State lawmakers want to allow secretary of state to 'dissolve' businesses owned by 'foreign adversaries'

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State lawmakers want to allow secretary of state to 'dissolve' businesses owned by 'foreign adversaries'

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A bill filed in the Tennessee General Assembly would allow the secretary of state to take action against businesses owned by foreign adversaries, including China, Cuba, Iran, and Russia. Knoxville Sen. Richard Briggs (R) filed the bill in late January. Two dead after crash on Cumberland Gap Parkway in Claiborne County According to the legislative summary of the bill, the bill adds provisions to current law that wo…