Covenant School parents have been at the Tennessee Capitol throughout the special session — holding signs, wearing ribbons in school colors and hoping for gun reform.
Covenant parents turn their focus to upcoming elections after a disappointing special session
Lawmakers get physical as special session comes to a close
When the Tennessee House adjourned for the end of session Tuesday, there was a lot of pushing and shoving between lawmakers.
Rutherford County’s library system bans four books with LGBTQ+ themes after a Murfreesboro ‘decency’ ordinance
Rutherford County’s Library System board voted to remove a total of four books from its shelves during a meeting Monday evening. All of them were young adult books that included LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
Tennessee’s special session ends suddenly as lawmakers reach a deal
Tennessee lawmakers adjourned the legislative special session Tuesday after days of impasse between the House and Senate.
Tennessee secured $7B in clean energy business this past year — representing nearly 80% of new investments
Clean technology manufacturing is exploding in Tennessee. Planned investments in the construction of electric vehicle, energy storage and solar panel materials were worth three times more than any other sector combined in the past year.
Nashville Rep. Justin Jones silenced after being ruled ‘out of order’
Nashville Rep. Justin Jones was silenced on the Tennessee House floor after he was ruled out of order on Monday.
Gov. Bill Lee enters political fray, adding to list of proposals he wants lawmakers to pass
There’s lingering uncertainty about how the General Assembly will wind down its special session, and the latest twist comes from Gov. Bill Lee. He sent lawmakers a list of proposals he wants them to pass.
Mothers, lawmakers and the TFA: Inside the hearing on whether signs will be allowed in the Tennessee House
Several activists, both for and against gun reform, packed into a Nashville courtroom Monday morning to hear arguments over whether spectators can hold signs in the House chamber during the special legislative session. The final ruling: They can.
Child autopsy bill spurs debate pitting privacy against transparency
As the special session continues, one of the bills heading to the Tennessee Senate would remove the autopsies of children who are victims of violent crime from the public record. Only their legal guardians would have the right to release them.
Former Tennessee Gov. Don Sundquist dies at 87 following surgery
Former Tennessee Gov. Don Sundquist died Sunday, following surgery and a short illness. He was 87. Sundquist was governor from 1995 to 2003, and was the state’s 47th governor.
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