How are the courts responding as Tennessee’s Attorney General challenges federal rules? Plus your local newscast for June 20, 2024.
NashVillager Podcast: E pluribus lawsuits
Thousands of women on probation or parole in Tennessee need to seek approval to leave the state for abortion care
About 4 out of 5 women on probation or parole live in a state where abortion is limited. More than 16,000 women are under supervision in Tennessee.
Most Tennesseans pursuing abortion care head to Illinois or North Carolina
Tennessee residents have been traveling out of state for abortion care since the state’s ban went into effect. A new study looks at where they tend to go.
Nashville’s Metro Council passes substitute budget with resounding support
Nashville’s Metro Council approved the city’s spending plan Tuesday, unanimously voting in support of Metro Council Budget Chair Delishia Porterfield’s substitute budget.
Nashville announces first permanent rainbow crosswalk
The new addition will cover the East Nashville intersection home to the Lipstick Lounge, the city’s only lesbian bar.
President approves Tennessee disaster relief for May storms
The storms included ten tornadoes, damaging hail and record-setting rainfall in some pockets. A tornado in Maury County killed three people and flooding killed a boy in Rutherford County.
Watch: the pro-gun lock ad from Tennessee’s department of safety
A majority of Tennesseans, including gun owners, believe firearms should be stored in a lockbox or safe.
NashVillager Podcast: The long road to Juneteenth
How did Juneteenth become a holiday in Tennessee? Plus your local newscast for June 18, 2024.
Nashville judge to rule on whether the Covenant School assailant’s journals go public
The judge had been prepared to release the ruling when a news outlet suing for the documents’ release published leaked pages of the assailant’s journal.
Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging federal rules to accommodate abortions for workers
A lawsuit challenging federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions lacks standing, a federal judge in Arkansas ruled on Friday.
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