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State Capitol Commission members this week awarded a $1 million contract to sculptor and artist Jaime Lester of West Virginia to create a 10-foot bronze statue — to honor legendary Tennessean David Crockett. #tnpol ✍️Andy Sher pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/politics/cr…

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Prosecutors in the bribery and kickback trial of ex-House Speaker Glen Casada and former top aide Cade Cothren said may no longer intend to call current Speaker Cameron Sexton to the stand. #tnpol ✍️Erik Schelzig, Andy Sher, Julia Baker pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/courts/phoe…

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A bill allowing judges to consider ‘reliable hearsay’ evidence is now in effect in Tennessee. #tnpol #tnleg ✍️Julia Baker pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/courts/judg…

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.Gov. Bill Lee has issued his first veto, blocking a bill that would have allowed the Board of Parole to reject applications solely based on the seriousness of any crime the person had committed. #tnpol #tnleg ✍️Erik Schelzig pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/politics/le…

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🚨 Trial Update🚨 ◽ Jurors listened to additional audio of the FBI’s 2021 raid on former Speaker Glen Casada’s home ◽ Jury sent home for the day as Cothren’s legal team consults about whether to pursue a mistrial #tnpol pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/courts/phoe…

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The drunken driving trial for former Rep. Jeremy Durham of Franklin got underway Monday after a series of delays following a 2022 wreck. #tnpol ✍️ Julia Baker pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/politics/je…

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Republican Rep. Monty Fritts is bemoaning what he calls a lack of “great victories” on his and some colleagues’ bills during this year’s legislative session. #tnpol #tnleg ✍️Andy Sher pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/politics/fr…

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U.S. District Judge Eli Richardson denied a motion to declare a mistrial in the Phoenix Solutions trial on Wednesday morning. #tnpol ✍️Erik Schelzig, Andy Sher pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/courts/live…

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Former Rep. Jeremy Durham was found guilty of five counts, including two DUI charges, and not guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in his drunken driving trial after three days of witness testimony. #tnpol ✍️Julia Baker pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/courts/durh…

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The public corruption trial of former House Speaker Glen Casada and onetime top aide Cade Cothren is getting ready for its next phase after the government rested its case. #tnpol #tnleg ✍️Andy Sher, Julia Baker pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/courts/phoe…

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State prosecutors are condemning Gov. Bill Lee's veto of a bill authorizing the state Board of Parole to reject parole violations solely based on the gravity of the crime a person commits and are calling for an override. #tnpol #tnleg ✍️Andy Sher pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/politics/le…

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Judge warned Cothren's attorneys that introducing a string of text messages with House Speaker Cameron Sexton could open the door for the jury to hear details of a texting scandal between Cothren and Glen Casada. #tnpol ✍️Erik Schelzig pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/courts/phoe…

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For much of the recently concluded legislative session, House and Senate Republicans were tied up in knots over a bill seeking to allow school districts to charge tuition to noncitizen students. #tnleg #tnpol ✍️Erik Schelzig pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/politics/po…

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Vanderbilt University and the Beacon Center of Tennessee released polls this week gauging registered voters’ views on matters ranging from federal funding cuts to whether they approve of key state political figures. #tnpol ✍️Erik Schelzig pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/politics/du…

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.Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, who appeared at the First Baptist Church on Nashville’s Capitol Hill on Friday, said immigration enforcement activity in places like Nashville is happening throughout the country. #tnpol ✍️Julia Baker pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/politics/co…

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State Building Commissioners have given approval to a three-year extension on Brentwood-based CoreCivic’s management of the South Central Correctional Facility in Wayne County. #tnpol ✍️Andy Sher pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/politics/co…

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The public corruption trial of former House Speaker Glen Casada and his onetime top aide, Cade Cothren, is now in the hands of the jury. #tnpol ✍️Erik Schelzig pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/courts/phoe…

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.Gov. Bill Lee has signed his $25 million Farmland Preservation Act into law, saying that amid the state’s “unprecedented growth” it “ensures that family farms and traditions can be preserved well into the future” for new generations. #tnleg ✍️Andy Sher pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/agriculture…