Tennessee retailers will soon have to take their most popular hemp products off the shelves, after the Tennessee General Assembly passed a measure that would ban a key ingredient.
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.
Who is backing Tennessee’s wetland deregulation effort?
Developers may soon face fewer environmental regulations when they build on Tennessee wetlands.
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.
Chattanooga school principals decry bill to deny undocumented students an education
They oppose a bill that would allow K-12 schools to refuse students based on their immigration status.
Tennessee joins multi-state effort to deny medical treatment based on religious beliefs
The measure would allow doctors, nurses and insurance companies to refuse procedures that go against their moral or religious beliefs.
Tennessee could lose up to $1B in education funding under bill denying undocumented students
A bill that would allow schools to refuse undocumented students could put Tennessee in violation of the Civil Rights Act.
Tennessee advances a challenge to education rights for immigrant students, despite mounting opposition
A challenge to federal education rights is one step closer to passage, despite mounting pressure from protesters and faith leaders.
As West Tennessee community pressures Ford for promises, lawmakers curb ‘community benefits agreements’
The Tennessee legislature is looking to curb “community benefits agreements” — binding contracts in which corporations work with neighboring residents to address community concerns.
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