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114th Tennessee General Assembly

Should elected officials be jailed over their votes on sanctuary policies? Lawsuit challenges Tennessee law.

Cynthia Abrams

June 24, 2025

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging a Tennessee law that criminalizes local officials who vote in favor of sanctuary city policies.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, ACLU, Clay Capp, Delishia Porterfield, Ginny Welsch, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jeff Preptit, Metro Council Immigrant Caucus, Sandra Sepulveda, Terry Vo, Trump Administration, Zulfat Suara

Religious, immigrant groups sue Tennessee over law on ‘harboring’ immigrants

Marianna Bacallao

June 23, 2025

A new Tennessee law would impose criminal penalties for housing immigrants without legal status. The lawsuit hopes to block the law before it takes effect July 1.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Brent Taylor, ICE, immigrants, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, tnleg, tnpol, undocumented immigrants

As Tennessee pastors and politicians clash over Trump’s immigration agenda, their congregations are divided

Marianna Bacallao

May 30, 2025

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As evangelical Christians continue to support President Donald Trump, church leadership is taking issue with his immigration policies.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Brent Taylor, Christian, Christianity, evangelical, ICE, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Lifeway, Southern Baptist Convention, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee can charge people for crimes they didn’t commit, advocates want reform

Pierce Gentry, WUOT

May 12, 2025

Trousdale Turner Correctional Center

In Tennessee, prosecutors can charge people for crimes committed by another person, even if they weren’t directly responsible. Activist groups are working with state legislators to change that.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, criminal justice, Free Hearts, restorative justice, Theeda Murphy

Here’s how Nashville fared in the latest legislative session

Cynthia Abrams

May 9, 2025

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The relationship between Metro and state lawmakers has been fraught, prompting multiple lawsuits. Has the tide begun to turn?

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Darren Jernigan, Freddie O'Connell, mayor freddie o'connell, Preemption, Preemption bills, state legislature, Tennessee Legislature, tennessee state legislature

After the Gavel, Part 2: Post-Session Analysis

Mary Mancini

May 8, 2025

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Yesterday, reporters assigned to cover the Tennessee State Capitol joined us for a legislative wrap-up. Today, we go a bit deeper with a post-session analysis.

Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Bruce Barry, Cameron Smith, Dawn Schluckebier, Mary Mancini, Tennessean, Tennessee Lookout, tennessee state legislature, Think Tennessee

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee uses first veto to strike down probation changes

Marianna Bacallao

May 5, 2025

Lee vetoed a measure that would give the state more power to reject parole requests.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Bill Lee, probation and parole, recidivism, state parole board, tnleg, tnpol

State and local officials clash over Nashville ICE raid

Marianna Bacallao

May 5, 2025

Mayor Freddie O’Connell has decried the wide-scale arrests of South Nashville drivers Saturday night. But the office is limited in how it can respond.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, 287(g), Bill Lee, Freddie O'Connell, ICE, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, raid, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, tnleg, tnpol

Three years after making camping a felony, Tennessee lawmakers add more homelessness penalties

Cynthia Abrams

April 25, 2025

Nashville campsite
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In 2022, Tennessee became the first state to make camping on public land a felony crime. A slate of new legislation will further impact people without stable housing.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, felony conviction, homeless, homelessness, metro, Metro Homelessness Commission, state legislature, Tennessee Legislature, tennessee state legislature, unhoused

Tennessee lawmakers adjourn after passing bans on DEI initiatives

Jonathan Mattise, AP

April 23, 2025

Tennessee’s Republican-led Legislature adjourned its monthslong lawmaking session on Tuesday by passing a final flurry of bills, including ones aimed at diversity, equity and inclusion in governments.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Associated Press, DEI, diversity, tnleg, tnpol

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