A bill, which seemed to be retaliatory, would’ve dissolved a commission made to audit the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services. The idea came straight from the governor’s office, but it is no longer being pursued.
Tennessee House passes bill decriminalizing abortions for miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies
Anti-abortion group Tennessee Right to Life opposed a prior version of the bill it described as too broad, but physicians say this still puts them at too much legal risk.
After social media scandal, Tennessee Republicans vote to keep Randy McNally as their speaker
The Lieutenant Governor has been under scrutiny for his social media activity on the accounts of young gay men.
Sexton’s proposed task force to consider rejecting nearly $2B in federal education funds would be ‘stacked’ with politicians
Within a couple of years, Tennessee could start turning down nearly $2 billion annually in federal education funding. Under a proposal sponsored by House Speaker Cameron Sexton, a politically appointed task force would study whether that’s an option.
A House Republican calls Senate Speaker Randy McNally a ‘groomer’ and ‘predator’ in letter requesting he resign
Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, who presides over Tennessee’s Senate, is being asked to resign from his post by a Republican member of the Tennessee House. But McNally’s refusing to go.
Is natural gas ‘clean energy’? Tennessee lawmakers want you to think so.
Natural gas is “better than” coal. This refrain is a classic argument for the fossil fuel industry, and it is how Tennessee lawmakers are persuading the state legislature to rebrand natural gas as “clean energy.”
Tennessee Senate Speaker Randy McNally says his voting record is not anti-LGBTQ, following national backlash
McNally says he’ll be taking a pause from social media, after drawing national attention for his comments on a young gay man’s provocative photos.
Tennessee’s main anti-abortion group now backs an exception to the state’s total ban
Tennessee Right to Life is supporting a measure that would add exceptions to the state’s abortion law. The changes they made assure the group no abortions will take place unless they save the life of the mother.
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