Stephen Fincher appears as “special guest” of Jim Tracy in Murfreesboro
U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher attended as a “special guest” of Congressional candidate Jim Tracy at a couple of appearances Thursday afternoon in Rutherford County. Tracy, who represents the county in the...
View ArticleBill Haslam spars with Democratic governor over UAW vote, minimum wage,...
Tenn. Gov. Bill Haslam sparred with Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn over the weekend in an appearance on PBS Newshour. In a piece meant to explore whether governors have become more partisan, Haslam and Quinn...
View ArticleSpringfield ROTC instructor plans run for Tennessee legislature
Chris Orndorff, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and an ROTC instructor in Springfield, announced over the weekend that he plans to run as a Republican to represent Robertson County in the state...
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Indian sculpture ‘Sandy’ may soon become official Tennessee state artifact
“Sandy,” a centuries-old Indian artifact found in Wilson County in the 1930s, may soon become the official Tennessee state artifact, under a bill moving through the state legislature. The stone...
View ArticleBill to end primaries for U.S. senators put off again
State Sen. Frank Niceley’s proposal to end primaries for U.S. senators has been put off again — this time to the last calendar of the legislative session. Niceley, R-Strawberry Plains, suggested 11...
View ArticleTony Shipley defends setting aside Haslam’s meth bill
State Rep. Tony Shipley is not pleased with how his decision to set aside Gov. Bill Haslam’s meth bill is being portrayed, and on Wednesday morning, he defended the action to reporters at the Capitol....
View ArticleRoll Call speculates about Corker for Tennessee governor
From the Never Too Early Department: Roll Call took up a scenario that has been floated in Tennessee political circles from time to time recently — the possibility that U.S. Sen. Bob Corker will run...
View ArticleTennessee lawmakers attach riders to cursive writing bill
As at least one Republican leader appears to have feared would happen, opponents of Common Core in the state House of Representatives have proposed several potential riders to a popular bill to...
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Nashville student group protests voter ID law, sings, leaves Tennessee Capitol
About 30 people from an organization called the Nashville Student Organizing Committee held a brief demonstration in Legislative Plaza on Wednesday afternoon to protest Tennessee’s voter identification...
View ArticleRon Ramsey predicts Tenn. legislature will revisit wine in grocery stores
The ink from Gov. Bill Haslam’s signing pen had barely dried Thursday (that expression is a cliche, but in this case it’s pretty close to being true), and Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey was already musing that...
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