This Week in Statehouse Action: Arrested Development edition

Somehow it’s September already, which means all sorts of things to all sorts of People Everyday.

To me, it means that campaign season is really kicking into high gear.

Which means it’s time to talk about Virginia …

… soon! To be super honest, stuff doesn’t get super interesting in the Commonwealth until after Labor Day, so that will keep.

And there’s just so much other stuff to talk about in the meantime.

Tennessee

Yup, we’re back to the Volunteer State, because those cats just insist on being newsworthy in the worst ways.

Tennessee’s normal legislative session has been over since April, but – as a result of a school shooting in late March and the resulting protests and general hubbub – GOP Gov. Bill Lee summoned lawmakers back to Nashville for a week in August.

Tennessee is one of those states where special sessions have to be called for very specific reasons, and Lee called this one over “public safety,” because guns don’t kill people, public safety kills people…?

(Also, technically special …