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  • State Government

    Tennessee Supreme Court disbars Memphis lawyer

    The Tennessee Supreme Court has disbarred Memphis attorney Paul James Springer.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 25, 2019
  • State Government

    Report: Feds talked to legislators about Kelsey’s 2016 congressional finances

    The Department of Justice reportedly talked to state lawmakers about alleged “straw donations” into state Sen. Brian Kelsey’s 2016 congressional campaign.

    By Sam Stockard May 28, 2019
  • State Government

    Towns, Democrats ask governor not to sign voucher bill – but it could be too late

    Tennessee Democrats, led by state Rep. Joe Towns of Memphis, sent a letter to Gov. Bill Lee Friday asking him not to sign his voucher bill until the FBI finishes investigating potential improper favors for votes. But Lee said he signed the measure Friday morning.

    By Sam Stockard May 24, 2019
  • State Government

    Governor won’t call special session unless Legislature makes request

    Gov. Bill Lee expects House Speaker Glen Casada to honor his plan to step down and won’t call for a special session unless lawmakers seek one.

    By Sam Stockard May 25, 2019
  • State Government

    Key House leaders pushed ‘kill list’ on legislative targets

    An East Tennessee lawmaker seeking the House Speaker’s post pushed legislative “kill lists” on committee chairmen – emanating from the Speaker’s Office – in an attempt to control which bills passed and failed in the 2019 session.

    By Sam Stockard May 24, 2019
  • State Government

    East Tennessee representative predicts Casada will leave House seat, not just leadership role

    East Tennessee state Rep. Jeremy Faison is predicting House Speaker Glen Casada will leave the House when he resigns his speakership. But Casada said Wednesday he will "retain his seat."

    By Sam Stockard May 22, 2019
  • State Government

    Casada to leave House speakership amid calls for resignation

    NASHVILLE – Glen Casada announced Tuesday he will resign from his position as Speaker. The move comes a day after an overwhelming vote by the House Republican Caucus started an avalanche of demands for him to step down. 

    By Sam Stockard May 21, 2019
  • State Government

    Gov. Bill Lee prepared to call special session if Casada doesn’t resign

    Gov. Bill Lee says the House Republican Caucus' no-confidence vote in House Speaker Glen Casada sends a "clear message" and he's ready to call a special session if Casada doesn't resign.

    By Sam Stockard May 21, 2019
  • State Government

    Memphis House Democrats say Casada is only part of bigger problem

    Democratic state Reps. Antonio Parkinson and London Lamar say the Legislature has a problem with racism that goes beyond text messages in which House Speaker Glen Casada was included. 

    By Bill Dries May 18, 2019
  • State Government

    House Republicans must grapple with Casada’s financial backing in Monday decision

    House Republican Caucus members deciding the fate of embattled Speaker Glen Casada Monday will have to overlook the financial backing he gave them in recent years.

    By Sam Stockard May 24, 2019
  • State Government

    GOP Caucus chair wants House Ethics Committee changes

    NASHVILLE –The House Republican Caucus chairman said Friday the House Ethics Committee needs to be revamped amid a lawmaker’s claims Speaker Glen Casada tried to rig an advisory opinion to exonerate himself in advance of a meeting on his speakership. The meeting is to be held at Museum Hotel in Nashville on Monday.

    By Sam Stockard May 18, 2019
  • State Government

    Donnie Johnson of Memphis executed for 1984 murder of wife

    The state of Tennessee executed Donnie Johnson of Memphis Thursday, 35 years after he murdered his wife, Connie, by stuffing a 30-gallon garbage bag down her throat.

    By Sam Stockard May 16, 2019
  • State Government

    DeBerry toughening talk on Casada; Vaughan, Coley holding out for Republican meeting

    Democratic state Rep. John DeBerry of Memphis is not contradicting a move by the Tennessee Black Caucus calling for House Speaker Glen Casada's resignation. But along with Republican state Reps. Kevin Vaughan and Jim Coley, he's not ready to say Casada should step down.

    By Sam Stockard May 15, 2019
  • State Government

    House Republicans could decide Casada’s fate in closed Monday meeting

    The Tennessee House Republican Caucus could determine the fate of embattled House Speaker Glen Casada in a Monday meeting closed to the public.

    By Sam Stockard May 15, 2019
  • State Government

    Republican rep says Casada support dwindling to fewer than fifth of House

    State Rep. Jeremy Faison says embattled House Speaker Glen Casada has less than 20 votes of support from House Republicans, while Rep. Ron Gant of Haywood County is calling for a House Republican Caucus meeting on the scandal.

    By Sam Stockard May 14, 2019
  • State Government

    Black Caucus calls for Casada to resign amid email, texting scandal

    The Tennessee Black Caucus isn’t ready to accept a “painful” apology from House Speaker Glen Casada for his involvement in racist and sexist text messages.

    By Sam Stockard May 14, 2019
  • State Government

    House Ethics members discussing Casada scandal advisory

    Members of the House Ethics Committee are discussing an advisory report in private on the resignation of House Speaker Glen Casada’s chief of staff amid a scandal over racist and sexist text messages.

    By Sam Stockard May 13, 2019
  • State Government

    Coley, White see need for Republican Caucus meeting on Casada but hold out on demanding resignation

    Two Shelby County Republican House members say their caucus needs to discuss solutions to the scandal swirling around House Speaker Glen Casada, but they’re not ready to call for his resignation.

    By Sam Stockard May 11, 2019
  • State Government

    FBI probes House voucher vote

    The FBI is looking into the possibility of illicit favors in return for votes for the governor’s education savings account bill, a situation state Rep. Jim Coley calls "troubling."

    By Sam Stockard May 10, 2019
  • State Government

    Black Caucus seeks federal investigations into House Speaker email scandal

    The Tennessee Black Caucus is requesting a federal investigation into House Speaker Glen Casada's Office and the Nashville DA's Office as the lieutenant governor says Casada should resign.

    By Sam Stockard May 10, 2019
  • State Government

    House Republicans circulating letter to hold meeting on Casada’s fate

    Tennessee House Republicans are circulating a letter to hold a meeting that could decide the fate of embattled House Speaker Glen Casada, who is caught in a racist and sexist text scandal.

    By Sam Stockard May 09, 2019
  • State Government

    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
  • State Government

    Memphis-based group joins second lawsuit over new voter registration law

    NASHVILLE –A second lawsuit against the state of Tennessee is challenging a new law that plaintiffs say will suppress the vote after a massive 2018 voter registration drive in Shelby County.

    By Sam Stockard May 09, 2019
  • State Government

    Governor won’t veto any bills, will let sports betting become law

    NASHVILLE – In his first year in office, Gov. Bill Lee says he has such a good working relationship with the state Legislature he sees no need to veto any legislation, including an online sports betting bill.

    By Sam Stockard May 08, 2019
  • State Government

    Casada issues apology as legislative pressure mounts

    Embattled House Speaker Glen Casada issues statement as Tennessee House Republican Caucus appears on the verge of taking action against him. Democrats, meanwhile, are seeking a federal investigation into surveillance and Gov. Bill Lee is calling for "higher standard."

    By Sam Stockard May 08, 2019

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