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Road and bridge repairs, pandemic impact on schools and criminal justice reform are the issues more than 1,500 lawmakers and legislative staffers from 15 southern states are in Nashville to discuss.
The officials are in town for the 75th Southern Legislative Conference, an annual event featuring former and current state officials, lawmakers and industry experts, including former Gov. Bill Haslam. Running from July 10-14, the event allows southern lawmakers to exchange policy ideas and ready themselves for the upcoming legislative session.
Tennessee lawmakers including House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, Senate Republican Caucus Chairman Ken Yager, R-Kingston, and House Republican Caucus Chairman Jeremy Faison, R-Cosby, attended the event. Sexton currently serves as the chair of the legislative conference.
House, Senate speakers continue to push back on current removal process
But Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, a staunch opponent of relocating the Forrest bust from the Capitol, and House Speaker Cameron Sexton have argued for months that the governor and his cabinet members on the Capitol Commission did not follow state law by failing to get a vote of concurrence from the State Building Commission before proceeding to the Historical Commission.
While the Building Commission step was never previously publicly discussed by McNally, R-Oak Ridge, and Sexton, R-Crossville, in conversations about the proper removal process, the two speakers after the July 2020 Capitol Commission vote pointed to a section of state law that indicated a third commission also needed to be involved.
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Waiting period ends, but Tennesseeâs Forrest bust remains in place
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A bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest is displayed in the Tennessee state Capitol on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in Nashville. (AP/Mark Humphrey)
NASHVILLE â A required 4-month waiting period for the removal of a Nathan Bedford Forrest bust from the Tennessee Capitol building has expired, but if and when it will be removed is still uncertain, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reported.
Thatâs because top Republican lawmakers say the removal request should have gone through the State Building Commission but didnât.
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