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.

WPLN reporters Blaise Gainey, Alexis Marshall and Catherine Sweeney joined our daily show This is Nashville to give listeners a peek behind the curtain of the session, sharing their insights and predictions with host Khalil Ekulona.

Listen to the full segment above, and read some of our continuing coverage of the legislative session below:

• New House rules for Tennessee’s legislative session could limit speech and silence lawmakers
• ‘Kids are dying’: Elementary schoolers call on lawmakers to strengthen gun laws as session reconvenes
• New Tennessee House policy limits public access to gallery, raises concerns