A bill headed to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk would make it so anyone deemed unfit to stand trial would be automatically committed.
‘Never been tested’: Inside arguments on whether Covenant School shooting records should be public
A Nashville judge will soon decide whether writings left by the Covenant School assailant will be released to the public. The two-day hearing in Davidson County Chancery Court wrapped Wednesday afternoon.
LGBTQ foster kids do not have to be placed in accepting homes under new Tennessee law
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed a law confirming that parents with anti-LGBTQ views are allowed to foster and adopt queer kids. The law comes after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a new rule requiring LGBTQ foster kids to be placed in supportive environments.
Hundreds march in solidarity with Vanderbilt students suspended over pro-Palestinian protest
Hundreds of people protested Wednesday, calling on Vanderbilt University to reverse the suspensions of 27 student protesters.
Tennessee rolls back police reform passed after the death of Tyre Nichols
Police reform passed in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ death at the hands of Memphis police is now null and void. Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed into law a measure Thursday that prevents local governments from passing anything that would interfere with police stopping crime.
Vanderbilt police arrest local reporter covering pro-Palestinian student protest
A local reporter left a Vanderbilt University student protest that he was covering in handcuffs on Tuesday afternoon. Campus police arrested Nashville Scene reporter Eli Motycka, as students accused the administration of suppressing pro-Palestinian voices on campus.
One year after TN’s drag ban, rural actors tell the story of a trans woman who survived Nazi Germany
The play “I Am My Own Wife” comes to Nashville’s Darkhorse Theatre on March 15 and 16.
From the People’s Plaza to the page: Vanderbilt author on the politics behind her new sci-fi novel
Micaiah Johnson’s newest book, Those Beyond the Wall, is out today. She will be at Parnassus Books on March 15 at 6:30 p.m.
House blocks Memphis police reform, blindsiding the family of Tyre Nichols
A measure that would roll back police reform in Memphis after the death of Tyre Nichols has passed the House.
TN U.S. House Rep. Mark Green reverses decision on retirement, will run for re-election
Tennessee Republican Mark Green is planning to run for re-election in the U.S. House of Representatives.