‘terrorism’

    House committee approves legislation to toughen penalties for shootings into homes, cars, crowds after Memphis residents urge change in response to deaths.

    By Sam Stockard February 13, 2020
  • State Government

    Lawmakers seek raft of information about voucher program as key Republican expresses regrets

    Gov. Bill Lee's education voucher program is taking hits from all directions as legislators raise questions.

    By Sam Stockard February 12, 2020
  • State Government

    Lamar demands end to Forrest Day, compares him to Hitler

    State Rep. London Lamar compared Nathan Bedford Forrest to Hitler and urged lawmakers Tuesday to put an end to Tennessee’s annual daylong observance for the Confederate general.

    By Sam Stockard February 11, 2020
  • State Government

    Kyle backs bill for state workers to deal with ‘child care deserts’

    Hoping to give state employees a path around "child care deserts," state Sen. Sara Kyle of Memphis wants to give state departments the option to set up day care centers near their offices.

    By Sam Stockard February 11, 2020
  • State Government

    Facing $65K in penalties, Towns searching for ‘miracle’

    State Rep. Joe Towns is negotiating with the Attorney General’s Office.

    By Sam Stockard February 11, 2020
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    Senator digs in as pro-LGBT groups lobby against ‘Slate of Hate’ bills

    State Sen. Paul Rose is refusing to bend as national companies such as Nike Inc., Tennessee businesses and the Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce urge the state Legislature to stop passing legislation they consider discriminatory.

    By Sam Stockard February 08, 2020
  • State Government

    State senator to represent low-income families potentially shut out from vouchers

    State Sen. Brian Kelsey will handle legal work for a law firm prepared to file suit on behalf of families against the Shelby County and Metro Nashville school systems over the voucher lawsuit.

    By Sam Stockard February 07, 2020
  • State Government

    Nashville-Shelby lawsuit against private-school vouchers imminent

    Metro Nashville officials are likely to announce a lawsuit Thursday to dismantle the state's private-school voucher program, and Shelby County Schools is expected to join the legal battle.

    By Sam Stockard February 06, 2020
  • State Government

    Senator: Governor puts ‘pause’ on Memphis megasite

    The governor reportedly wants to wait until the state finds a tenant for the Regional Megasite before continuing to invest additional funding. 

    By Sam Stockard February 05, 2020
  • State Government

    Bid to remove Forrest bust from Capitol runs into opposition

    A bid to remove the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest from the State Capitol stalled Tuesday, with some legislators saying they weren't sure the Confederate general had done anything wrong. 

    By Sam Stockard February 04, 2020
  • State Government

    Burying children is ‘saddest thing,’ Hardaway says in touting new law

    Spurred by deaths of children, local legislators pushing laws to stiffen shooting penalties.

    By Sam Stockard February 04, 2020
  • State Government

    Legislation would keep ‘HOPE’ alive for pregnant students

    Legislation sponsored by state Rep. London Lamar of Memphis would allow students who become pregnant to keep their HOPE Scholarships and take time to have a child before enrolling in college.

    By Sam Stockard February 04, 2020
  • State Government

    Democrats say governor’s State of the State takes political turn

    Democrats accused Gov. Bill Lee of throwing “red meat” to conservatives in his State of the State address, while Republicans said he showed "vision," especially in K-12 education.

    By Sam Stockard February 03, 2020
  • State Government

    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.

    By Sam Stockard February 04, 2020
  • State Government

    Lee expected to make education, early literacy big parts of State of State

    A year after making charter schools and vouchers key education initiatives, Gov. Bill Lee could be putting more emphasis on traditional public education in his State of the State address.

    By Sam Stockard February 03, 2020
  • State Government

    Funding shift for voucher program brings questions

    State Rep. G.A. Hardaway says he will ask the Comptroller's Office to review the Education Department budget amid questions about a transfer of Career Ladder funds to hire a Florida contractor to run the new Education Savings Account program.

    By Sam Stockard February 03, 2020
  • State Government

    House leaders bank on funding argument to block refugee resettlement

    Republican lawmakers are pushing legislation to take away the governor’s authority to keep Tennessee in the federal refugee resettlement program by claiming he is illegally "obligating" state funds.

    By Sam Stockard January 31, 2020

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