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POSTPOLITICS

BEP lawsuit riles up lawmakers

By: Andrea Zelinski

Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2015 - 10:17

Legislators will vote today on a budget bill that includes blocking school districts from using state money to fund lawsuits against the state. The change comes three weeks after school districts in Hamilton County and six other school districts sued the state over adequate education funding. The details, via Pith.

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Corker named to Time 100

By: J.R. Lind

Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2015 - 08:56

Sen. Bob Corker has been named to Time's list of 100 influential folks, with this tribute written by Lamar Alexander.

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Waiting period bill passes Senate

By: J.R. Lind

Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2015 - 07:13

The State Senate overwhelmingly (and along party lines) approved the bill requiring a 48-hour waiting period for abortions.

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Register talks successes, dodges charter talk during last State of the Schools speech

By: J.R. Lind

Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2015 - 07:10

Director of Schools Jesse Register gave a valedictory State of the Schools address Wednesday and Andrea Zelinski said the director mostly talked up MNPS and mostly stayed away from charter chatter.

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Candidates asked to refund runoff cash

By: J.R. Lind

Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 14:18

The Davidson County Election Commission will be asking candidates to refund any money collected under the guise of contributions for the run-off.

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Rebrovick's second ad

By: J.R. Lind

Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 12:51

Linda Eskind Rebrovick is up with her second ad, this timing touting her bona fides as a tech geek.

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House OKs Bible as state book

By: J.R. Lind

Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 12:50

Over the objections of the governor and an opinion of the attorney-general, the State House approved a resolution naming the Bible as Tennessee's state book.

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Big money in mayoral race means it's seven till the end

By: J.R. Lind

Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 11:01

Cavendish on the big takeaway from the big hauls by those in the running to succeed Karl Dean:

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School board votes against outside legal opinion, but another vote is likely coming

By: J.R. Lind

Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 09:12

The MNPS board voted against hiring outside counsel to explore legal options vis a vis BEP, but then it seemed like they may reconsider that vote later.

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State to open records on health-care costs for lawmakers

By: J.R. Lind

Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 06:50

The Office of Benefits Administration acquiesced to a request from The Tennessean to find out how much taxpayers are spending on health insurance for lawmakers. Records show 116 of 132 state lawmakers are on the state's insurance plan.

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