State Sen. Bo Watson, R-Hixson, is helping lead a legislative effort to reduce the size of the Metro Nashville Council by half, taking the council from 40 members to 20.
State legislators receive committee positions
Former Tennessee Rep. Bobby Wood, a retired Republican businessman from Harrison who served 28 years in the state House before stepping down in 2004, died Thursday at his home following a lengthy illness.
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, said Tuesday he is not a fan of legislation sponsored by Sen. Todd Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, that would expand the state's voucher school program to Hamilton County.
With the 113th Tennessee General Assembly kicking off its 2023 legislative session at noon Tuesday, various interests and groups were ready with plans for grand receptions and other less costly events such as seminars, ice cream socials and more.
Efforts to relax some provisions in Tennessee's near-total ban on abortions, a transportation recommendation by Gov. Bill Lee that includes relieving urban traffic congestion by creating special interstate toll lanes and a likely push to expand the state's private school voucher program to Hamilton County schools are among issues expected to keep state lawmakers busy when they return to the state Capitol this week to start their annual session.
Conservative hardliners in Tennessee and Georgia were central to the drama in the 118th Congress during its first week, during which Republican leader Kevin McCarthy struggled to win their votes to name him speaker of the House.
California congressman lacks enough votes, 14th round of balloting is set
NASHVILLE -- U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann said Thursday he thinks Republican leader Kevin McCarthy can still find enough votes from a faction of hard-right GOP members to salvage his bid to become the House's new speaker.
One U.S. House Republican each from Tennessee and Georgia joined fellow GOP conservative hardliners Tuesday to help block Republican leader Kevin McCarthy's bid to lead the chamber's newly won majority and succeed Democrat Nancy Pelosi as speaker.
