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Dems Senate Hopeful No Stranger to Controversy
Many, if not most, Nebraskans will soon be getting their first glimpse of the man Democrats are apparently pinning their U.S.
After Tennessee’s top three elected officials put the issue front-and-center last week, opinions about the state’s judicial selection process are still shaking out on Capitol Hill. And while the issue has divided state legislators, it has not necessarily done so along partisan lines. Opposition to a constitutional amendment has cropped up, in one form or another, from Democrats and Republicans alike, casting some doubt on the likelihood that such a resolution could get the two-thirds vote it would need to make it on the ballot in 2014
Continue reading …Is this the week Bob Kerrey decides? Maybe, maybe not.
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Those who thought the question was long ago settled as to whether state and local governments in Tennessee possess the legitimate power to levy taxes on income look to have thought wrong. The state House of Representatives, following the Senate’s lead, recently backed a proposed amendment to the Tennessee Constitutional specifically banning earnings taxes. On a 73-17-3 vote, support for the measure handily surpassed the two-thirds majority, or 66 votes, needed in the House next session to trigger the statewide referendum
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The House of Representatives is set this week to move toward amending the state Constitution to clarify that an income tax is banned in Tennessee. Senate Joint Resolution 221 , sponsored by Sen. Brian Kelsey and Rep.
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Dispensing with the heavily politicized process of redistricting in its first week in session, the Legislature on Friday has approved a set of maps for state House and Senate and U.S. Congressional seats
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Tweaks to the lines on redrawn Democratic districts in the state House came down to something like a game of Rock-Paper-Scissors . House lawmakers approved the new maps 67-25-3 Thursday.
Continue reading …Tennessee’s presiding state House lawmaker anticipates a fruitful legislative session for Republicans in 2012, especially for one in particular: Gov. Bill Haslam. “We have a wonderful new governor who has a commitment to the state of Tennessee,” Beth Harwell, R-Nashville, told reporters Tuesday after the lower chamber’s opening act for the year
Continue reading …By Benjamin Yount, Stephanie Fryer and Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News
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