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  • State Government

    Former lieutenant governor confirms feds investigating Kelsey

    Tennessee's former lieutenant governor, Ron Ramsey, said Tuesday he was interviewed by an FBI agent in a short phone call this year about state Sen. Brian's Kelsey's finances.

    By Sam Stockard November 06, 2019
  • State Government

    Sewer line easements holding up Memphis megasite work

    Tennessee’s Economic and Community Development commissioner is not requesting funds in fiscal 2020-21 for the Memphis Regional Megasite, saying the state is awaiting court action on wastewater lines easements before it will embark on the rest of the project.

    By Sam Stockard November 05, 2019
  • State Government

    Rep. White urges education commissioner to dial back changes

    State Rep. Mark White and other leaders urged Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn to slow-walk revisions in accountability measures it took lawmakers years to win, but Gov. Bill Lee backs her efforts to change the status quo.

    By Sam Stockard November 04, 2019
  • State Government

    House shifting budget hearings to pre-session schedule

    New House Speaker Cameron Sexton is moving the House Finance, Ways & Means Committee's department budget hearings to a November-December schedule, away from the long practice of holding them during the regular session.

    By Sam Stockard November 01, 2019
  • State Government

    Rep. Mark White to take Nashville job, keep Memphis seat

    East Memphis Republican will travel Tennessee working for Lipscomb's College of Leadership & Public Service.

    By Sam Stockard October 31, 2019
  • State Government

    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.

    By Sam Stockard November 01, 2019
  • State Government

    White backs Blackburn push to move Education Dept. to Tennessee

    State Rep. Mark White supports legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn to move federal agencies out of Washington, D.C., and bring the Education Department to Tennessee.

    By Sam Stockard October 31, 2019
  • State Government

    State Museum Foundation signs financial memorandum, seeks AG advice

    The Tennessee State Museum Foundation, reacting to a critical audit, has reached a financial agreement with the State Museum Commission and sought counsel from the Attorney General’s Office to shore up its affairs.

    By Sam Stockard October 29, 2019
  • State Government

    Parkinson, Kelsey cheer NCAA vote on pay for use of athletes’ images

    State Rep. Antonio Parkinson and state Sen. Brian Kelsey support a vote Tuesday by the NCAA Board of Governors setting up a path for student-athletes to be paid for endorsements.

    By Sam Stockard October 29, 2019
  • State Government

    CPAC Memphis gathering touts Trump re-election

    Republican U.S. Senate contender Bill Hagerty was among those pushing the president's re-election campaign. Gov. Bill Lee talked about criminal justice reform and education reform as efforts that are beyond ideology. Lee also never mentioned President Donald Trump during his remarks at the Tuesday gathering.

    By Bill Dries October 29, 2019
  • State Government

    Alexander bill aims to shorten students’ financial aid form

    U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander has introduced legislation to shorten and simplify the federal financial aid application for prospective college students, a measure being supported in Tennessee and nationwide.

    By Sam Stockard October 28, 2019
  • State Government

    Bradshaw brings environmental perspective to U.S. Senate race

    South Memphis product Marquita Bradshaw is putting years of work as an environmental activist to work as she enters the U.S. Senate race as a political neophyte.

    By Sam Stockard October 27, 2019
  • State Government

    Lawmaker plans to remove Forrest bust; governor noncommittal

    A Nashville lawmaker is planning a legislative push to remove the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest from the State Capitol's second floor if the Capitol Commission declines to remove the embattled Confederate general's statue this year.

    By Sam Stockard October 25, 2019
  • State Government

    Memphis Democrats question state’s block grant proposal

    Memphis legislators and healthcare industry members raised concerns about the state's $7.85 billion Medicaid block grant proposal, saying it raises too many questions that won't be solved until negotiations are done with the federal government.

    By Sam Stockard October 25, 2019
  • State Government

    TennCare work requirement still not approved as state seeks block grant waiver

    As Tennessee pushes a $7.85 billion Medicaid block grant proposal, the state is still waiting for federal approval of a TennCare work requirement passed in 2018. The request is being held up because of legal challenges to similar programs in other states.

    By Sam Stockard October 24, 2019
  • State Government

    Larry Miller urges House panel to hear public comments on Medicaid block grant

    The House TennCare Subcommittee set to review the state’s Medicaid block grant proposal Thursday should be made aware of overriding negative comments made about the plan at five hearings statewide, state Rep. Larry Miller of Memphis says.

    By Sam Stockard October 23, 2019
  • State Government

    Slatery: $48B opioid settlement will expedite addiction help

    Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery says a tentative $48 billion settlement with drug companies should “ensure people struggling with opioid addiction across the country get the help they need as soon as possible."

    By Sam Stockard October 22, 2019
  • State Government

    Tennessee joins $48B opioid lawsuit settlement against drug companies

    Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery and three other AG's announced a $48 billion settlement Monday in the opioid lawsuit against the nation's biggest drug companies.

    By Sam Stockard October 21, 2019
  • State Government

    Former senator Reginald Tate dies at age 65

    Former Sen. Reginald Tate, who represented Memphis in the General Assembly for 12 years, died Monday at age 65, less than a year after leaving the Senate.

    By Sam Stockard October 22, 2019
  • State Government

    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.

    By Sam Stockard October 21, 2019
  • State Government

    Governor appoints three Memphians to Tennessee Complete Count Committee for Census 2020

    House Minority Leader Karen Camper, Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce CEO Beverly Robertson and Rufus Smith, executive chairman of the Memphis Christian Pastors Network, will sit on a 38-member state that will work on the 2020 census.

    By Sam Stockard October 18, 2019
  • State Government

    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.

    By Sam Stockard October 18, 2019
  • State Government

    TVA changing focus of solar energy efforts

    The Tennessee Valley Authority is turning its focus toward large-scale solar projects as opposed to solar buy-back programs from residential and small business customers. 

    By Naomi Snyder October 16, 2019
  • State Government

    Comptroller’s audit blasts state department for millions in overruns

    A Tennessee Comptroller’s audit found a computer system project in the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities wound up costing nearly $9 million more than expected and still didn’t perform all the planned functions.

    By Sam Stockard October 16, 2019
  • State Government

    DeBerry puts his record on the line for Harris challenge

    State Rep. John DeBerry's stances in favor of restricting abortion and in support of education vouchers are well-known, and he won't change his mind even though 2020 election challenger Torrey Harris is highlighting the incumbent's voting record.

    By Sam Stockard October 15, 2019

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