AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoSchool Policy: Hamilton County’s board is weighing stricter rules for Ten Commandments posters, including a requirement that principals display them. One member wants to reverse the policy, citing legal concerns as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a similar case. Courts: A Davidson County judge is urging Metro Council to approve $350,000 for Vanderbilt training to help some defendants regain competency for trial. State Leadership: Governor-elect Marsha Blackburn named Todd Kaestner as finance and administration commissioner, while Republicans selected Jack Johnson as Senate speaker. Death Penalty: Tennessee is asking a court to block Christa Pike’s lawyers from examining the drug used in her failed execution, as litigation over the state’s lethal-injection protocol continues. Press Freedoms: A federal appeals court ordered a Nashville judge to reconsider whether Tennessee’s 25-foot buffer law should remain in force during a media coalition’s First Amendment lawsuit. Election Fallout: Democrat Victoria Broderick flipped Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District, overcoming Republican incumbent Scott DesJarlais in a major upset.
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