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 […]
House Passes Abortion Decriminalization Bill Despite Complaints it Will Hurt Women
This article is from Tennessee/Lookout. After lively debate Monday, the Tennessee House passed legislation decriminalizing some forms of abortion in the state, giving physicians the opportunity to save women experiencing deadly pregnancies based on “reasonable judgment.” The House voted 83-11 in favor of the legislation with two abstaining. Two Republicans voted against the bill, and 13 […]
Bill Would Let Local Governments Set Up Homeless Camps
This article is from Tennessee/Lookout. Legislation set to be heard in the General Assembly would enable local governments to establish homeless camps and order residents to mental health treatment. State Rep. Ryan Williams said Tuesday he came up with the idea in part because people didn’t like the measure he sponsored last year allowing police to […]
John Cole’s Tennessee: ‘Tongue Tied’
This editorial cartoon is from John Cole and Tennessee/Lookout
House Physician ‘Affirmative Defense’ Delayed after Abortion Bills Fall in Senate
This article is from Tennessee/Lookout. A piece of legislation designed to stop the “criminalization” of doctors could be in trouble after several abortion-related bills went down in flames this week. State Rep. Esther Helton-Haynes delayed a bill Wednesday for three weeks that would remove the “affirmative defense” requirement for doctors who provide abortions for women going […]
Private School Voucher Bill for Hamilton County Rolls Through Committee
This article is from Tennessee/Lookout. Legislation expanding the state’s education savings account program to Hamilton County Schools passed the Senate Education Committee Wednesday with only token opposition. Despite a contentious vote in 2019 that brought the House to a standstill and led to an FBI investigation, the measure to spread private school vouchers to Hamilton passed […]
Governor Lee Breaks Little New Ground in State of the State Address
This article is from Tennessee/Lookout. Gov. Bill Lee broke little new ground nor dropped any policy changes in his fifth State of the State address Monday, choosing to highlight issues he has discussed for months and in some cases, years — including a transportation plan that would include “toll” roads for motorists who want to bypass […]
Silly Season
This editorial is from Tennessee/Lookout. As the 113th General Assembly gaveled into session in January, so did I begin the new year with all intentions of writing high-minded and substantive commentary on legislative bills that will make the biggest difference in the lives of ordinary Tennesseans, instead of getting pulled into the annual “shiny object” legislation […]
Citizens Deserve Access to Police Video Even When People Don’t Die
This editorial is from Tennessee/Lookout. If the video footage from the Tyre Nichols beating in Memphis tells us anything, it’s that we need to keep protecting the tools that allow public accountability for corruption. Two bills in the Legislature last year sought to reduce a citizen’s ability to view body cam or other law enforcement video […]
John Cole’s Tennessee
This John Cole editorial cartoon is from Tennessee/Lookout
Fair Criticism Does Not Equal Incivility
This editorial is from Tennessee/Lookout. In 1910, one year after leaving the presidency, Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt delivered a speech at the University of Paris — better known as the Sorbonne — titled “Citizenship in a Republic.” The speech is better known as the “Man in the Arena” speech, and you may be familiar with it as one portion is […]
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