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NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Human Services is announcing the establishment of the 21-member advisory board for Tennessee’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. This panel, known as the
State Court Officials Cite Benefits Of New Laws Affecting The Courts Saturday, July 3, 2021 Tennessee lawmakers passed several key pieces of legislation this year that officials said will improve and impact the state’s court system. State court officials said, "From the creation of new three-judge panel to hear certain constitutional challenges to the expansion of recovery courts and safe baby courts, the new laws allow the courts to modernize and innovate. Several pieces of legislation also focus on improving data collection in the state courts and in juvenile courts, which will al...
TN-RDAC To Inform TennCARE On Pharmaceutical Treatments Wednesday, May 12, 2021 The newly formed Tennessee Rare Disease Advisory Council or TN-RDAC (pronounced AHR-dak) has set its priorities to advocate for Tennesseans diagnosed with rare diseases, including advising TennCare’s Pharmacy Advisory Committee and Drug Utilization Review Committee on pharmaceutical treatments, as well as identifying the overall impact of rare diseases on Tennesseans. Created by public charter in the 111th Tennessee General Assembly, TN-RDAC elected at its inaugural meeting its Chairma...
A proposal to decriminalize medical marijuana that had gained momentum in recent weeks was narrowly defeated in the Tennessee House on Tuesday, though the bill's sponsor says the effort isn't dead for the year. In its final meeting scheduled this session, the House criminal justice committee voted down Rep. Bryan Terry's bill 9-8, following two hours of debate and appearances by the chamber's top parliamentary and legal officials. Terry, R-Murfreesboro, said afterward his fight to push the medical cannabis issue forward hasn't ended for the year. The General Assembly is expected to conclude i...
Nearly 34 years after receiving his death sentence, Pervis Payne may finally have a chance to avert the execution chamber. Convicted of a double murder in 1987, Payne was sentenced to death despite unanswered questions around the evidence. The 54-year-old Tennessean, who now faces an execution date that could come down from the court any minute, has maintained his innocence for more than three decades. Carrying bipartisan support, a measure allowing death row inmates like Payne to appeal their sentence on intellectual disability grounds cleared the Tennessee legislature Monday night. It wil...