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President DiPietro at House Finance Committee: Live 11 am central/Noon eastern
UT President Joe DiPietro joins THEC Executive Director Richard Rhoda and Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor John Morgan at the General Assembly’s House Finance Committee for Budget Hearings in Nashville this morning at 11 am central, noon eastern time. You can watch the hearings live via video streaming at the General Assembly’s website. At the … Continued
Gun Bills Make Debut in Senate Committees
Nashville – Tuesday, two bills authored by the National Rifle Association and sponsored by Senator Mike Faulk (R-Church Hill) made their debut before two Senate Committees. In the Senate Judiciary Committee, SB3002 would prevent any employer – public or private – from prohibiting an employee from storing a firearm in their vehicle while on the … Continued
NRA, Others Preparing for Major Gun Votes
Groundwork is quietly being laid by the National Rifle Association in an attempt to pass some of the broadest gun possession legislation in the state’s history. SB3002 (Faulk, R-Church Hill) would rewrite state law and allow permit holders to store firearms in their personal vehicles at their places of employment. Tennessee’s business advocates, individual employers, … Continued
More and More College Operating Costs Being Passed On to Students
MURFREESBORO — In the past ten years, the state has gone from covering 55 percent of Tennessee’s public college and university budgets, to just 30 percent. The other 70 percent is covered by the students, according to data from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. The state’s HOPE scholarship for high achievers used to cover about … Continued
