PROPOSED BILL BANNING CHILD-LIKE SEX DOLLS HEADS TO TENNESSEE GOVERNOR’S DESK
Tennessee is poised to become the latest state to ban possessing, selling or distributing a child-like sex doll. The legislation outlawing child-like sex dolls won unanimous support from House lawmak ...
PROTESTERS DEMAND STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID BYRD’S RESIGNATION, OR WANT GOVERNOR TO GET HIM OUT
Activists with the Enough is Enough Tennessee campaign held a sit-in at Governor Lee's office to demand the resignation of Representative David Byrd. Allegations of sexual assault surfaced last year. ...
GETTING YOUR RECORD CLEARED MAY BE FREE WHEN GOVERNOR SIGNS IT INTO LAW
State expungement fees could soon be eliminated because of a bill that's passed both houses of the legislature. Currently, it costs $450 in many cases for someone to have their criminal record cleared ...
PROPOSED LAW WOULD LIMIT ACCESS TO POLICE VIDEOS
A Tennessee prosecutor has proposed banning access to police videos in criminal cases for most members of the public outside the courtroom. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports the proposed order was d ...
CROSSVILLE’S REBECCA FOSTER NAMED CONGRESSMAN JOHN ROSE’S DISTRICT DIRECTOR
Tennessee Congressman John Rose has named Rebecca Foster, former chief nursing officer of Cumberland Medical Center (CMC) in Crossville, as district director. Rebecca Foster brings 29 years of expe ...
PROPOSED TN LAW REMOVES AMUSEMENT TAX FROM GYM MEMBERSHIPS
Tennessee lawmakers aren't breaking a sweat over a proposal designed to repeal a $10 million amusement tax on gym memberships. House members unanimously agreed to sign off on the measure on Thursda ...
TENNESSEE LAWMAKERS ONE STEP CLOSER TO SPEEDING UP DEATH-ROW EXECUTIONS
As U.S. executions hover near historically low levels, a bill passed by the Tennessee House aims to remove one state court's review before putting inmates to death which ultimately would speed up the ...
MARSHA BLACKBURN SWORN IN AS FIRST FEMALE U.S. SENATOR FROM TENNESSEE
Thursday, Marsha Blackburn was sworn in as the first female to become the U.S. senator from Tennessee. Blackburn will also be one of the first two Republican women to ever serve on the Senate Judiciar ...
