Listen Later this week, Tennessee lawmakers will again take up the question of how old people need to be to get married. It’s an issue that has perplexed legislators during this year’s session. Advocates for a measure banning underage marriage point to a particular case: In 2000, a Kentucky woman took her 14-year-old daughter across […]
TennCare Work Requirement Hits A Snag
Listen A state law that would demand a work requirement for certain people on TennCare appeared to be on track last week before it hit a snag. The proposal had passed the state House and Governor Bill Haslam said he was ready to sign it. But a final vote in the state Senate was delayed […]
Top Republican In Legislature Puts The Brakes On TennCare Work Requirement
Listen A plan to add a work requirement to TennCare seems to be in doubt, as the top Republican in the state Senate raises questions about the cost and design of the proposal. That’s delayed a final vote, though Senate Speaker Randy McNally is stopping short of saying the idea is dead.
Plan To Cut Penalties For Illegal Guns Quashed In Tennessee Legislature
A measure that would have slashed the penalties for carrying a handgun illegally has died in the state legislature. The Tennessee Senate’s Judiciary quietly killed Senate Bill 2427 on Wednesday by declining to take it up for debate.
Lawmaker Offers To Water Down Cannabis Bill To Keep Debate Alive In Tennessee Legislature
Listen The East Tennessee legislator who’s been trying to win passage of a law allowing medical cannabis in Tennessee unveiled a new approach Wednesday, in the hope of getting it through the General Assembly. He suggests protecting many users from criminal prosecution. But they’d have to go out of state to buy cannabis and to […]
Tennessee’s Next Governor: How The Candidates Talk About Immigration — And Why It Matters
Listen About 315,000 people in the state are immigrants. That’s works out to about one in 20 Tennesseans. How other people feel about those newcomers has become one of the most polarizing questions among voters.
The Tennessee Legislature’s Bumpy Road To The End Of Session
Listen There were high hopes among state lawmakers at the start of this year’s legislative session that they could get done early and without much controversy as many have elections looming this fall. But as bills have moved forward, some emotional debates have brought an unwanted spotlight. This past week saw fights over a bill […]
Bredesen Campaign Tells FBI It Was Targeted By Cyberthieves
The Senate campaign for Phil Bredesen says it’s been targeted in a sophisticated attempt to steal its funds. In a letter sent Thursday to the FBI, an attorney for the former Tennessee governor says unknown parties tried to trick the campaign into wiring money to a foreign bank account by masquerading in email messages as […]
Tennessee’s Next Governor: Interpreting The First Ads Of The Republican Campaign
Listen The primary elections for governor are still months away, but Tennesseans have already gotten a taste of it. The Republican candidates to follow Governor Bill Haslam have been hitting television sets with some high-profile ads. Experts on political advertising say these first pitches to Tennessee voters are among the most important of the campaign.
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