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    Speaker gavels Camper down for grabbing mic

    House Minority Leader Karen Camper grabbed the wrong mic Thursday and at the wrong time, leading to a bit of a dressing down about House decorum.

    By Sam Stockard April 11, 2019
  • State Government

    House approves Medicaid block grant bill despite Memphis opposition

    The House overwhelmingly approved legislation Thursday urging the governor to negotiate a Medicaid block grant with no strings attached, in spite of adamant arguments against it by Memphis Democrats.

    By Sam Stockard April 11, 2019
  • State Government

    Hardaway seeks AG opinion on legality of voucher bill

    State Rep. G.A. Hardaway of Memphis sent an official letter to Attorney General Herbert Slatery this week seeking a legal opinion on the legality of a parental ID provision in Gov. Bill Lee’s education savings account bill.

    By Sam Stockard April 11, 2019
  • State Government

    Medical cannabis bill hangs out to dry

    Medical cannabis legislation designed to give the state’s sickest residents a chance to use THC rather than addictive opiates is withering on the vine, at least for 2019 in the General Assembly.

    By Sam Stockard April 11, 2019
  • State Government

    Senate Education panel gives nod to education savings accounts

    The Senate Education Committee approved Gov. Bill Lee’s education savings account initiative Wednesday, paving the way for public dollars to follow students to private schools.

    By Sam Stockard April 10, 2019
  • State Government

    Legislature ready to penalize ‘deficient’ voter registration forms

    A Senate committee passed legislation Tuesday penalizing voter registration drives that turn in large numbers of “deficient” forms, a bill stemming from the 2018 Black Voter Project in Shelby County.

    By Sam Stockard April 12, 2019
  • State Government

    Online sports betting passes House committee

    Legislation enabling wagering companies to start taking bets in Tennessee for mobile online gambling passed the House State Committee Tuesday.

    By Sam Stockard April 09, 2019
  • State Government

    Bill allowing unlicensed ‘natural hair styling’ passes

    Legislation allowing unlicensed “natural hair styling” passed the House of Representatives with ease Monday night despite opposition from three Memphis lawmakers.

    By Sam Stockard April 09, 2019
  • State Government

    House panel gives ‘negative’ vote to Lamar pregnant Lottery scholars bill

    A House rule-making body gave a “negative recommendation” Monday to legislation giving pregnant high school seniors an extra year to have children and hold on to Lottery scholarship funds.

    By Sam Stockard April 08, 2019
  • State Government

    Senate voucher bill doubles number of students but still contains parental ID provision

    The Senate version of Gov. Bill Lee’s education savings account plan would raise the number of students to 30,000, doubling the House amount. It also adds homeschooling while keeping language requiring parental identification that could bar immigrant students.

    By Sam Stockard April 09, 2019
  • State Government

    Robinson backing medical cannabis bill as it morphs for Senate Health debate

    Senate Health and Welfare Committee to consider medical cannabis legislation this week after conflicting testimony between supporters and TBI director.

    By Sam Stockard April 07, 2019
  • State Government

    Lieutenant governor predicts tough road for bills flagged as anti-LGBT

    Legislation deemed discriminatory by LGBT advocacy groups appears headed for a high hurdle in the state Senate, even after passage in the House.

    By Sam Stockard April 05, 2019
  • State Government

    Democrats appear to be putting DeBerry on hot seat

    For the second week in a row, a Democratic legislative group apparently discussed state Rep. John DeBerry’s voting record in line with supermajority Republicans.

    By Sam Stockard April 04, 2019
  • State Government

    Senate Education chairwoman concerned about constitutionality of House ESA bill

    State Sen. Dolores Gresham, chairman of the Senate Education Committee, said Thursday she is worried about the constitutionality of amended House legislation that could affect whether immigrant students qualify for education savings accounts.

    By Sam Stockard April 04, 2019
  • State Government

    Lamar bill allowing pregnant students to keep Hope scholarship passes committee

    Students who get pregnant would get time to give birth and start raising child before using state scholarship funds for college.

    By Sam Stockard April 03, 2019
  • State Government

    Charter commission bill rolling through Legislature

    Senate and House panels approve charter commission legislation with opposition from lawmakers who say charters aren't improving student performance.

    By Sam Stockard April 03, 2019
  • State Government

    Voter registration groups criticize proposed penalties

    Tennessee Black Voter Project and other groups could face fines for turning in hundreds of incomplete voter registration forms.

    By Sam Stockard April 03, 2019
  • State Government

    Medical marijuana bills merge for Senate Health consideration

    Lawmakers hoping to pass medical marijuana legislation are teaming up to bring an amendment before the Senate Health and Welfare Committee Wednesday.

    By Sam Stockard April 03, 2019
  • State Government

    Governor says education savings accounts for state’s ‘legal residents’

    Gov. Bill Lee defended the legality of his education savings account bill Tuesday but acknowledged for the first time it is set up to provide funds to “legal residents,” a matter being challenged by opponents of the legislation.

    By Sam Stockard April 02, 2019
  • State Government

    Hardaway to request attorney general opinion on voucher bill immigration provision

    State Rep. G.A. Hardaway said Monday he will request a state attorney general’s opinion on the constitutionality of voucher legislation requiring parents to show identification proving U.S. citizenship.

    By Sam Stockard April 01, 2019
  • State Government

    U.S. Education Secretary backs governor on charters, vouchers

    With key votes looming this week on Gov. Bill Lee’s charter and voucher bills, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos visited Nashville to “cheer” his proposals.

    By Sam Stockard April 02, 2019
  • State Government

    Pro-school-choice group recruiting immigrant students to Arizona voucher program

    Tennessee Federation for Children's Arizona counterpart urged Spanish-speaking parents to take advantage of education savings accounts without worrying about immigration status.

    By Sam Stockard April 01, 2019
  • State Government

    Lawmakers question voucher legislation’s constitutionality

    State Reps. Antonio Parkinson and Jim Coley say Gov. Bill Lee's education savings account plan will likely face legal challenges because of a provision making unlawfully present students ineligible for the state funds.

    By Sam Stockard March 30, 2019
  • State Government

    Memphis Democrats outline opposition to voucher bill

    Three Democratic state legislators from Memphis say on "Behind The Headlines" that the dollar figures in Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher proposal aren’t enough to protect the per pupil funding to the public schools from which those children would exit.

    By Bill Dries March 30, 2019
  • State Government

    Embattled House member loses Education subcommittee chairmanship

    A day after voting against voucher legislation, state Rep. David Byrd lost his chairmanship of a House Education subcommittee Thursday with House Speaker Glen Casada saying the chamber needs "orderly operations."

    By Sam Stockard March 28, 2019

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