Redistricting is expected to dominate lawmakers’ first week back at the Capitol as they consider a set of Republican-drawn maps for state House and Senate and Congressional districts.
House and Senate committees have begin…
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House Speaker Beth Harwell indicates she wants the GOP-dominated General Assembly to avoid “political gerrymandering” in the redrawing of the Tennessee’s legislative and congressional districts.
However, the final shape the lines take…
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Press Release from state Rep. Ben West, Jr., D-Hermitage; Aug. 26, 2010:
All Four Former District 60 Candidates Join West in Endorsement
(Nashville) — State Representative Ben West, Jr. (D-Hermitage), who…
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The crowded field of Tennessee House District 57 hopefuls share Rep. Susan Lynn’s public affinity for small-government philosophy and high prioritization of state sovereignty.
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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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Senate Republican dominance was on display Tuesday, when a proposal offered up by Democratic Leader Jim Kyle, who is Gov. Phil Bredesen’s pitchman in the Legislature on budget matters, sank without a bubble.
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The House Speaker says he understands the reporter who shot pictures of him after his collapse was “just doing his job” and added that he is against legislation banning that reporter from the House floor.
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Republican leaders in the House say they’re big fans of the Senate GOP’s budget proposal, with a few minor tweaks.
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Press Release from the House Republican Caucus; April 21, 2010:
(April 21, 2010, NASHVILLE) – The House Republican Caucus leadership today called upon Governor Phil Bredesen to stop proposing new tax increases…
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Lawmakers approved the measure 70-23. Supporters want to make sure Tennessee taxpayers are not subsiding abortions. Opponents worry the Legislature is “trying to regulate an industry that hasn’t really begun.”
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Press Release from Rep. Gary Odom, D-Nashville; April 8, 2010:
House Passes Bill That More Than Doubles Penalty For Armed Robbery
(Nashville) — Democratic Leader Gary Odom passed a long-overdue measure through the…
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Republican Majority Leader from Bristol says he won’t try to retain his House seat in November.
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