Lee and pro-voucher lobbying groups campaigned hard to get a universal voucher bill through the legislature, but it didn’t work.
The 14th Amendment
Of all the amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the 14th is a big one. It’s shaped all of our lives, whether we realize it or not: Roe v. Wade, Brown v. Board of Education, Bush v. Gore, plus other Supreme Court cases that legalized same-sex marriage, interracial marriage, access to birth control — they’ve all been built on the back of the 14th.
The amendment was ratified after the Civil War, and it’s packed full of lofty phrases like due process, equal protection, and liberty. But what do those words really guarantee us?
Today on the show: how the 14th Amendment has remade America – and how America has remade the 14th.
Tennessee passes $52.8B budget as discussions linger on school choice and business taxes
State lawmakers agreed on a $52.8 billion budget Thursday. Of that, more than $1.5 billion could be put aside for businesses that are expected to request refunds under the state’s previous franchise tax rules, and a school choice bill.
Classes resume at original Covenant School campus for the first time in over a year
Covenant School students, faculty and staff are holding classes at the school’s original campus for the first time since the mass shooting that left six dead, including three children, on March 27, 2023.
Tennessee school voucher bill is ‘not dead yet,’ but the odds dwindle as the end of session looms
House Majority Leader William Lamberth said the bill is “not dead yet.” On Tuesday legislators said negotiations were ongoing.
Parents, students and educators speak out against bill to arm Tennessee teachers
They voiced their opposition to a bill that would allow teachers to carry guns in school — without notifying parents or students — on Monday morning.
TN House and Senate search for compromise on two major bills as session nears its end
Leaders of the Tennessee House and Senate have said they are meeting privately to discuss compromises on two bills.
Tennessee’s universal school voucher bill stalls as chambers negotiate vastly different proposals
Time is of the essence for lawmakers championing universal private school vouchers. Committees in both the state House and Senate this week put off considering proposals that would bring vouchers to families across Tennessee.
Tennessee’s ban on abortion help for minors nears the finish line
It could soon be a crime to help Tennessee teenagers get an abortion. A bill passed out of the Senate and has one vote left in the House. Like many abortion policies, vague wording leaves a lot open to interpretation.
Listen: Nashville high schoolers make space for observing Ramadan, educating peers and connecting more deeply with their faith
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan ends this week. This year, students at Overton High school in South Nashville worked with administration to provide more intentional spaces for students to fast and pray.