A bill that nearly doubles the number of school vouchers in Tennessee narrowly passed both chambers of the state legislature this week amid concerns that this rapid expansion jeopardizes the state’s financial future.
Tennessee bans the name ‘West Bank’ from official documents
Tennessee will no longer recognize the Middle Eastern region known as the West Bank in official state documents.
Rare bipartisan support won’t be enough to resurrect Tennessee Democrats’ housing bill
A bipartisan push for housing reform is dead this year after an attempt to resurrect the bill was unsuccessful.
How friction between Nashville, the state and Boring Company materialized this week
Tensions between Nashville, the state government and the Boring Company escalated this week, days after tunneling began downtown.
Tennessee lawmakers could pass abortion ban exceptions. What would they include?
Tennessee lawmakers will likely formalize a list of medical conditions that qualify for abortion exceptions — but it won’t include mental health conditions or nonviable pregnancies.
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.
Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to require anti-abortion group video, or comparable, in public schools
Tennessee would become the latest state to require public school students to watch a video on fetal development produced by an anti-abortion group, or something comparable, under legislation heading to Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s desk.
Tennessee law enforcement may soon be required to report unauthorized immigrants to the federal government
Current law allows local law enforcement agencies to report to the federal government when they arrest a person that is unauthorized to be in the United States. A bill heading to the governor would require it.
Black leaders call out hypocrisy and racism after vote to expel Jones and Pearson from Tennessee House
Last week, two young Black Democrats were expelled from the state legislature for breaking decorum rules while protesting for gun control on the house floor. Black leaders across Tennessee — and beyond — are calling out the expulsions as racist.
The battle between state Republicans and Nashville is coming to a head
Republicans in the Tennessee General Assembly seem to have it out for Davidson County this session. They’ve introduced several bills that would hand over power of local boards to the state, make it harder for Nashville to pay for their convention center, and slice the size of the Metro Council in half.
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