Updated 3:50 p.m. UPDATE: Education Committee Chairman Richard Montgomery announced the bill would be moved to a “curriculum calendar” that will be taken up later in session. He gave no date when. ORIGINAL POST: State Rep. Joey Hensley said this … Continue reading →
The first big controversy of the 2012 legislative session (Let’s not count redistricting, which was kind of an appetizer) looks like it’s going to be the one that wrapped up the last session — the so-called Don’t Say Gay bill … Continue reading →
Citing experience in her own state, a Michigan lawmaker has spoken out against a controversial Tennessee bill that, according to critics, would protect bullies who demean homosexual students. The proposal would change the state’s anti-bullying law “to make sure it … Continue reading →
Last session it was the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Now the battle lines are being drawn up over another bill that deals with discussion about homosexuality in schools. The Family Action Council of Tennessee said in a newsletter emailed to … Continue reading →
As so often seems to happen, a Tennessee political player has managed to stir up a buzz with derisive comments about a politician who’s not from Tennessee. The Tennessee Tea Party tweeted @tnteaparty at 12:40 p.m. today about the impending … Continue reading →
The Tennessee Tea Party and other “conservative groups of Middle Tennessee” are meeting Thursday at Logan’s Roadhouse on Elliston Place to “identify our strengths and objectives in helping to elect a new slate of conservative candidates to the city council … Continue reading →
The Tennessee Equality Project has endorsed Mayor Karl Dean, Vice Mayor Diane Neighbors and a raft of Metro Council candidates – including two council members who are trying to move from district to countywide seats - in this summer’s elections. … Continue reading →