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A state lawmaker from Middle Tennessee is leading a push he says will strengthen integrity and accountability in the legislative process.

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Despite public fissures among the state GOP, multiple investigations into lawmakers’ financial practices and a slew of bitter political debates, lawmakers from Northwest Montana are marking the 2025 ...