This story is from Tennessee/Lookout. The longstanding practice of conducting warrantless searches on private property by officers with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is unconstitutional, a three judge panel hearing a case in Benton County Circuit Court ruled Tuesday. The ruling invalidates Tennessee law that TWRA has relied on to conduct warrantless searches and surveillance on […]
Government Agencies Prove that Just Because They Can, They Shouldn’t
This editorial is from Tennessee/Lookout. Until two weeks ago, I had heard neither of Mason, Tenn., nor of Joshua Lipscomb but thanks to a couple of government agencies, I am now very familiar with them and I bet there are many other Tennesseans who have learned about them. Mason is the small West Tennessee town located […]
Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely
This editorial is from the Tennessee/Lookout. In July 1989, I was lying on the sofa of my brother’s Knoxville apartment one night. It was the summer I’d quit work to go back to school and finish the degree I abandoned to work on political campaigns a few years back. The TV was turned on, the volume […]
Smith Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
This story is from Tennessee/Lookout. A day after resigning her House seat, Robin Smith pleaded guilty Tuesday to honest services wire fraud in connection with an illicit campaign vendor set up with knowledge of a former House speaker and run by his ex-chief of staff. Smith, a Hixson Republican and former chairman of the state party, […]
Robin Smith Resigns Amid Wire Fraud Charge for Phoenix Solutions ‘Kickbacks’
According to the Tennessee/Lookout, Rep. Robin Smith, one of three House members raided by the FBI 14 months ago, resigned Monday morning after federal authorities charged her with wire fraud, claiming she took “kickbacks” from an illicit campaign vendor. Federal authorities filed the charge Friday against Smith, a Hixson Republican who ran a political consulting business […]
We Cannot Address Racism if We Can’t Talk About Race
This commentary is from Tennessee/Lookout. Lawmakers in Tennessee are pushing some bills that would ease the removal of books from school libraries, limit diversity initiatives in higher education, and restrict the teaching of diversity and equity concepts at the college level (the so-called ban on Critical Race Theory). These bills represent an effort to legislate away […]
Ukrainians in Tennessee Worry for Safety of Family and Friends
The following article is from Tennessee/Lookout. Ira Tsykovska’s iPhone kept alerting her with the familiar Apple text tone ring every few minutes while her husband Bogdan Chornomaz looked over her shoulder and worriedly read texts from their families and friends in Kyiv and Kharkiv, two of the largest cities in Ukraine. “The Russians have surrounded the cities but […]
Governor Unveils $9 Billion Funding Formula Based on Student Needs
Using a projected $9 billion, Gov. Bill Lee’s proposed K-12 funding formula for fiscal 2023-24 would start the state’s 1 million students with a base amount of $6,860, then add more depending on individual needs ranging from economic disadvantages to disabilities, according to a story in the Tennessee/Lookout. Lee is seeking to replace the “complex” Basic […]
Support Builds for Amtrak Travel as Federal Funds Dangle
Buoyed by a shot at federal funds, lawmakers are putting together a bipartisan Train Travel Caucus to bring Amtrak service to the state, starting with a Nashville-Chattanooga-Atlanta line and then moving to Bristol and Memphis, a story from Tennessee/Lookout reports.. “There is unprecedented momentum right now for passenger rail here in Tennessee because of the $1 […]
Lawmakers Prod Wildlife Agency for Better Communication
Tennessee/Lookout is reporting the Republican chairman of the Tennessee Senate Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday asked state wildlife officials to consult with the legislature before embarking on any portion of a controversial plan to clearcut hardwood forests in a White County wilderness area. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency planned to clearcut about 2,000 […]
Wildlife Officials Scale Down Deforestation Plans
The Move comes After a Threatened Lawsuit over Cuts in Bridgestone Firestone Centennial Wilderness Area According to a story in the Tennessee/Lookout, state wildlife officials have reluctantly scaled back plans to raze large portions of forest on public land in rural White County after blowback from local residents, a threatened lawsuit and the demand last week […]
Vanderbilt Study Finds Food Insecurity Persists in Tennessee’s Children
The Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy released its annual survey on child health in Tennessee and found one in three families experienced food insecurity in 2021, with nearly half of families receiving support from a food assistance program, according to a story reported by Tennessee/Lookout. The poll surveyed 1,000 parents across the state. By region, […]
In Rare Show of Bipartisanship, 34 State Lawmakers Slam TWRA Plans to Clearcut
A bipartisan group of state lawmakers on Tuesday urged Tennessee wildlife officials to immediately halt all plans to clearcut 2,000 acres of hardwood trees at the publicly-owned Bridgestone Firestone Centennial Wilderness Area in White County, according to Tennessee/Lookout Calling the plan damaging to the environment and the local economy, and criticizing the state’s Wildlife Resources Agency for […]
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