This article is from Tennessee Lookout Senate Judiciary Chairman Todd Gardenhire blasted a constitutional amendment to the state’s bail law Tuesday, saying it will pack county jails and put local governments in a financial bind. Senators passed the measure 6-3 but not before the Chattanooga Republican dropped the hammer. The resolution would amend the Constitution by […]
Advice for politicians? Pick a Lane
This opinion is from Tennessee Lookout On Thursday, Tennessee Democratic Rep. Gloria Johnson announced she will run again for her Knoxville state House seat. Democrats and Republicans alike went wild, because she’s also running for U.S. Senate. Her announcement last week came amid debate over a proposed bill by Sen. Richard Briggs, a Knoxville Republican, that would prohibit […]
Measure Requiring More DCS Transparency Advances
This article is from Tennessee Lookout After more than a year of intense scrutiny over the mistreatment of kids in the care of the Department of Children’s Services, a proposal to require the agency to be more transparent is receiving bipartisan support. A bill by Democrats Sen. Jeff Yarbro, of Nashville and Rep. Dwayne Thompson of Shelby County […]
TBI Reports Continued Delays in Rape Kit Testing
This article is from Tennessee/Lookout More than year after the murder of a Memphis kindergarten teacher brought renewed public attention to the state’s lengthy delays in testing sexual assault evidence, average turnaround times for lab work still surpass five months, according to a report released last week by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The testing delays […]
Department of Children’s Services In Legal Battle to Keep Records Out of Public Eye
This story is from Tennessee/Lookout When a child dies from abuse or neglect in Tennessee, how much information should the Department of Children’s Service release to the public about its past history with the child — and how quickly should the agency disclose it? The Tennessee Court of Appeals will now consider those questions in […]
Tourism Dollars Flow from Tennessee Whiskey Trail
This article is from Tennessee/Lookout Bill Lee stands beside an old boxcar parked off to one side of a lot at The Chattanooga Choo Choo – quite a fitting place for an old railroad car to spend its days. But it’s not sitting empty. As Lee pulls the massive iron door open, its contents are revealed: Wooden […]
Former TWRA Biologist: Agency Manipulated Data on Deer Disease
Lawsuit Filed Against Agency by Former Employee Alleging Officials Misled Public and Changed Protocols to Avoid Admitting Mistakes This article is from Tennessee/Lookout A state biologist claims he was confronted in his home by law enforcement officers with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency on the same day he sent his boss’s superiors evidence that the state […]
Governor’s Special Session Ends in House Scrum
Speaker Sexton, Rep. Pearson Give Different Accounts of Incident This article is from Tennessee/Lookout A special session of the General Assembly designed to improve public safety in the wake of the Covenant School mass shooting wrapped up with violence and anger. The House and Senate agreed to spend $110 million on an array of safety measures. But […]
Governor Promises to Make Special Session Call, Sponsor Bills Amid GOP Opposition
Lee Working with Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers This article is from Tennessee/Lookout Still facing challenges from Republican leaders, Gov. Bill Lee confirmed he will make an official call for a special session and sponsor several bills, including one he floated this spring dealing with extreme risk orders of protection. Yet just four months after a mass […]
Comptroller: Ex-Director of Tennessee Police Chief Group Spent $60K on Booze, Meals
This article is from Tennessee/Lookout The former executive director of the publicly-funded Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police oversaw spending of more than $63,000 on food, alcohol, meals, gift cards and gas over a four-year period — credit card expenses questioned by the Tennessee Comptroller in a report that has been turned over to the Davidson […]
Lee Sets Special Session for Late August
Governor Did Not Mention Guns in Monday Press Release This article is from Tennessee/Lookout Five months after a shooter killed six people at The Covenant School in Nashville, Gov. Bill Lee will bring lawmakers back to Nashville to cobble together a solution to the mass murder. Lee announced Monday he will call the General Assembly into […]
Stockard on the Stump: Closing Records – Isn’t That Convenient
This article is from Tennessee/Lookout. Tennessee’s chief open records advocate is questioning moves to keep documents secret in two high-profile cases roiling Tennessee. Deborah Fisher, executive director of the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government, contends Metro Police is off the mark in claiming the writings of Covenant School shooter Audrey Hale are exempt from the Public […]
Republicans Demand Release of Shooter’s Manifesto before Special Session
This article is from Tennessee/Lookout. Key Tennessee Republicans are calling for Metro Nashville authorities to release documents written by The Covenant School shooter, saying it is critical to know the motive behind the murders before a special session is held on gun-law reform. Sen. Todd Gardenhire, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, recently filed a public […]
Senate Judiciary Committee Will Not Take Up Gun Measure Bills in Wake of Church School Shooting
This article is from Tennessee/Lookout. On the heels of a mass shooting at a Nashville private school, Senate Judiciary Chairman Todd Gardenhire said Wednesday gun-related bills won’t be taken up the rest of this legislative session. Gardenhire called Gov. Bill Lee’s words “appropriate” in the wake of the shooting and noted he is “embarrassed” that some lawmakers […]
Senate Panel Clears Path to Lower Permitless Gun-Carry Age to 18
This article is from Tennessee/Lookout. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to drop the permitless gun-carry age to 18 from 21, aligning Tennessee with a pending court order. The panel endorsed the legislation by Sen. John Stevens, R-Huntingdon, on a 7-2 vote after amending the measure to exclude “long guns.” Removal of rifles from the legislation […]
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