Vincent Dixie News Today

A Middle Tennessee state representative is asking the state's attorney general if former Presidnet Donald Trump should be on the Tennessee ballot this fall.

A Middle Tennessee state representative is asking the state's attorney general if former Presidnet Donald Trump should be on the Tennessee ballot this fall.

Tennessee’s Democratic and Republican delegations are now set ahead of national conventions this summer, where each party is expected to formally nominate presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

Barrington Moore was fatally shot last week while attempting to help a troubled teenager. For Vincent Dixie, the loss hits close to home, as Moore was not only a mentee but regarded as family.

With inflation still high, items such as groceries, school supplies, diapers and formula and even feminine hygiene products are some of the things lawmakers were hoping to have reduced tax burdens for Tennesseans.

 

On its face, Tennessee Democrats seemed favorable to the bill, though they admitted they’d prefer more substantial fixes. Some Democrats have also taken issue with a portion that explains that a teacher must "be viewpoint neutral on political topics, such as gun rights, gun violence, and the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution."

Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the opinion at the request of a Democrat, the first opinion he has issued for a member of the party.

After the first day of the session, opponents of a new ticketing system to sit in the Tennessee House gallery have waited to hear if that mechanism was constitutional.

Mayor Freddie O’Connell sent $5,250 to state lawmakers this month via a new political action committee created in November with leftover campaign cash.