Lee makes vocational education push his first legislative initiative
Bill Lee is inaugurated as Tennessee’s 50th governor on Jan. 19, 2018. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal) Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s first legislative initiative calls for expanding access to...
View ArticleHow nigh is the end? House leadership plots course
House Speaker Glen Casada speaks to fellow Republicans in a caucus meeting on Jan. 10, 2019. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal) For the Tennessee General Assembly to get around to completing its...
View ArticleGOP colleagues split over Byrd chairmanship
A Tennessean survey of House Republicans has found the caucus is split over whether Rep. David Byrd (R-Waynesboro) should remain chairman of an education subcommittee given allegations of sexual...
View ArticleThat’s a wrap! Lawmakers go home for the year
Rep. Matthew Hill (R-Jonesborough) speaks to reporters in the House chamber in Nashville on April 17, 2019. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal) In case you hadn’t noticed, the Tennessee General Assembly...
View ArticleCasada’s chief of staff resigns after sexual texts with intern
House Speaker Glen Casada’s Chief of Staff Cade Cothren following a whirlwind day of revelations including that he sent text messages soliciting sex acts from an intern and used cocaine in his...
View ArticleRep. Farmer ends law firm advertising campaign touting lawmaker role
State Rep. Andrew Farmer, a likely choice to become House judiciary chairman had an unrelated leadership vote turned out differently, has abandoned a billboard campaign for his law firm touting his...
View ArticleLee’s criminal justice task force releases recommendations
Gov. Bill Lee’s criminal justice task force has released its initial set of recommendations. Here’s the full release from the governor’s office: NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Gov. Bill Lee’s Criminal...
View ArticleByrd to have GOP primary challenger if he runs again
Embattled Rep. David Byrd (R-Waynesboro) attends a House Education Committee meting in Nashville on March 28, 2019. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal) State Rep. David Byrd (R-Waynesboro) will have a...
View ArticleThe Tennessee legislature in 1879: Secret meetings, prison outsourcing,...
Taking a page from sports broadcasters showing archived games to make up for the lack of live programming during the COVID-19 pandemic, the TNJ: On the Hill blog is engaging in our own throwback...
View ArticleComing soon to a store (or keyboard) near you: Two sales tax holidays
The House meets at the state Capitol in Nashville on June 1, 2020. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal) As part of a late-session compromise between the House and Senate, lawmakers agreed to double to...
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