Story by Jordan Buie, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee via The Tennessean Tennessee ranks 40th in the nation in voter registration and last in voter turnout. More than 838,000 adult Tennesseans are not registered to vote. In the Volunteer State, some see this as a crisis in civic duty. Now, two lawmakers from separate political parties and branches of government have a … Read More
Learn more about SB 2342 by Steve Dickerson here from the Tennessee General Assembly.
DNA evidence can play a crucial role in identifying the guilty or exonerating the innocent. That is why I am sponsoring SB 2342, the DNA Preservation Act. SB 2342 seeks to address one shortcoming in the way our state deals with DNA or “biologic evidence.” While, in almost all death penalty cases, biologic evidence is catalogued and maintained until the … Read More
SCHOOL BUSES IN Bernalillo, New Mexico, carry baby seats, and the high school recently opened an in-house creche. Ideally, town elders would prefer teenage students not to get pregnant in the first place. Alas, unplanned teen pregnancies are more common among Hispanics than in any other group in America. They are most prevalent in rural areas, and strongly associated with … Read More
Education is the golden ticket. By any measure, education drives future success. As a state senator, I have made it my top priority to ensure that the children of our state have access to a quality education. That is why I have supported legislation that places greater power into the hands of parents and why I have proposed common-sense reforms … Read More
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A newly released poll from Middle Tennessee State University shows that voters may have found some common ground when it comes to abortions. The poll, released Wednesday, asked 600 randomly selected registered voters what would be the most likely to reduce the number of abortions performed. Voters could answer stricter abortion regulations, more access to birth control … Read More
Though federal regulators have final authority, two Tennessee state lawmakers from Nashville say they’re doing what they can to stop a controversial planned gas compressor station from locating in Joelton. Republican State Sen. Steve Dickerson and Democratic Rep. Bo Mitchell, both from Nashville, joined environmental activists and Joelton residents on Tuesday to unveil bipartisan legislation that would prohibit compressor stations across Tennessee … Read More
A bill to add a new governor-appointed seat to the state’s Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities will move to the House health committee for discussion. Rep. Dawn White is proposing to add a member seat dedicated to an ambulatory surgery center representative, bringing the number of board members to 19. The board is a division of the Tennessee Department … Read More