Even though the current system has been ruled constitutional, many lawmakers have trouble getting over the nagging feeling that it really doesn’t gel with Tennessee’s governing document. And they doubt voters approve either.
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The Department of Education plans to shave about 43 positions from its administrative staff, though 17 of them are already vacant, the Haslam administration said Thursday.
The department represents the second largest chunk of…
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5.) McCormick Addresses Rep. Curry Todd’s DUI Arrest
House GOP Leader Gerald McCormick’s reaction to news that Memphis-area Republican Curry Todd had been arrested Oct. 11 on suspicion of driving drunk, possessing a firearm…
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A prominent Knoxville criminal court judge’s drug-fueled ethical meltdown and subsequent professional downfall could send political and policy aftershocks beyond East Tennessee.
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Tennessee state Rep. Curry Todd’s first court date on charges of driving drunk, possessing a weapon while under the influence and violating Tennessee’s “implied consent law” is set for Nov. 1 in…
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Tennessee state Rep. Curry Todd, a Republican from Collierville, was arrested in Nashville last night on charges of drunk driving and carrying a loaded handgun.
The arresting officer’s affidavit states that Todd was “extremely…
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Gov. Bill Haslam today announced a new agreement with Amazon.com, wherein the company will bring 3,500 full-time jobs with benefits for Tennesseans. That’s an increase of 1,500-2,000 jobs from what the company had previously…
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Press Release from The Alliance for Main Street Fairness in Tennessee; Oct. 4, 2011:
Tennessee Attorney General States Amazon Has Nexus; If Internet Retailer Can Collect In Golden State, It Can Collect…
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During a campaign stop in Memphis this week, Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry adeptly played to the rhetoric of unrest reverberating around Tennessee and beyond as a result of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…
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Democrats said their recently concluded week-long “jobs tour” was time and energy well spent — and Tennesseans can expect some practical policy ideas that should attract bipartisan support as a result.
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Almost a dozen witnesses both challenged and defended the integrity of the state’s processes for investigating ethical complaints against Tennessee judges during a legislative hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill.
Questions surrounding the…
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Back in March, TNReport’s Andrea Zelinski laid bare the news that Speaker Beth Harwell had made an upstanding decision to give footwear the boot when presiding over the House of Representatives.
This photo of…
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