New TNJ edition alert: All eyes on Tennessee as House GOP throws out two Democrats after gun protest
The latest print edition of The Tennessee Journal is out. Here is what’s in it:
— Republicans vote out Dems Jones and Pearson, balk at Johnson.
— A look back at notable past protest actions that didn’t result in ousters.
— Obituary: Mickey Barker, lone dissenter in landmark Tennessee abortion case.
Also: Former top GOP official had kids at school where fatal shooting took place, Scott Cepicky denounces Chris Todd, and moving the line between Shelby and Fayette counties.
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New TNJ edition alert: Chaos at the Capitol, redistricting lawsuit headed for trial
The latest print edition of The Tennessee Journal is out. Here is what’s in it:
— Chaos grips House in wake of fatal school shooting in Nashville.
— Legislative roundup: Despite previous rejection, Senate OK’s teacher dues withholding ban.
— Legal challenge of House, Senate redistricting maps is headed to trial.
— Interest groups spent as much as $100 million on lobbying last year.
Also: Reaction to the Covenant School shooting from the president, governor, mayor, and more; Stephen Crump taking over as head of district attorneys association, the most recent House composite photo is already fading, and a corn contest between lawmakers.
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New TNJ edition alert: Confidence in McNally, Kelsey’s about-face, abortion and toll lane bills
The latest print edition of The Tennessee Journal is out. Here is what’s in it:
— McNally easily wins confidence vote among Senate Republicans.
— The Kelsey chronicles: Former senator tries to pull about-face on guilty plea in federal case.
— Medical exception to abortion ban passes House, Senate OK’s toll lanes, Nashville Council can’t decide future makeup.
Also: Doug Overbey joins TEA lobbying team, a gubernatorial intervention on the “State of the Child Report,” Justin Pearson in legislative limbo, and the Stuntbaby rides again.
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New TNJ edition alert: McNally succession moves, abortion exceptions, and the Slashville challenge
The latest print edition of The Tennessee Journal is out. Here is what’s in it:
— Calling all pretenders: Succession talk fueled by McNally scandal.
— Legislative roundup: Abortion, campaign finance, and the light at the end of the (session) tunnel.
— Slashville: Nashville sues to halt legislature’s move to cut Metro Council in half.
Also: Flipping the order of Brian Kelsey’s sentencing hearing, Andy Ogles’ ongoing résumé problems, Tim Rudd’s parking garage dreams, and a flooded Capitol complex.
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New TNJ edition alert: Lee’s carrot-and-stick approach to teachers, blood in the Nashville water
The latest print edition of The Tennessee Journal is out. Here is what’s in it:
— Governor’s bid to raise teacher pay hike bill would also ban dues collection.
— Blood in the water: More punitive measures follow law halving the size of Nashville council.
— No harm, no foul? Judges mull motions for summary judgment in re-districting challenge.
Also: Dwight Tarwater’s state Supreme Court nomination confirmed, residency requirement questions cloud Memphis mayor’s race, new Knox County GOP chair pledges “return to normalcy,” and is there an emoji for succession jockeying for the Senate speakership?
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New TNJ alert: An awkward coming together, toll lanes on cruise control, booze bill reversal
The latest print edition of The Tennessee Journal is out. Here is what’s in it:
— House Republican leaders, Cade Cothren, and Todd Warner run into each other in a Nashville steakhouse. What could go wrong?
— Lee’s toll lane proposal on cruise control after clearing key committees.
— How the package of bills targeting Nashville for GOP snub could play out.
— Legislative roundup: Outside counsel for the legislature, a delay on bill to add abortion exceptions, a reprieve for Tennessee State, and the tables get turned on the ready-to-drink cocktails bill.
Also: Andy Ogles says mistakes were made, the House tables a motion to honor a vocal critic, the revenue commissioner’s “big sexy” moment in court, and Bill Lee’s yearbook problem.
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New TNJ edition alert: Bid to close primary elections is first GOP bill killed this year
The latest print edition of The Tennessee Journal is out. Here is what’s in it:
— Latest effort to close primaries is first GOP bill killed this session.
— Bill to cut Nashville Metro Council on fast track.
— Senate mulls eliminating sales tax on diapers and baby formula.
— Shot down: Decriminalizing weed, requiring school nurses to be paid more, getting rid of the TWRA’s online drawing for duck blinds.
Also: Andy Ogles makes something out of nothing, Bill Lee raised $1.4 million for second inaugural, Ford hires new lobbyists in Nashville, and Bud Hulsey wants candidates for constable to get competency certification.
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New TNJ edition alert: Sexton defends members against ‘intimidation’ tactics
The latest print edition of The Tennessee Journal is out. Here is what’s in it:
— Sexton lowers boom on aggressive Right to Life lobbying stance
— Evaluating the vagaries of the lawmaker ratings game.
— Wait until next year? Call for opting out federal education money will take some more work.
— AG leaves few multi-state initiatives unjoined, but was quick to back off on defending state gun law.
Also: Compromise appears to be in the works to tone down legislature’s fight with Nashville, Torrey Harris gets a reprieve from his domestic violence and theft charges, Brent Taylor’s trial balloons, and House committee chairs give bill opponents the red card.
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New TNJ alert: How to ease the anti-Nashville frenzy, Lee’s big-money play for express lanes
The latest print edition of The Tennessee Journal is out. Here is what’s in it:
— Could deal on 2028 convention ease GOP’s anti-Nashville frenzy?
— Bill Lee’s $3.3B roads plan includes sending big money to sparsely populated areas, indexing the hiked EV fee.
— Supreme Court nominee Dwight Tarwater in his own words.
— Obituaries: Redistricting advocate Maclin Davis and former senator and lobbyist Tommy Haun.
Also: McNally was alerted to heartbeat issues by watch, Cade Cothren gets delay for Registry case, Guy Jones to retire from prosecutors’ group, and lawmakers charge into trying to regulate drag shows.
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New TNJ alert: Farewell to the Goose, campaign finance roundup, Nashville upheaval
The latest print edition of The Tennessee Journal is out. Here is what’s in it:
— Farewell to Golden Goose: Lobbying legend Hensley dies at 80.
— Money matters: A look at the last campaign cycle’s biggest donors, recipients, vendors.
— Nashville mayor begs off bid for second term as GOP lawmakers target capital city’s autonomy.
Also: Former gubernatorial legal counsel Dwight Tarwater chosen for Supreme Court opening, John Cooper wont’ seek another term as Nashville mayor, Paul Sherrell looks in the mirror, and Cameron Sexton channels Travis Bickle over the state of Lower Broadway.
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