Bills pushed by Christian, Newsom families sail through Senate committee
Tweet After hearing appeals from the parents of torture-murder victims Channon Christian and Chris Newsom, the Senate Judiciary Committee members unanimously approved two bills they said could ease...
View ArticleFinance committee chairs see a Haslam push for business tax law changes in...
Tweet Leaders of the legislative committee that oversees Tennessee’s tax laws say they believe a state Department of Revenue study of a downward spiral in collections from businesses will lead to a...
View ArticleMcNally: Attorneys’ opinion shows Supremes ‘bitten by their own dog’ on...
Tweet By adopting a stricter rule against judicial politicking than a national model, Tennessee Supreme Court justices may have set a standard that three are now violating as they seek re-election to...
View ArticleSenator wants judicial discipline panel to investigate Nashville judges
Tweet State Sen. Randy McNally has asked the Board of Judicial Conduct to investigate whether two Nashville judges had “too close a relationship” with a lawyer involved in getting a client released...
View ArticleThree GOP state senators file complaint against Nashville judge
Tweet Three Tennessee state senators have filed a complaint against Davidson County Judge Casey Moreland in the wake of his controversial decision to waive the 12-hour “cooling-off” period and release...
View ArticleMcNally seeks AG opinion on legal aspects of Medicaid expansion
Tweet UPDATE: News release from Senate Republican Caucus NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown) today called for a committee meeting next week to study the...
View ArticleMcNally bill would make public names of tax-dodging businesses
Tweet At the urging of Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Randy McNally says he will introduce legislation next year to make public the names of businesses that are not...
View ArticleThree more TN legislators launch PACs
Tweet Three Republican state legislators — Sens. Randy McNally of Oak Ridge and Janice Bowling of Tullahoma along with Rep. Pat Marsh of Shelbyville — have recently joined the trend toward lawmakers...
View ArticleBill reducing marijuana penalties clears committee
Tweet A Republican-sponsored bill that would make three or more convictions for simple possession or casual exchange of marijuana a misdemeanor rather than a felony passed a key hurdle on Tuesday,...
View ArticleMcNally emerging as likely Ramsey successor?
Tweet Senate Speaker Pro Tempore Bo Watson, previously named as a prospective successor to Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey as Senate speaker, tells Andrea Zelinski he would step aside in favor of Sen. Randy...
View ArticleGOP consensus forms around McNally as Lt. Gov.
Tweet Sen. Randy McNally, R-Oak Ridge, has by all appearances lined up support to assure his electiontion as speaker of the Senate and lieutenant governor of Tennessee. McNally took the Senate floor...
View ArticleMcNally favors Matlock for House speaker
Tweet Sen. Randy McNally, likely to become speaker of Tennessee’s Senate next year, doesn’t have a vote in electing the next House speaker, but says he would like to see one of his constituents, Rep....
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