Tennessee is poised to join several other states that have created legislation to restrict people from changing their gender from anything other than the sex they were assigned at birth.
Tennessee bill to define ‘sex’ as gender assigned at birth mirrors other red state crackdowns on identity
MNPS would receive an additional $100M in proposed budget, but Nashville teachers union says subs are getting left out
Nashville Mayor John Cooper is proposing an additional $100 million dollars for Metro Schools next year. A group that represents Nashville teachers said they’re glad for the investment, but that some education workers still need better pay.
Climate change is shifting what plants — and pests — can thrive in Nashville
Climate change is shifting plant hardiness zones north. In Tennessee, some plants will fare better.
Covenant School parents do not want the assailant’s writings released, so Metro is seeking to delay the hearing on them
Metro Nashville Police say they will not be releasing documents related to the Covenant School shooting anytime soon, as gun rights groups and Republican politicians call for their release.
What topics do you want the Nashville mayoral candidates to address?
Affordable housing. The future Titans stadium. School safety. Those are just three of the many, many local issues the next mayor of Nashville will have to address. But what do you want the 15 mayoral candidates to weigh in on?
Latest Vanderbilt poll finds jump in support across Tennessee for more gun regulations
After years of indifference, Tennesseans now believe guns is one of the top issues facing the state. That’s one finding in a new poll from Vanderbilt University that is being released Wednesday.
Gov. Bill Lee has hundreds of bills left to be signed. Here’s a few.
Gov. Bill Lee has managed to sign more than 300 bills into law this year but still has a lot more to go. Here’s some of the pending legislation that the General Assembly sent him this session.
How Mya Byrne paved her long, winding road to country music with grit and sparkle
Mya Byrne loved country music since her childhood in New Jersey. But it took years of searching and traveling to lead to the place where she could make her new album, “Rhinestone Tomboy.”
Tennessee’s education commissioner is stepping down, to be replaced by ‘school choice’ advocate
Tennessee’s top education official is stepping down from her post. Penny Schwinn has served as education commissioner since 2019, implementing major logistical and academic changes.
How teachers associations are responding to ‘poison pill’ measure in the governor’s pay raise bill
A bill that raises minimum teacher pay also limits how professional associations can collect dues.
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