Besides a House-Senate impasse over legislative “sticking points,” approving expensive bills during the governor’s special session will be difficult with the state hitting a $330 million “hole in the budget.” Even though sales tax revenues are coming in higher than initially projected, to the tune of $2.5 billion…
Read MoreDon Sundquist, former U.S. Congressman and two-term governor of Tennessee, died Sunday at the age of 87 in Collierville. At the request of the Sundquist family, Gov. Bill Lee’s office announced the Republican leader’s death. “Gov. Sundquist was a connector. He delighted in bringing people together from all…
Read MoreA Davidson County Chancery Court judge has set an expedited hearing for Monday in a legal dispute over a decision by the Tennessee House of Representatives to ban protest signs during a specially called session on public safety. In the order issued Friday, Chancellor Anne Martin said a…
Read MoreTennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton is seeking a hearing within 24 hours to challenge a court’s temporary order allowing members of the public to display signs of protest in the Tennessee House of Representatives during the special legislative session on public safety this week. Lawyers for Sexton and…
Read MoreNeither the House nor the Senate would budge Thursday, forcing a “standoff” to continue until next week as lawmakers try to negotiate an end to this special session. Senators approved four bills Thursday requested by Gov. Bill Lee, including a $30 million spending measure, then adjourned until Monday…
Read MoreThe Tennessee House of Representatives spent Wednesday debating dozens of bills unlikely to pass after the Senate closed its final committees, having passed only three new laws and a $30 million funding package. House Majority Leader William Lamberth, R-Portland, said senators told him they would only pass three…
Read MoreEight Republican presidential candidates gathered onstage Wednesday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for a heated first primary debate heavily influenced by former President Donald Trump, though the party’s front runner refused to attend the two-hour event. Trump instead recorded a competing 46-minute interview with former Fox News personality Tucker…
Read MoreThe Tennessee Senate passed four bills Wednesday, including a $30 million spending measure, but found itself in a standoff with House leaders before this week’s special session can end, according to Lt. Gov. Randy McNally. House leaders want the Senate to make concessions enabling it to pass more…
Read MoreUpdate: Davidson County Chancery Court Judge Anne Martin just issued a restraining order, barring the Tennessee House of Representative from enforcing a rule banning signs during the special session on public safety. A temporary injunction hearing has been set to hear the ACLU lawsuit on Sept. 5. Previous:…
Read MoreThe Senate Judiciary Committee turned into the Grim Reaper Tuesday, killing a long list of bills designed to respond to The Covenant School mass shooting while allowing only three to pass — setting the tone for the rest of the special session. The panel’s decision to table 52…
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