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Tennessee State Representative Mark White is planning to file a bill to allow the state to appoint up to 6 board members to the Memphis Shelby County School board.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis lawmaker’s proposal to add state appointees to the Memphis-Shelby County School Board is being called a terrible idea by some county commissioners and community activists. The proposed legislation would allow Governor Bill Lee to appoint up to six members to the school board. Memphis Representative Mark White said his proposal […]

It currently takes about 15 percent of signatures from voters, but a new bill sponsored by a Memphis state representative could drop that down to 1 percent.

The law was proposed by Cecilia Williams (pictured), whose son Cordell, 30, his fiancée Lacey Newton, 25, and their four-month-old son Cordell II, were killed by a drink driver.

Tennessee lawmakers reflect on legislative session Tennessee lawmakers reflect on legislative session By Arianna Poindexter | May 7, 2021 at 4:49 PM CDT - Updated May 7 at 6:31 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - From gun legislation to bills targeting LGBTQ youth, the Tennessee legislature had a year filled with controversial legislation. “We’re on an extreme path and it comes from the top,” said Senate Minority Leader, Jeff Yarbro, (D) Nashville. Yarbro was among other Democratic leaders who...

TN Legislators File Bill to Allow First Responders to Live where they Choose Jan 06, 2021 at 10:03 am by WGNS State Senator Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown) today filed SB 29 which would allow first responders to live where they choose. The bill would ban residency requirements statewide for police officers and firefighters. Kelsey says the bill is a matter of public safety and will allow police and fire departments to recruit top tier first responder candidates, regardless of...

-------------------------------------------- 1/06/2021 - After years of Mid-South voters hitting the polls to decide if first responders should be required to live where they work, Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey of Germantown is hoping state lawmakers will decide the issue once and for all. Kelsey filed a bill Wednesday that would let first responders, such as police officers, live wherever they choose. It would ban residency requirements statewide for law enforcement and firefighters. Su...