Today the state House used an unusual procedure to avoid voting on the TN Scenic Vistas Act, a bill that would ban mountaintop removal mining.
The move means the legislation likely won't be passed this session unless the Senate pushes for a vote next week--yet considering that that body's been angling to avoid voting on the measure, too, this scenario isn't likely.
For more on all the legislative trickery, check out this week's Citybeat.
The move means the legislation likely won't be passed this session unless the Senate pushes for a vote next week--yet considering that that body's been angling to avoid voting on the measure, too, this scenario isn't likely.
For more on all the legislative trickery, check out this week's Citybeat.
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