Listen Cows, tractors and crates of sweet potatoes lined the entrance to Legislative Plaza, and House and Senate leaders squared off for a corn-shelling contest in the General Assembly’s annual Ag Day celebration. A three-person team led by House Speaker Beth Harwell used an old-fashioned, hand-crank sheller to drop just over five pounds of kernels into […]
Cows, Moon Pies and Corn-Shelling: Tennessee Lawmakers Break Routine With Ag Day
Abortion Debate Emerges, At Last, In The Tennessee Legislature
Listen Two months into the session, Tennessee lawmakers finally took their first steps toward passing new regulations on abortion, opening a long-awaited debate. The House Health Subcommittee voted to make women wait 48 hours before getting abortions and to require doctors to read a mandatory warning beforehand. Lawmakers also agreed to make abortion providers register as […]
Tennessee Gun Rights Supporters Press Parks Bill Despite Worries Of Gov. Bill Haslam
Listen A plan to open every park in Tennessee to guns moved toward a final vote in the state House of Representatives yesterday, but not without some heated debate. The House Finance Committee approved House Bill 995, the final hurdle before it goes before the entire chamber. They set aside reservations from Gov. Bill Haslam and Democrats. Some […]
Haslam Lightly Fans Embers Left From Medicaid Expansion Rejection
Governor Bill Haslam calls the revival of his plan to expand Medicaid “an encouraging sign,” though he doubts the legislation will get much farther.
Tennessee Senate Approves Bill To Seize Assets Used in Terrorism
The Tennessee Senate has unanimously voted to give state law enforcement the power to seize property used in terrorism. Sen. Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) said Senate Bill 180 lets police recoup the cost of investigations and could provide a pool of money for victims. “If you recall what happened in Boston, there were many people who were injured […]
Lawmakers Let Tennesseans Sue If They’re Fired For Gun In Their Car
Listen Tennesseans will soon have the right to sue if their employer fires them for keeping a gun in their car at work. The change comes in the first major gun bill to pass the General Assembly so far this spring. Lawmakers agreed two years ago to lift the criminal penalties for keeping a gun […]
Dollar General Scolded By U.S. Labor Department For Safety Violations
Discount retailer Dollar General, based in Goodlettsville, may have to pay up to $83,000 in fines for repeated safety violations. The U.S. Department of Labor found that a Dollar General store in Georgia had blocked and locked exit doors and failed to inspect its fire extinguishers. A statement from the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the […]
Dollar General Scolded By U.S. Labor Department For Safety Violations
Discount retailer Dollar General, based in Goodlettsville, may have to pay up to $83,000 in fines for repeated safety violations. The U.S. Department of Labor found that a Dollar General store in Georgia had blocked and locked exit doors and failed to inspect its fire extinguishers. A statement from the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the […]
Vanderbilt Leads State In Reported Rapes, But Likely Because Of Campus Vigilance
Listen New Tennessee crime stats reveal Vanderbilt University had far more reported cases of rape and sexual assault in 2014 than any other school in the state. Administrators believe awareness efforts have caused more victims to come forward in recent years.
Months After Re-Election, Tennessee GOP Chairman Chris Devaney To Resign
Listen Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Chris Devaney is stepping down, just three months after he was re-elected. Devaney, who has led the GOP since 2009, is joining the Children’s Nutrition Program of Haiti, a Chattanooga nonprofit focused on fighting hunger in that country. Devaney says he began to consider a career change after going on a tour […]
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