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Demonstrators grow increasingly frustrated with lack of action on gun reform in Tennessee

With little legislative progress — and low hopes of the gun safety reforms that they want — demonstrators at the state capitol are getting frustrated.

Tennessee physicians voice concerns about a proposed ‘duty to report’ bill and call for gun reform instead

HB7008, a “duty to report” bill, would require mental health professionals to take “certain steps” to protect potential victims if they determine that one of their patients has an intention to commit bodily harm.

Nonprofit for Covenant families puts weight behind special session measures

Speaking from the steps of the Tennessee Capitol, members of the Covenant Families Action Fund announced their support for several bills ahead of this week’s special session, including Gov. Bill Lee’s order of protection bill. That legislation, sponsored by a Democratic representative, is HB 7100 and is intended to temporarily prevent people who pose a […]

‘People are raw’: Gun safety advocates press for change at Tennessee’s special legislative session

Authorities are expecting protests much of this week as the Tennessee General Assembly meets for a special session. In fact, city police are encouraging folks who commute downtown to instead work from home in anticipation of crowds.

For Fulbrighters in Afghanistan, a Tennessee nonprofit has become an unlikely lifeline

Two years ago today, the Taliban entered Kabul. They swiftly took power and began targeting people they viewed as enemies of the regime — including Afghans with American educations. That includes dozens of Fulbright scholars. A small resettlement organization in Tennessee is trying to help them escape and eventually come to the U.S.

‘No matter what’: Voters turn out to cast their ballots on Election Day despite the downpours, lightning and a flood advisory

Election Day dawned gray and rainy in Nashville on Thursday morning. But plenty of voters were braving the weather to cast their ballots at polling places across the city, including the Cathedral of Praise, where there was a steady trickle of voters throughout the morning and early afternoon, with an uptick around lunchtime.

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