UNEMPLOYED TENNESSEE RESIDENTS SUE STATE, GOVERNOR TO REINSTATE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
Seven Tennessee residents have filed a lawsuit against Governor Bill Lee for stopping federal unemployment benefits earlier this year. Lee pulled out... Read More
INFORMATION ON THE NEW TENNESSEE PERMITLESS HANDGUN CARRY LAW
Tennessee’s permitless handgun carry law goes into effect tomorrow (July 1, 2021). Despite the TBI and the Tennessee Sheriff’s Associations opposition to... Read More
FEDERALLY FUNDED PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS TO END IN TENNESSEE
All federally funded pandemic unemployment compensation programs will end in Tennessee this Saturday (July 3, 2021). Governor Bill Lee announced earlier this... Read More
ASSAULTING A NURSE WILL BE A FELONY IN TENNESSEE STARTING JULY 1, 2021
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Senate Bill 19 into law yesterday that will make assaulting a nurse a felony offense in the... Read More
NEW LAW CREATING LIFETIME ORDERS OF PROTECTION GOES INTO EFFECT JULY 1, 2021
A new law giving a new option of a lifetime order of protection to help victims will go into effect this Thursday,... Read More
INMATES IN POSSESSION OF A CELL PHONE MAY NOW BE CHARGED WITH A FELONY
Effective July 1, 2021, inmates in possession of a cell phone, or any telecommunications device while inside a penal institution, may be... Read More
GOVERNOR BILL LEE REQUESTS BORDER CRISIS HEARING
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee today called for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing regarding the crisis at the southern U.S. border with Mexico... Read More
TENNESSEE TO HOLD YEAR-LONG TAX-FREE HOLIDAY FOR GUN SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Tennessee will hold a tax holiday exclusively for firearm safety equipment starting July 1 at midnight and runs through June 2022. Citizens... Read More
TENNESSEE BANS TEACHING CRITICAL RACE THEORY IN SCHOOLS
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill that bans teachers from instructing certain concepts of race and racism in public schools. Lee... Read More
TENNESSEE TO INCREASE PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICER PAY
The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) announced it will soon implement pay raises for probation and parole officers after the salary increases... Read More