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Cigarette Markup Would Nearly Double Under Lawmakers’ Proposal

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Tennesseans would pay more for their smokes under a bill working its way through the General Assembly. The measure, SB788/HB644, would increase the amount Tennessee retailers are r[...]
01 Apr 2013
Tag alex harris, cigarette markup, cigarette tax, hb644, house bill 644, matt hill, sb 788, senate bill 788, tennessee general assembly, tennessee state legislature, tnreport, tnreport.wpengine.com

Bickering Over Voter ID Bills Ongoing

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Latest dispute includes college-issued cards, proof-of-residency, property-ownership recognition [...]
30 Mar 2013
Tag amelia morrison hipps, Bill Ketron, Elections, tennessee general assembly, tennessee state legislature, voter fraud, voter ID, voter identification, voter suppression, Voting
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Lawmaker Per-Diem Limitation Passes Senate, Hotel Allowance Changed

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Only two 'no' votes -- both Republicans, neither lives within affected 50-mile radius of Capitol[...]
29 Mar 2013
Tag amelia morrison hipps, Dolores Gresham, Ken Yager, lawmakers per diems, legislative per diems, per diems for lawmakers, tennessee general assembly, tennessee state legislature, tnreport, tnreport.wpengine.com, todd gardenhire

Senate Approves ‘Repealer’ to Root Out Bad Laws, Regs

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Legislation to create a state Office of the Repealer passed the Senate 30-1-1 Thursday, while the House version still has a couple of committee hurdles to clear next week. The Repe[...]
28 Mar 2013
Tag amelia morrison hipps, bureaucracy, douglas henry, Jack Johnson, Jim Kyle, Mike Bell, Office of the Repealer, Red Tape, sb 595, Secretary of State, senate bill 595, tennessee general assembly, tennessee state legislature, tnreport, tnreport.wpengine.com

Haslam Rejects Federal Dollars This Year, Offers ‘Third Option’ on Medicaid

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Governor says he wants to work with Obama administration to develop plan right for TN[...]
27 Mar 2013
Tag Bill Haslam, hcr, health care policy, health care reform, healthcare reform, medicaid, obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, tenncare, tennessee general assembly, tennessee state legislature, tnreport

‘Copeland Cap’ May Get Makeover

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Fiscal-restraint provision has never really lived up to promise[...]
20 Mar 2013
Tag Beacon Center of Tennessee, copeland cap, general assembly, justin wilson, tennessee state legislature

Clandestine Video-Recording of Animal Abuse Spurs Bill Requiring Prompt Reporting

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Documentation of mistreatment would have to be provided to police within 24 hours[...]
20 Mar 2013
Tag amelia morrison hipps, animal abuse, Ron Lollar, Ron Travis, tennessee general assembly, tennessee state legislature, tennessee walking horses, tnreport, tnreport.wpengine.com
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Bill to Block College IDs for Voting Draws Dem Doubts

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Questions from Democrats about the true intent of legislation drafted to clarify Tennessee’s voter ID law peppered discussion in a House committee Tuesday. The legislation would ha[...]
20 Mar 2013
Tag amelia morrison hipps, Antonio Parkinson, bo mitchell, hb229, house bill 229, jeremy durham, Larry Miller, Mike Stewart, Photo ID, photo identification, Susan Lynn, tennessee general assembly, tennessee state legislature, tnreport, tnreport.wpengine.com, voter ID, voter identification

Conservative Group Backs Effort to Ban Mountaintop Mining

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TCU blasts prospect of 'Red Chinese' profiting from blown-up TN ridgelines[...]
19 Mar 2013
Tag alex harris, Appalachian Voices, bill dunn, Bob Ramsey, environment, gloria jackson, jw randolph, Lowe Finney, mountaintop mining, mountaintop removal mining, scenic vistas protection act, Sierra Club, strip mining, tennessee coal mining reserve, tennessee conservative union, tennessee general assembly, tennessee state legislature, tnreport, tnreport.wpengine.com, triple h coal company
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Governor’s Workers’ Comp Revamp Chugging Forward

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Gov. Bill Haslam’s pro-business workers’ compensation reform legislation sailed through committees in the House and Senate last week and is headed for the next round of hearings in[...]
18 Mar 2013
Tag amelia morrison hipps, Bill Haslam, brian hunt, gerald mccormick, Glen Casada, house bill 194, jeff bates, Jimmy Eldridge, Kevin Brooks, Mike Turner, rocky mcelhaney, senate bill 200, tennessee general assembly, tennessee state legislature, tnreport, tnreport.wpengine.com, workers' comp, workers' compensation reform
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