Tennessee Legislative Briefs
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By From Our Press Services  NASHVILLE  Protest arrest records could be expunged  The House on Monday passed a bill that would allow people convicted of misdemeanors while protesting to have their records expunged after five years.
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By Brian Lockhart, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Feb. 1--Aiming to reignite efforts to reform eminent domain laws, Gov. M. Jodi Rell yesterday released the outline of a bill requiring that cities and towns take additional precautions before seizing private properties for redevelopment.
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Description: House Majority Leader Tom DeLay is criticized for conduct that apparently linked political donations to legislation. The rebuke from the House ethics committee is the second for the Texas Republican in just six days.
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CQPolitics.comÃ¢ÂÂs list of tossup Senate races continues to grow: The rating on the Tennessee contest for the seat of two-term Republican incumbent Bill Frist, the Senate majority leader, has been moved to No Clear Favorite from Leans Republican.
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A look at where Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson stands on a sampling of issues, drawn from his 2008 campaign and his record as a Tennessee senator from 1994 to 2003:
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Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl has made beating in-state rival Vanderbilt a priority. The Volunteers rubbed it in on Saturday. Wayne Chism scored 17 points, Chris Lofton added 16 and Tennessee stormed out to a big lead and rolled past the No. 23 Commodores 84-57.
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Gov. Phil Bredesen said Friday that negotiations are continuing with legal opponents of his TennCare reform plan, with less than a week left to hammer out legal issues that have been in the courts for years.
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Veteran state Sen. Steve CohenÃ¢ÂÂs Aug. 3 victory in the primary to succeed Tennessee Democratic Rep. Harold E. Ford Jr. would have sealed the deal for him Ã¢ÂÂ under normal circumstances. The Memphis-based 9th District that he is running to represent is a Democratic stronghold that gave 70 percent of its votes to 2004 party presidential nominee John Kerry.
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By Gabriel Tynes, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Feb. 3--After an intense townhall meeting Monday, state lawmakers promised a quick review of a two-yearold traffi c concurrency bill that is reportedly hindering growth in Walton County.
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By Angie Welling Deseret Morning News  With more and more mobile home parks falling victim to expensive real-estate development, a freshman lawmaker is looking for ways to help the displaced residents.  Rep.
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UT helps build online library of Southeast plants  A large library of information about plants in the southeastern United States will one day be available on the Internet, with help from the University of Tennessee.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 11--State might review incentives   An influential lawmaker wants the state to review how it uses incentives to attract companies.   Sen.
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By Andy Meinen, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Jun. 24--A new law signed by Gov.
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Rep. Carl Duckworth, D-Magna, looks over the various kinds of Aggie Ice Cream at the Utah Legislature on Thursday. Utah State University representatives brought the treat to promote two bills affecting higher education.  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City).
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By Christina Nuckols, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Feb. 24--RICHMOND -- Gov. Timothy M.
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By The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Feb. 24--Bonding authority for state universities: Filed as HB 332, this common-sense legislation would allow public universities, with approval by the legislature, to issue bonds for money-making projects on their campuses.
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Many states are facing legal challenges over possible voting problems Nov. 2. A look at some of the developments Thursday: