Fentanyl overdoses occur from ingesting the synthetic opioid. But popular culture has misrepresented the risks to first responders.
How one Tennessee foster care kid helped enshrine rights for the next generation
The statehouse voted unanimously to pass the Foster Care Youth Bill of Rights, guaranteeing certain rights for all kids in foster care.
Nonprofits that find housing for undocumented immigrants will face new legal risks
A new Tennessee law would open organizations to lawsuits if people they have help house go on to commit a crime.
ACLU asks court to block Rutherford County’s school board from banning more books
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of three anonymous families and an organization supporting the free expression of writers, called PEN America. Thirty-two members of PEN America have had a total of 53 books banned or restricted by the Rutherford County school board.
TN passes $60 billion budget, slashes money for starter homes, boosts funding for state AG
The Tennessee General Assembly approved a $60 billion budget Wednesday, as federal funding cuts put a large portion of that money at risk.
Thousands more TN students would eat free in school under new bill
A bill moving through the statehouse would expand free school meals to thousands more Tennessee students.
Tennessee lawmakers are not changing the current school threats law. They’re adding a new one.
A bill moving through the Tennessee state capitol would create a new felony offense for people who make threats at school.
A group of adults failed the TCAP test. TN third graders can be held back for doing the same.
TCAP testing begins Monday. For Tennessee third graders and their families, the standardized test comes with a lot of pressure.
How Nashville is addressing overdoses in its booming tourism district
Business owners and city officials in Nashville have implemented a program that uses an opioid reversal kit created in West Virginia to bolster harm reduction efforts in the city’s tourism district.
Tennessee Senate passes measure to challenge federal education rights for undocumented students
A measure to challenge the right to an education for undocumented students narrowly passed the Tennessee Senate, 19-13, to the outrage of protesters inside and outside of the chamber.
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