HB0047/SB0034 filed by Rep. Cameron Sexton (R-25) and Sen. Charlotte Burks (D-15) would require state flags to be flown at half-staff by political subdivisions during a day of mourning declared by the Governor for Tennessee National Guard members killed in action. Click Here for PollOnline SurveyConjoint Analysis | Polls | Email Marketing | Feedback TabView [...]
Abolishing the Income Tax on Stocks and Bonds
HB0046/SB0033 filed by Rep. Cameron Sexton (R-25) and Sen. Charlotte Burks (D-15) would abolish the income tax on stocks and bonds by 2015, while lowering the tax rate from 6% to 4% in 2013 and from 4% to 2% in 2014. This is currently the only form of income tax our state government is authorized [...]
New Legislators
From the 106th to the 107th General Assembly, the Democrats lost 1 Senate seat and 14 House seats to Republicans. They did not gain any seats in either body, and no Democratic incumbent lost to a Democratic freshman. 12 House seats changed from a Republican incumbent to a Republican freshman. 3 Senate seats changed from [...]