New TNJ edition alert: Kelsey sentencing recap, a 6th Circuit vacancy approaches
The latest print edition of The Tennessee Journal is out. Here is what’s in it:
— Final chapter in Kelsey chronicles? Ex lawmaker gets 21 months in prison for fundraising scheme.
— From the campaign trail: Rolli parts ways with consultant, Humble told to make full disclosure.
— Courtside seat: An opening on the 6th Circuit, a likely delay in the Casada case.
Also: Longtime head of the Tennessee Wildlife Federation passes away, Dolores Gresham goes after recalcitrant school boards, and Andy Ogles tries to tell the media how to cover the news.
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New TNJ edition alert: GOP wins latest skirmish is court fights over new laws, a retrospective on Roy Herron’s political career
The latest print edition of The Tennessee Journal is out. Here is what’s in it:
— GOP wins latest skirmish in multi-front legal battle over new laws
— Kelsey makes last-minute swap in legal teams, mulls litigation against former lawyers.
— Early voting underway for Nashville mayor, special state House races.
— Obituary: Roy Herron had front-row seat for Democrats’ decline in Tennessee.
Also: UT Martin gets its first black chancellor, team Cothren gets $75,000 in burger chain dispute, and Herbert Slatery is back at the AG’s office.
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New TNJ alert: Passenger rail advocates plot ways to get Tennessee back on track
The latest print edition of The Tennessee Journal is here. Here is what’s in it:
— All aboard? Study signals way to get passenger rail back on track.
— Stymied again: Trump judge’s transgender ruling is latest to go against GOP lawmakers.
— Survey says… Tennesseans split on expulsion of two Democratic House members.
Also: The Baker Center is now the Baker School, the site of Harwell and Casada’s nominations for House speaker getting new digs, Roy Herron seriously hurt in personal watercraft collision, and the infallibility of state lawmakers questioned by the highest court in the land.
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New TNJ edition alert: A beachhead for the Hills and the history behind lying in state
The latest print edition of The Tennessee Journal is here. Here is what’s in it:
— Get the band back together? Timothy Hill wins GOP nod to return to state House.
— Nashville council picks interim member for vacated House seat.
— Lying in state: A look at who has been bestowed the honor (spoiler alert: it’s mostly Democratic men)
Also: Jonathan Skrmetti decries a “media circus” not of his own making, T.J. Ducklo gets un-cancelled, a bid to rename Clingman’s Dome, and a blackout on the legislative website … in Italy.
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New TNJ edition alert: Judge hammers lawmakers, DeSantis to headline GOP fundraiser
The latest print edition of The Tennessee Journal is here. Here is what’s in it:
— Parker shot first: Judge slams lawmakers in blocking drag law.
— From the campaign trail: DeSantis headlines GOP fundraiser, no leader in Nashville mayor’s race.
— Obituaries: Nashville Rep. Bill Beck, 14-year Knox County exec Dwight Kessel.
Also: Lackluster fundraising numbers for the Justins, Glenn Jacobs hangs out with Donald Trump, John Ingram rails against a racetrack deal, and a new area code in East Tennessee.
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New TNJ edition alert: Redistricting case update, special session wrangling, AG-approved drag shows
The latest print edition of The Tennessee Journal is here. Here is what’s in it:
— Redistricting case may test anyone-can-sue-government statute.
— Speakers trying to find alternatives to ‘red flag’ law in special session.
— Risqué, but OK? AG says Memphis drag shows ‘don’t even come close’ to violating law.
— Flight of the Phoenix: Sexton declines to discuss Cothren claim of alliance in speaker’s race.
Also: FBI agents raid home of Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr., early voting underway in two of three special state House elections, and the Registry’s former home gets a rebranding.
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New TNJ edition alert: Intimidation allegations in public corruption case, parents fret about retention law
The latest print edition of The Tennessee Journal is here (a day early because of the approaching holiday weekend). Here is what’s in it:
— Prosecutors allege threats, intimidation in public corruption case.
— Parents fret about kids being held back due to third-grade test results.
—If drag show law is found unconstitutional, AG wants ruling to apply only to Shelby County.
Also: Freddie O’Connell wants “More Ville and less Vegas,” a rival gun rights group wants to “beat political asses” at the Tennessee Capitol, and Cameron Sexton says he’d do it all over again.
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New TNJ edition alert: Kelsey’s ‘big mistake,’ lawmakers demand shooter’s writings
The latest print edition of The Tennessee Journal is out. Here is what’s in it:
— Federal judge rejects Kelsey’s claim guilty plea was ‘big mistake’
— Statehouse update: Why ask when you can demand? Lawmakers seek shooter’s writings.
— From the campaign trail: Memphis residency ruling, Ogles gets another big endorsement, GOP race for vacated state House seat down to two candidates.
Also: Dolly Parton takes aim at politicians, Beth Harwell on “lazy” supermajorities, save the date for the Statesmen’s Dinner, and $700,000 for Cordell Hull repairs.
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New TNJ Alert: Legislative box scores, Memphis residency case, House District 3 primary set
The latest print edition of The Tennessee Journal is out. Here is what’s in it:
— Legislative box score gives glance at session’s heroes and zeros.
— Flotsam and jetsam: Sifting through the wreckage of the hundreds of bills that didn’t make it.
— From the campaign trail: Memphis residency, 3rd House District race, Nashville mayor’s poll, Ogles and Trump reunited.
Also: Oprah on the Justins, Gary Humble audit deadline set, Masha Blackburn on walk-and-talks and grandparents providing security, and Scotty Campbell promotes a mystery wrestler.
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New TNJ edition alert: Handing out awards before Lee calls lawmakers back for another go
With state lawmakers returning home after completing a tumultuous legislative session, the latest print edition of The Tennessee Journal is handing out some prizes including:
— Rookies of the Year.
— Bruce Griffey Prize for Legislative Futility.
— Best Leak.
— Revolving Door Award.
— Men Without Hats Prize.
Also: Gary Humble is refusing to cooperate with a campaign finance audit, Marjorie Taylor Greene takes aim at Mark Green, hearing scheduled on Brian Kelsey’s bid to withdraw guilty plea, and Adam Lowe’s hot (mic) take on the attractiveness of gun protesters at the Capitol.
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