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.
Judge blocks Tennessee law forcing businesses to warn patrons about trans-friendly bathrooms
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Waiting period ends with uncertainty over Forrest bust fate
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Republican Attorneys General Challenge Controversial EEOC Transgender Guidance
Almost two dozen states believe the agency s guidance is unlawful AP Kevin Daley • July 8, 2021 5:45 pm
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A coalition of 21 red state attorneys general sent a letter to President Joe Biden Wednesday opposing new regulatory guidance on pronoun preferences and sex-separate bathrooms and locker rooms.
The Education Department and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in June issued an informal guidance document on the Supreme Court’s landmark gay rights decision in
Bostock v.
Clayton County. Many schools and employers will choose to comply even though those directives do not have the force of law, prompting critics to charge the administration with social engineering through regulatory minutiae.