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.@GovBillLee signed a bill into law barring towns and cities from regulating shopping carts or imposing fines on businesses for abandoned buggies on public property. #tnpol #tnleg
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Republican Monty Fritts calls for mosque ban in Tennessee. #tnpol #tnleg
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Arriell Gipson-Martin is emphasizing ethics in her Democratic primary challenge to state Rep. Torrey Harris of Memphis. #tnpol #tnleg
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A section of the boulevard bisecting the state Capitol complex is going to be blocked during the daytime through mid-July. #tnpol #tnleg
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The state Supreme Court blocked trial courts from ad hoc decisions to seal court files and from removing references to such materials on public databases. #tnpol #tnleg
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Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has given public guidance on whether 5th graders are eligible for extended recess under a law passed last year. #tnpol #tnleg
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Democratic state Sen. Charlane Oliver is being removed from the one committee that meets during the off-session as punishment for a protest mounted on the last day of the special session on redistricting. #tnpol #tnleg
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Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy is suing over new laws calling for an audit of his office and requiring him to provide detailed reports regarding Memphis Safe Task Force arrests. #tnpol #tnleg
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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is asking the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a district judge’s decision blocking the state from enforcing Tennessee’s sports wagering laws against the online prediction markets giant Kalshi.
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The Tennessee Reconnect program covering tuition for adults to attend community or technical colleges saw enrollment plummet by more than half between its launch in 2018 and 2023. #tnpol #tnleg
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A three-judge panel on Tuesday upheld Tennessee’s congressional redistricting plan, dismissing a challenge brought by the @NAACP. #tnpol #tnleg
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Senate Speaker Randy McNally became the first person ever named a “Tennessee Tri-Star General” when he was issued the award on the last day of the regular session. #tnpol #tnleg #tnpolitics
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Before @GovBillLee put his signature on a bill aimed at curbing pharmacy benefit managers in Tennessee last week, representatives of top health care and business advocacy groups wrote to urge the Republican to veto the measure. #tnpol #tnleg
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A judge on Friday dismissed the indictment against Kilmar Abrego Garcia on the basis that it had been brought out of vindictiveness by the federal government in response to a successful challenge to his wrongful deportation to El Salvador. #tnpol #tnleg
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The core of the Tennessee lobbying shop at Holland & Knight is picking up stakes and moving to Holzman Vogel in what the Washington-based law firm is calling a "significant expansion” of its presence in the state. #tnpol #tnleg
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State Democrats have been desperate to tease out some good news following the Legislature’s move to redraw congressional maps to break apart their last stronghold in Memphis. #tnpol #tnleg
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President Donald Trump had his worst showing in Vanderbilt’s biannual poll, as 49% each said they approved and disapproved of his job performance. #tnpol #tnpolitics
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Lamar Alexander in his new memoir says he detests being called a moderate. #tnpol #tnpolitics
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.@GovBillLee issued a one-year reprieve for a prisoner after multiple efforts to initiate a lethal injection failed. #tnpol #tnleg
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.@GovBillLee waited until the last day before it would have automatically taken effect to sign a bill aimed at clamping down on pharmacy benefit managers. #tnpol #tnleg
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