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Each legislative session, we can count on state lawmakers to pass a host of unnecessary and sometimes harmful legislation — with beneficial measures thrown in for good measure.
More than 25 Tennesseee state House and Senate Republicans seats have more than one challenger in the primary this year, while about half-a-dozen of those have no incumbent running. These seats, which include several pro- and anti-school voucher Republicans, are the next frontier in the debate over whether state lawmakers should adopt a universal plan […] The post Tennessee’s school voucher debate turns to competitive Republican state House and Senate primaries appeared first on Tennessee Lookou
Each legislative session, we can count on state lawmakers to pass a host of unnecessary and sometimes harmful legislation — with beneficial measures thrown in for good measure. And in the process, we can also depend on legislators to entertain us, in a manner of speaking, with inadvertently humorous comments and ridiculous missteps. Thus, we […] The post Foolishness and faux pas: The 2024 Niceley Awards appeared first on Tennessee Lookout.
Cultured meat is the culture wars' newest bone of contention. Republican efforts to ban production of the food, more commonly known as lab-grown meat, are heating up in states across the country.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County could be on the verge of losing two key judges’ seats to other parts of the state. If Senate Bill 2517 were to go into effect, it would eliminate the seat held until recently by embattled Criminal Court Division Nine Judge Melissa Boyd, who recently resigned. It would also take […]