Gov. Bill Lee has announced that he will not ask state lawmakers to pass an extreme risk protection order during the upcoming legislative session. That proposal would have allowed a judge to temporarily prevent people found to be a danger to themselves or others from possessing firearms.
How Tennessee officials are responding to TSU’s call to make up for $2.1 billion in underfunding
Tennessee State University’s president says she wants the state pay the school back for the $2.1 billion it was shorted in recent decades. A federal analysis released last week shows that TSU was the most underfunded of any historically Black public land grant institution in the country.
Tennessee shorted TSU by more than $2B according to analysis from the Biden administration
Tennessee State University received $2.1 billion dollars less than it should have between 1987 and 2020, according to a federal analysis.
TCAP: a deep dive into the history of the test that threatens to hold back so many Tennessee third graders
As Tennessee families prepare to send their kids back to school, some are bracing for their second first day of third grade. To better understand Tennessee’s high stakes test, it’s important to know the history.
Tennessee plans to appeal a ruling that declares the state’s anti-drag law is unconstitutional
Tennessee’s attorney general says he plans to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that threw out the state’s anti-drag law. The Adult Entertainment Act, or AEA, was ruled unconstitutional late Friday night, but there’s still confusion about the law’s current status.
Tennessee’s education commissioner is stepping down, to be replaced by ‘school choice’ advocate
Tennessee’s top education official is stepping down from her post. Penny Schwinn has served as education commissioner since 2019, implementing major logistical and academic changes.
As thousands of students flock to the capitol demanding gun control, Republican leaders remain skeptical of red flag laws
Thousands of people rallied outside Tennessee’s capitol building on Monday demanding stronger gun laws, while inside Republican leaders largely avoided talk of new restrictions on firearms.
Gov. Bill Lee sworn in for his second term as 50th governor of Tennessee
Republican Bill Lee was inaugurated as governor of Tennessee on Saturday for his second four-year term.
From a new school funding formula to the battle over charter schools, here are Tennessee’s top education stories from 2022
Tennessee saw major changes in 2022 to how it pays for education and who gets to administer and regulate it. These are some of the top developments in education this year.
Dr. Jason Martin, Democratic candidate for governor, answers voter questions on education, Bill Lee’s record, and using pardon power to protect abortion providers
Dr. Jason Martin, Democratic candidate for governor, appeared on WPLN’s daily show “This is Nashville” on Thursday to answer voter questions, including on the state’s all-out abortion ban.
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