The measure breezed through the Senate Wednesday, a stark contrast to the gale-force debate that howled up in the House last week.
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Critics say the bill would render many capable, qualified candidates, including military veterans, unable to hold the office.
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Mostly the legislation involves “small, fine-tuning adjustments” and “tweaks.” The bill sponsor warned that to go much further could incite the Senate to kill the bill — or the governor to veto it. But some lawmakers are already talking about bringing the issue up again next year.
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Those foreign-owned companies that operate the roadway-violation monitoring devices “suck,” says House Majority Leader Jason Mumpower. In particular, they are “sucking (money) out of Sullivan County…out of Tennessee…out of the United States,” he said.
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Currently, all former members of the Legislature — even those convicted of crimes while in office — are allowed to participate in the state health insurance program. The bill is not retroactive.
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Another bill the Senate passed Monday would require that those who lack proper documentation take a driver’s license test in English.
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Democrats worry the legislation will enable local officials to engage in “profiling,” and disenfranchise legitimate voters.
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Members of the Senate Transportation Committee complained they were not involved in efforts by a House committee to draft a compromise, and voted to send the issue to a summer study committee.
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Under the recently passed bill, voters cannot be purged from the local voter rolls for minor mistakes on their registration forms. A voter can only be removed for knowingly giving false information.
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The bill as written wouldn’t affect past violators, and wouldn’t exclude perpetrators of crimes unrelated to abuse of power as an officeholder.
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