HB1491 asks a simple but controversial question: Did America remove faith from public education… or remove history itself? Tennessee lawmakers are moving to put religious liberty and biblical context back into the classroom.
HB1823 expands state power by routing students leaving public schools into juvenile court pipelines. Critics argue it discourages homeschool and private school options while increasing court authority over families and parental education decisions.
HB1491 reexamines how Supreme Court rulings reshaped religion in public schools and asks whether Warren Court doctrine went beyond the Constitution.
HB1729 lowers homeschool intervention triggers in TN, expands reporting and remediation, and coincides with pushes to grow vouchers.
One of Tennessee’s party-registration bills returns today—after last year’s Senate stall. House moves; Senate gatekeepers decide if primaries ever close.
TN House passed HB0884 73-24 on Day 1. Bill heads to Senate to tighten “adult-oriented” rules and curb one-night adult cabaret pop-ups.
TN’s new session opens with HB1498: a student “early warning” tracking mandate—plus a timeline glitch that raises privacy and process concerns.
AG Skrmetti defended Tennessee’s gun law on procedure, not constitutionality, arguing courts must defer to lawmakers despite acknowledged defects.
The record reviewed in this series indicates that when officials and vendors decline to answer basic questions, silence creates doubt—undermining confidence in election systems meant to earn public trust.
Cybersecurity experts warn voter rolls shape elections long before ballots are cast, yet receive far less scrutiny than voting machines.
Tennessee law requires voter-registration systems to be examined and certified for cybersecurity, yet voters can’t see proof of how those safeguards are met.
Counties pay nearly $500K yearly for voter-roll software, yet at least one reports no written contract defining the work.