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Property Disclosure Requirement for Lawmakers Hits Snag
An ethics bill requiring Tennessee policymakers to disclose all real property they own other than their primary home has hit a snag this year, and the bill sponsor said she doesn’t expect it to pass....
View ArticleSenate Approves ‘Repealer’ to Root Out Bad Laws, Regs
Legislation to create a state Office of the Repealer passed the Senate 30-1-1 Thursday, while the House version still has a couple of committee hurdles to clear next week. The Repealer’s job would be...
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GOP-Backed ‘Wage Protection Act’ Heads to Haslam’s Desk
Unlike the testy exchanges on the House floor, the Tennessee Wage Protection Act’s passage in the upper chamber, 25-6-1, was met with only an explanation and a lone voice of opposition. Brian Kelsey...
View ArticleLawmaker Per-Diem Limitation Passes Senate, Hotel Allowance Changed
The per diem bill affecting Tennessee legislators living within a 50-mile radius of the Capitol passed the Senate 28-2, but only after being amended, which will send it back to the House for...
View ArticleState Audit Finds $70M-Plus in Unwarranted Unemployment Payouts
Because of errors and fraud, the state of Tennessee issued $73.4 million in overpayments to people drawing unemployment benefits over the past six years, according to a new audit report. The problems...
View ArticleCigarette Markup Would Nearly Double Under Lawmakers’ Proposal
Tennesseans would pay more for their smokes under a bill working its way through the General Assembly. The measure, SB788/HB644, would increase the amount Tennessee retailers are required to mark up...
View ArticleDA, Sheriff Criticize Animal-Cruelty Reporting Measure
While Gov. Bill Haslam weighs his options regarding legislation sitting on his desk that opponents have dubbed the “Ag Gag” bill, the chorus of condemnation continues to grow. Earlier this week two...
View ArticleAG Opinion: Abuse-Reporting Bill Has Problems
Tennessee’s top lawyer has declared that a controversial measure purporting to prevent animal cruelty is “constitutionally suspect.” Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has said he wouldn’t decide whether to...
View ArticlePody Questions State’s Contract to Outsource Motor Pool
An inquiry into contract outsourcing for the management of the state’s motor pool to Enterprise Rent-A-Car has left one state representative with more questions than answers. And those answers may not...
View ArticleCasada Looks Forward to Quizzing Textbook Commission
Rep. Glen Casada says he has a lot of questions for the State Textbook Commission due to what he calls “biased” material in the social studies books currently being used by Tennessee schoolchildren....
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