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Tennessee ethics panel dismisses complaint against education commissioner over travel costs
The Tennessee Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint against Education Commissioner Lizzette Reynolds. The ethics complaint filed by Rep. Caleb Hemmer, D-Nashville, in May alleges Reynolds illegally accepted travel reimbursements paid for by a group that also lobbies the legislature. Reynolds attended two out-of-state events last year with expenses paid by her former employer, ExcelinEd, a national advocacy group whose partner 501(c)(4) — which shares staff, office space, and a post office box — employs a lobbyist in...
'Tennessee Three' member urges young Democrats to vote against reversion: 'Not going back'
ETTRICK – A Tennessee state legislator expelled from, then reinstated to that state’s General Assembly stumped for the Democratic presidential ticket here Thursday, focusing on young voters at two area colleges with this message: “We’re not going back.” “This moment and this time require the best of our energies, the best of our...
Democratic Tennessee lawmaker campaigns in Florida on avoiding ‘authoritarians’
TALLAHASSEE – A Tennessee state House member once expelled from that body flew to Florida to advocate against authoritarianism and stump for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz. Tennessee State Rep. Justin Pearson, one of the “Tennessee Three” expelled for protesting on the House floor against gun violence, made a stop […]
School shooting revives issue of cellphones in class
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Wednesday’s tragic Apalachee High School shooting in Georgia is now shining an even brighter light on the debate over cellphones in classrooms. Do students need phones in classrooms and would they help in emergency situations? One Tennessee state lawmaker in Memphis says cell phones in schools are also an important conversation. “There’s a […]
Tennessee’s First Lady Maria Lee will visit RM State Park for volunteer work event
Tennessee State Parks will join First Lady Maria Lee’s Tennessee Serves initiative Sept. 19-29 with volunteer work events at parks across the state. The volunteer opportunities coincide with National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 28. Through Tennessee Serves, the First Lady invites Tennesseans to join her efforts to transform the state through service. Each […] The post Tennessee’s First Lady Maria Lee will visit RM State Park for volunteer work event appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
AT&T strike continues in Southeast as company presents ‘final offer’ for union contract
Thousands of unionized AT&T workers across the southeast marked their 20th day on strike Thursday amid a bargaining stalemate over a new contract with the telecommunications giant. AT&T on Wednesday presented the southeast district of The Communications Workers of America (CWA) with what it calls its “final offer,” proposing cumulative wage increases of up to […]
Tennessee native Barry Wilmore on Starliner return minus astronauts: 'God is in control'
The Boeing Starliner is scheduled to return to Earth Friday evening, but it will do so without its crew, including astronaut and Middle Tennessee native Barry "Butch" Wilmore. He's now scheduled to remain on the International Space Station until February 2025 along with the Starliner's other crew member, Sunita Williams. The pair's trip...
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