Two of my great pleasures in life are buying beer and bagging my own groceries,* so it is with great sadness that I report that a bill pending in the state legislature would ban simultaneous engagement in those two activities. … Continue reading →
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Don’t Say Gay, helmet bills deferred in Tenn. legislature
House lawmakers delayed discussion of the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill for a week on Tuesday. A bill that would undo the state’s helmet law was also deferred. State Rep. Joey Hensley, R-Hohenwald, asked the House Education Committee to put … Continue reading →
Metro Councilman Brady Banks will seek help in wake of arrest, his pastor says
Metro Councilman Brady Banks “will be seeking help” after being arrested on a misdemeanor charge of patronizing prostitution, the leader of his church wrote in an email to the congregation. The Rev. Tom Gildemeister, senior pastor of Belle Meade United … Continue reading →
Bill Haslam’s civil service bill to see changes
Despite last week’s announcement that they were leaving the bargaining table, it appears the Tennessee State Employees Association is still talking to Gov. Bill Haslam’s office and the state legislature about possible amendments to the governor’s civil service bill that … Continue reading →
Mitt Romney “super PAC” re-ups, buys TV time through Super Tuesday
Restore Our Future, the “super PAC” supporting former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in the Republican presidential primaries, has bought advertising on Nashville’s TV stations through March 6, the day of Tennessee’s primary. After a $16,928 buy for the week ending … Continue reading →
Vice Mayor Diane Neighbors says she’s not ready to pass judgment on Metro Councilman Brady Banks
Vice Mayor Diane Neighbors, the leader of the Metro Council, said today that Councilman Brady Banks’ arrest on a misdemeanor charge of patronizing prostitution was “disturbing” but that she wasn’t ready to “pass judgment.” Neighbors said she’s been out of … Continue reading →
With voting under way, Davidson County General Sessions Court candidates get busy
As voters start going to the polls, the three Democratic candidates for a Davidson County General Sessions Court judgeship are appealing to them in earnest with a mix of advertisements, mail and robo-calls. Rachel Bell has a new video that … Continue reading →
