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Apr 4, 2016 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd [UPDATE 4/20: The Tennessee House failed on a 43-50 vote to override Governor Haslam’s veto. The Tennessean reports.] [UPDATE 4/14: Governor Haslam has vetoed the bill making the Bible the official state book. He cited both its questionable...
Mar 15, 2016 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd The Tennessee legislature has sent a bill to Governor Bill Haslam that forbids indoctrination when students are learning about religion. It also requires local school districts to establish policies regarding religion in the public school...
Feb 12, 2016 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd State legislative sessions are in full swing! Earlier in the week I posted about some developments in state legislation related to religious freedom. Here is an update of those and some additional stories from around the country: In Tennessee, a...
Jan 27, 2016 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd January 24-30 is National School Choice Week, when voucher advocates are typically front and center pushing for some parents to be able to divert public money to private schools. That makes this a good week to remind folks why school vouchers are a...
Jan 25, 2016 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd In Tennessee, school voucher proponents have been stymied in recent years by opposition in a key House subcommittee. Now that House Finance has a new chair, the Memphis Business Journal reports the path was cleared for a vote that sent a school...
