Patsy Hazlewood News Today

On Jan. 1, thanks to a bill sponsored in the Tennessee House by Signal Mountain Republican Patsy Hazlewood, it will be a felony for minors to access online adult content without age verification.

People who had a way with words in the news last week:

South Carolina and Tennessee are the latest states to have age verification legislation adopted by their governors.

Amid a federal push to reclassify marijuana, at least one member of the Hamilton County legislative delegation wants to consider moving forward with allowing medical uses of the substance.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation would be responsible for managing the hotline. It is aimed at protecting older people from financial exploitation, like scams.

Criminals with long histories of misdemeanor offenses would become felons upon a new misdemeanor offense under a bill approved by the Tennessee General Assembly this week, named for Chattanooga businessman Chris Wright.

An age verification bill that would make it a felony to violate the age-gating rules has advanced through its final step in the Tennessee state legislature.

Tennessee’s Republican leaders are putting a happy face on defeat after Volkswagen workers voted overwhelmingly to unionize at the Chattanooga plant. With more than 4,325 VW employees casting ballots, workers voted 2,628-985 for representation by the United Auto Workers last week, marking a milestone for workers at a foreign-owned auto plant. Gov. Bill Lee opposed […] The post Republicans lick wounds after Chattanooga Volkswagen union vote appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.

Tennesseans who cannot afford legal counsel may have better access to attorneys after the state legislature approved the first pay raise in 26 years for court-appointed lawyers.

Lawmakers remain largely divided on school vouchers, which would use public funds to send students to private schools.