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General Assembly

Tennessee considers banning TikTok on college campus networks

By Cynthia Abrams

March 6, 2023

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A bill making its way through the Tennessee Legislature would prohibit non-American video platforms on public institution networks, effectively banning the Chinese-owned app from public university servers.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, General Assembly, legislature, public universities, social media, Tennessee Legislature, TikTok, TikTok ban, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee Black Caucus calls for resignation of lawmaker whose bill amendment would bring back lynching

By Blaise Gainey

March 2, 2023

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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.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Cameron Sexton, death penalty, Donald Trump, General Assembly, John Lewis, legislature, Paul Sherrell, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol, Vincent Dixie

Tennessee has open primaries, but Republicans are trying to close them

By Blaise Gainey

March 2, 2023

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.    

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Clay Doggett, Elections, General Assembly, legislature, Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol

Sinkholes are dangerous — and expensive. Tennessee lawmakers want home sellers to disclose them.

By Caroline Eggers

March 2, 2023

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Sinkholes are popping up, or rather down, more often in some parts of the Southeast. 

Filed Under: Environment, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, climate change, General Assembly, landslides, legislature, sinkhole, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol

The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services says fewer children are sleeping in its offices

By Paige Pfleger

March 1, 2023

The Department of Children’s Services commissioner gave an update to the legislature that showed improvements to the troubled system.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, DCS, General Assembly, legislature, Tennessee Department of Children's Services, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee has passed a ban on gender-affirming health care for trans kids. The bill’s exceptions may only exist on paper.

By Marianna Bacallao

February 23, 2023

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.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, ACLU, drag, General Assembly, legislature, lgbt, lgbtq, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol, transgender

Should Tennessee legalize marijuana? Lawmakers shoot down a proposal to hear your answer.

By Blaise Gainey

February 22, 2023

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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.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, General Assembly, legislature, marijuana, marijuana legalization, medical marijuana, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol

GOP-backed measure banning drag shows on public property is headed to a final vote

By Blaise Gainey

February 21, 2023

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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.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Bill Lee, drag, General Assembly, legislature, lgbtq, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol

‘Because others can’t leave’: Inside the fight for transgender rights in Tennessee

By Marianna Bacallao

February 16, 2023

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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.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, ACLU, drag, General Assembly, legislature, lgbt, lgbtq, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol, transgender

A leading anti-abortion group is feuding with Republicans over revising the Tennessee’s abortion law

By Blaise Gainey

February 15, 2023

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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.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Abortion, Cameron Sexton, General Assembly, legislature, Tennessee Legislature, Tennessee Right to Life, tnleg, tnpol, Will Brewer

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