Last evening Knoxville City Council met to deliberate and vote of proposed legislation from first term State Rep. Elaine Davis and State Senator Frank Niceley of Strawberry Plains. Originally State Senator Dr. Richard Briggs...
House Bill 289, sponsored by State Rep. Lowell Russell, R-Vonore, will require a sentence of death to be carried out within 30 business days of the conclusion of any appeals or post- conviction relief,...
The Knox County Commission on Monday watched the inaugural Knox County Junior Commissioners conduct their mock session. The mock session completes the work of the Junior Commission for this year. As part of The...
Legislation passed by the House tonight will allow public charter schools the ability to prioritize enrollment for the most at-risk students NASHVILLE — Tennesseans for Student Success (TSS) released the following statement to applaud members of...
First District Knox County Commissioner Dr. Dasha Lundy had an actionable item (subpoena) for Knox Sheriff Tom Spangler and the officers involved in the McAlister’s Deli incident to come give an account of what...
In recent months a group of citizens has raised accusations about services provided in Jefferson County Schools. Allied Behavioral Health Solutions (ABHS) is a licensed mental health facility with the Tennessee Department of Mental...
This and this in February with Knox County Schools, trying to hire a debt collector for unpaid lunch bills. Earlier this month, this from WBIR of Jefferson County parents pulling together to pay off...
Thanks to former United States House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich for calling out here Florida State Senator Jason Brodeur for his asinine (my term), insane (Speaker’s term) bill of requiring bloggers to register...
This from The Tennessean that Tennessee will spend a $1.5 Million grant to ‘outsource’ 550 Tennessee rape kits to a laboratory in Florida. So 550 people were potentially raped, but the Tennessee Bureau of...
This story from WBIR on March 6, 2023 (a week ago) ‘correctional officers’ in a bidding war? Where are they going? Not to other correctional facilities. None of the other law enforcement agencies are...
Since taking office as the freshman TN District Five Congressman Andy Ogles has been plagued with questions primarily from Phil Williams of News Channel 5. Ogles has perfected the skill of walking and acting...
