The state Senate refused today to choose between competing constitutional amendments on how Tennessee names appellate judges. If state senators continue on this path they may push a final decision off for another year.
Senate Lurches Forward with Conflicting Constitutional Amendments
ECD ‘Due Diligence’ Secrecy Bill Quietly Buried
A high profile part of the Governor Bill Haslam’s legislative package, and one of the most important to state business interests, has quietly faded away this session. The governor wanted a law to make secret, the information filed by private companies asking for government grants.
Korean War Remains Return to Tennessee
The remains of a soldier missing in action for 61 years will be buried in West Tennessee this weekend. A flag-draped casket arrived at the Nashville airport Wednesday.
Houses Passes TEAM Act with Democratic Support, Though Some Have Reservations
The TEAM act would relax restrictions on the pay, hiring, and firing of state workers.
Rep. Black Faces Tough Crowd Over Roll-Your-Own Tobacco
Tennessee Congressman Diane Black got an earful from constituents Tuesday night about roll-your-own tobacco shops. About two-dozen people turned out for Black’s town-hall meeting in Lebanon.
Oral Chemo Leaves Legislators with Questions, Referred to Summer Study
Drug companies are coming up with pills that do the same job of fighting cancer as intravenous chemotherapy. But Tennessee lawmakers say too many questions are unanswered to make a decision on whether to require health insurance plans to cover the costs of the pills. A proposal to require such coverage was sent to a summer study committee on Tuesday.
Still Alive, Guns in Trunks Bills Move Forward
Proposals to allow Tennessee gun permit holders to keep their firearms in locked vehicles in an employer’s parking lot were supposed to be dead – or at least discouraged. But four such bills rushed of a House subcommittee on Tuesday.
Competing Judge Appointment Ideas Swoop Towards Senate Floor
Two very different ways of appointing state judges flew out of a state Senate Committee Tuesday and were immediately scheduled for a floor vote on Wednesday.
Evolution Bill to Become Law without Signature
Governor Bill Haslam has reluctantly allowed a bill to become law that would give some leeway in the teaching of evolution. State lawmakers want protections for teachers who discuss the “weaknesses” of scientific theories.
Corker Calls Failure to Reform Entitlements ‘Immoral’
Tennessee Senator Bob Corker is calling a failure to shore up Medicare “generational theft.” The first-term Republican used some of his strongest language yet with an audience in Nashville Tuesday.
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