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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.
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...
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 […]
Supreme Court briefs filed against Tennessee minor gender-affirming care ban
(The Center Square) – A group of Republican politicians, 153 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and a group led by actor Elliot Page have filed amicus briefs in front of the U.S. Supreme Court arguing against Tennessee’s Senate Bill 1, a ban on gender-affirming surgeries for minors. The Supreme Court said in June that it would hear the case. A July 2023 ruling from the Sixth District U.S. Court of Appeals allowed the law to take effect. ...
2 Russians charged with funneling $10M to Tennessee media company
By Jon Styf The Center Square The U.S. Department of Justice indicted a pair of Russian nationals for covertly funding a Tennessee-based media company. The indictment does not name the company but details within the indictment match Tennessee-based Tenet Media, which hosts Tim Pool’s Culture War Podcast, the Tennessean wrote. Russian state-run media outlet Russia Today […] The post 2 Russians charged with funneling $10M to Tennessee media company appeared first on Claiborne Progress.
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 […]
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