Tennessee legislature puts state watchdog agency under attorney general
The responsibility for allegations of discrimination, including state agencies, will be the responsibility of Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skulmetti after the disbandment of the Tennessee Human Rights Commission. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) The Tennessee Attorney General’s Office was quickly able to take responsibility for investigating allegations of discrimination by state agencies after the state Senate […]
Editor’s notebook: Trump-like policies dominate the Tennessee legislature
The bill to send immigrants to prison without permanent legal status to be in Tennessee was pushed in 2026. (Photo: John Partipillo) When examining the state of national politics and federal government, there are many things that include President Donald Trump’s enthusiasm for the country’s legal deportation of people, and perhaps in the near future, […]
Tennessee legislature approves $59.8 billion budget
House Finance Chair Gary Hicks, far right, is packed with House Republican leadership members, including House majority leader William Lamberth, back to camera, and Hicks’ Cameron Sexton speakers. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) Tennessee legislators approved a $59.8 billion budget Wednesday for the upcoming fiscal year, but the House members were engrossed in the last minute […]
Battle lines drawn as Tennessee legislature speeds toward adjournment • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee lawmakers are hanging up the phone to hemp, Memphis schools and immigrant children to fuss at home before being called to testify at the April 22nd corruption trial. The version of the hemp restriction bill passed the Senate and House Finance Committee this week, but there are huge differences from state regulations and taxes […]
‘Fatal fetal anomalies’ bill fails in Tennessee legislature • Tennessee Lookout
A bill that allows doctors to perform abortions that include “fatal fetal abnormalities,” failed in the Tennessee Legislature, forcing lawmakers to settle the risks women must face to end their pregnancy. Senate Bill 1425 The sponsorship of Sen. Richard Briggs, a Knoxville Republican, was rejected last week by the Senate Judiciary Committee, circumventing efforts to […]
Bill to abolish discrimination watchdog agency advances in Tennessee Legislature • Tennessee Lookout
On Monday, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee supported the repeal of the Tennessee Human Rights Commission, a 60-year-old independent body responsible for enforcing civil rights laws in employment, housing and public accommodation. Proposed invoice Sen. John Stevens of Huntingdon and Johnny Garrett of Goodlettville, a Republican, have shifted the committee’s responsibility to the newly […]
Grocery tax cuts compete for support in Tennessee legislature • Tennessee Lookout
The House Finance Subcommittee refused to pass a Democrat-sponsored grocery tax cuts bill on Wednesday, but did not kill it. The panel has added funding mechanisms House Bill 2sponsored by Nashville Democrat Aftyn Behn, and shipped it to what is known as “Summer Research.” “The tone has changed to this issue because it became a […]
Newsom to ask California Legislature for another $2.8 billion to cover Medi-Cal cost overruns
Sacramento – Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Office said Monday that days after telling lawmakers he had received $3.4 billion in loans to pay Medi-Cal costs by March, he is asking the state legislature to approve additional funding for a healthcare program for low-income Californians by the end of the current fiscal year. The funding decision suggests […]
DOUGLAS CARSWELL: Why Is Mississippi’s Legislature Having Such A Hard Time Passing Conservative Agenda?
The Mississippi Legislature has a clear conservative mission, but sometimes they struggle to get things done. why? Gov. Tate Reeves clearly has a vision for Mississippi. He wants to promote economic growth and eliminate state income taxes. He is also quite significant in his efforts to improve law and order, the development of the education […]
A failure of imagination in the Tennessee Legislature • Tennessee Lookout
For those not aboard the right-wing theocratic politics that controls the Tennessee General Assembly, the end of the winter brings a very familiar incident of political motor vehicle disease. Democrats collectively shrink to the backseat for three months as Republican lawmakers sprinted the perverse road where Cocammay runs down the twisted road from pointless towns […]
