Lethal injection for Tennessee’s death row inmates has been on pause since last April. In the meantime, one lawmaker is proposing the use of electric chairs and firing squads as alternatives. There’s an uproar, however, against an even harsher proposal.
Tennessee has open primaries, but Republicans are trying to close them
In Tennessee, voters don’t have to register with a political party to vote in primaries. They can choose to receive either a Republican or Democratic ballot. Republican lawmakers are trying to change that — worrying voting rights groups.
Sinkholes are dangerous — and expensive. Tennessee lawmakers want home sellers to disclose them.
Sinkholes are popping up, or rather down, more often in some parts of the Southeast.
The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services says fewer children are sleeping in its offices
The Department of Children’s Services commissioner gave an update to the legislature that showed improvements to the troubled system.
Tennessee has passed a ban on gender-affirming health care for trans kids. The bill’s exceptions may only exist on paper.
Transgender youth may soon no longer be able to access gender-affirming health care. A ban on medical transitioning for minors has passed the Tennessee General Assembly and is on its way to the governor’s desk.
Should Tennessee legalize marijuana? Lawmakers shoot down a proposal to hear your answer.
Forty-one states have legalized medical cannabis to some extent. Tennessee isn’t one of them. Lawmakers both Democratic and Republican have attempted to create a system for medical marijuana, but all have failed. Some are so against it they won’t even pose the question to their constituents.
GOP-backed measure banning drag shows on public property is headed to a final vote
The Tennessee House is scheduled to hear the bill that would ban drag shows on public property on Thursday. If it passes, it’ll head to the governor for his signature.
‘Because others can’t leave’: Inside the fight for transgender rights in Tennessee
Two laws targeting LGBTQ Tennesseans are speeding through the statehouse. If they pass, it would mean the end of Pride festivals and transgender health care.
A leading anti-abortion group is feuding with Republicans over revising the Tennessee’s abortion law
Republicans are trying to clean up the state’s abortion law to more explicitly allow doctors to save the life of a pregnant person. But that proposal is drawing fire from the state’s leading anti-abortion group.
As a top Republican proposes rejecting $1.8B in federal funds, an education advocate asks how Tennessee will make up the difference
An education advocate questions whether passing up federal funding is a worthwhile fiscal move for Tennessee.
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