When a Dallas man who was in town for his company’s national sales meeting had a seizure at a downtown hotel Wednesday evening, a state legislator took charge of the situation until the Nashville Fire Department arrived. Max Carter, a … Continue reading →
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State Rep. Tony Shipley helps man after seizure at downtown hotel
When a Dallas man who was in town for his company’s national sales meeting had a seizure at a downtown hotel Wednesday evening, a state legislator took charge of the situation until the Nashville Fire Department arrived. Max Carter, a … Continue reading →
Senate adds East Tennessee county to moon-shining law
Most of the action at the Capitol this week has been in committees, but the state Senate took a very important action this week — it added Cocke County to the 2009 state law that allows “micro-distilleries,” the modern term … Continue reading →
TN lawmakers to take up bill to evict Occupy Nashville
A subcommittee in the state House of Representatives could take up legislation Wednesday afternoon banning unauthorized camping on state property, in what could be the first step toward lawmakers’ evicting the Occupy Nashville protest above them. House Bill 2638 would … Continue reading →
TN bill would require stryping of public stairways
Senate Bill 3600 may not even be a serious proposal. (It opens five titles of the Tennessee code, which suggests it’s just a placeholder for something else.) And even if it is serious, I understand that for the vision-impaired this … Continue reading →
American Association of People with Disabilities says ID law unfair
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 →
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 →
