Opinion | I thought we were on the same page, but I guess we weren t | Richard Ransom
Local 24 News Anchor Richard Ransom discusses in his Ransom Note about new trouble about the removal of Nathan Bedford Forrest s bust. Author: Richard Ransom Updated: 10:33 PM CDT March 15, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. In tonight’s Ransom Note: while Memphis found a way to remove its statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest, removing a bust in his honor at the state capitol, is taking a little longer.
By now you know Forrest was a Confederate war general, a slave trader, and a founder of the Ku Klux Klan.
March 16, 2021
Two lawmakers who want to impeach any public official who removes statues from the Capitol s second floor are tiptoeing around an amendment that appears to punish the governor for his efforts to relocate the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust.
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Sen. Joey Hensley, a Hohenwald Republican, and Rep. John Ragan, an Oak Ridge Republican, both said Tuesday their legislation would not oust Gov. Bill Lee for removal of the Forrest bust, which was approved last week by the Tennessee Historical Commission at the governor s request. Hensley is set to present the bill Wednesday in a Senate committee.
The language, though, makes it clear a public official could be ousted for removing a historical statue.
March 12, 2021
Retired Capitol Hill reporter Tom Humphrey for years wrote a column called Humphrey on the Hill. In his stead, Sam Stockard am taking up the mantle with a new report called Stockard on the Stump, a collection of briefs, anecdotes and quotes from the latest week in the Tennessee General Assembly.
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With the FBI prowling the Capitol complex, legislative leaders are trying to tamp down on financial irregularities, including things that resemble money laundering.
Lt. Gov. Randy McNally and House Speaker Cameron Sexton confirmed this week they brought legislation designed to keep lawmakers from doing business with the state, mainly other legislators campaigns.
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March 10, 2021
Ahead of the Tennessee House of Representatives vote on SB228/HB3, which effectively bans transgender student athletes from competing in sports on teams that affirm their gender identity, both local and national businesses continued to donate money or support Gov. Bill Lee and other GOP legislators who advocate for the bill.
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For many of those companies, giving to a party that supports anti-LGBTQ+ legislation is in direct conflict with public personas and company policy.
Prior to the Tennessee Senate passing the bill 27-6 on March 1, Amazon donated $10,000 to Lee s campaign in November 2020. In February, Amazon announced a new $200 million fulfillment center in Alcoa, Tennessee, and Lee congratulated the company on its latest opening. It s the third Amazon fulfillment center in Tennessee in under a year.