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As thousands of students flock to the capitol demanding gun control, Republican leaders remain skeptical of red flag laws

By Alexis MarshallandBlaise Gainey

April 3, 2023

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.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Covenant School, Gov. Bill Lee, gun laws, gun reform, protests, red flag law, Tennessee General Assembly, tnleg, tnpol

Gov. Bill Lee sworn in for his second term as 50th governor of Tennessee

By Alexis Marshall

January 21, 2023

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Republican Bill Lee was inaugurated as governor of Tennessee on Saturday for his second four-year term.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Education, Ford Motor Company, Gov. Bill Lee, inauguration, tnleg, tnpol, transportation

From a new school funding formula to the battle over charter schools, here are Tennessee’s top education stories from 2022

By Alexis Marshall

December 21, 2022

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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.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: book bans, charter schools, Education, Gov. Bill Lee, Hillsdale College, school funding formula, Tennessee Public Charter School Commission, Tennessee Textbook Commission, Textbook and Instructional Materials Quality Commission, TISA, top stories 2022

Dr. Jason Martin, Democratic candidate for governor, answers voter questions on education, Bill Lee’s record, and using pardon power to protect abortion providers

By Julia Ritchey

November 3, 2022

Dr Jason Martin, Democratic candidate for Tennessee governor

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.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, charter schools, election 2022, Gov. Bill Lee, governor's race, gubernatorial race, Jason Martin, supermajority, Tennessee Politics, This Is Nashville, Voters

Dr. Jason Martin answers your questions ahead of the Tennessee governor race

By Anna Gallegos-Cannon

November 3, 2022

Dr Jason Martin, Democratic candidate for Tennessee governor
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We invited both candidates from the two major parties to the studio to answer listener questions, but Gov. Lee declined. In this special election episode of Citizen Nashville, Martin answers your questions and gives his thoughts on other pressing issues facing Tennesseans. 

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, Programs Tagged With: election, Gov. Bill Lee, Jason Martin

Amendment 1 would put Tennessee’s ‘right-to-work’ law in the constitution. Here’s what that means.

By Alexis Marshall

October 28, 2022

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What “right-to-work” means, and who’s for and against the amendment.

Filed Under: Business, Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Amendment 1, Beacon Center, Elections 2022, Gov. Bill Lee, House Speaker Cameron Sexton, Labor, Labor unions, NFIB, right-to-work, Tennessee Constitution

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