Brentwood State Senator Jack Johnson issued a press release earlier this month—on official letterhead—announcing a special visit by Richard M. Nixon at Nashville’s Legislative Plaza during the General Assembly session. The announcement was part of a publicity stunt for Franklin-based professional theatre company Studio Tenn, whose production of the political stage drama “Frost/Nixon” opens this week
The Tennessee General Assembly and the United States Congress seem to be moving in opposite directions when it comes to gun laws. In the wake of congressional debates regarding tougher gun laws, a bill that would allow those with gun carry permits to carry their guns in their cars wherever they go, including school or
The Tennessee General Assembly is considering a bill that would require all driver education courses to include instruction on the dangers of using hand-held mobile telephones or “personal digital assistants” to send or read a text message or email. Driver education courses would also be required to advise students that using such devices to send or read
If you have been convicted of a crime in the past you may be eligible to have this conviction expunged (or cleared) from your record under a recent law passed by the Tennessee General Assembly. Having your public criminal record cleared may make it easier to find employment and may restore your right to carry a