If the Speakers want it, they get it in Tennessee.
When then Governor Ned Ray McWherter wanted to rewrite the entire Tennessee criminal code in 1989, which changed the ability of non-criminals to carry rifles and shotguns from a right to a crime in one fell swoop, he did so with the assistance of Speaker Jimmy Naifeh who was his power broker. Speaker Naifeh wielded…
August 18, 2025
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