A record number of women were elected to statehouses last year. But in the Southeast, where some legislatures are more than 80% male, representation is lagging as lawmakers pass bills that most impact women, like near-total abortion bans.
How Many of Your State’s Lawmakers Are Women? If You Live in the Southeast, It Could Be Just 1 in 5
This is Nashville: What it’s like to report on Tennessee’s tense legislative session
The first week of Tennessee’s legislative session was marked by controversy, tension and debate, setting the stage for the coming weeks.
Tennessee proposal aims to protect musicians from AI voice impersonation
It’s not every day that Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee convenes a who’s who of the state’s music industry. But he did on Wednesday at historic RCA Studio B to announce that Tennessee will be the first state to pursue legislation on artificial intelligence in music.
New House rules for Tennessee’s legislative session could limit speech and silence lawmakers for speaking off topic
Each year, lawmakers vote on a rules package that lays out the policies and procedures that must be followed. In the past, approving rules was not contentious, for the most part. But the current leadership has made several changes limiting speech on the Tennessee House floor.
‘We’re in it for the long haul’: Covenant parents are back at the capitol
Dozens of gun reform advocates returned to the capitol for the first day of Tennessee’s legislative session. Among them were several parents of students who attend the Covenant School, where a shooting in March left three 9-year-old children and three adults dead.
New Tennessee House policy limits public access to gallery, raises concerns
The Tennessee General Assembly began its 2024 legislative session Tuesday. In the House, new procedures were put in place that limit the public’s access to floor hearings.
Watchdog group asks Congress to investigate Tennessee U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles, flagging $1M discrepancy in financial disclosures
Tennessee Republican Congressman Andy Ogles is the subject of an ethics complaint released Tuesday by the Campaign Legal Center. The watchdog group has flagged a more than $1 million discrepancy in Ogles’ financial disclosures to Congress.
‘Kids are dying’: Elementary schoolers call on lawmakers to strengthen gun laws as session reconvenes
Five young children missed class Tuesday to call for stricter gun laws at Tennessee’s capitol.
Two-thirds of Tennessee coal mine permits are in bond forfeiture
Old coal mines often look like vast wastelands, stripped of anything living.
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