A representative for the American Association of People with Disabilities visited the Capitol Tuesday to complain that the state’s new voter identification law is unfair to the disabled because it raises hurdles to their casting their ballots in person. “The … Continue reading →
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TN Senate to vote on waiving background checks for handgun carry permit holders
Updated Feb. 1 at 9:15 a.m. Update: The bill’s sponsor, state Sen. Steve Southerland, took the bill off the calendar during Wednesday morning’s Senate session. Southerland made the move at the request of the TBI, which he said did not … Continue reading →
Liveblog of Gov. Bill Haslam’s second State of the State address
We’ll be liveblogging Gov. Bill Haslam’s second State of the State address at 6 p.m. 5:50 p.m. Starting the preliminary actions for the State of the State. Senate and House going into joint session. 6 p.m. Haslam should be in … Continue reading →
Rick Santorum gets Republican group’s endorsement after Ron Paul wins straw poll
U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas was the overwhelming winner of a presidential straw poll held Saturday by the Tennessee Republican Assembly, but former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania won the group’s endorsement even more easily. Paul received 200 … Continue reading →
Nashville MPO touts, defines ‘active transportation’
Footnoted in Friday’s news release about Middle Tennessee pedestrian and bicycling grants of $2.5 million is a helpful definition for a term that’s been hot on the lips of the Nashville Metropolitan Planning Organization. The MPO has been pushing for … Continue reading →
From piracy to privacy, Blackburn takes on Google
Rep. Marsha Blackburn isn’t making any friends at Google lately. After backing the Stop Online Piracy Act, the anti-piracy measure that rankled Google and other Internet companies, Blackburn issued a statement today blasting the company’s new privacy policy. “After all … Continue reading →
Bill Ketron files measures to amend, repeal new cyberbullying law
State Sen. Bill Ketron has filed a pair of bills — one that would repeal a controversial cyberbullying law and another that would limit its impact — after the law triggered an online firestorm last summer. Senate Bill 2555 appears … Continue reading →
