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Tennessee stalls a bill that would increase penalties for transporting undocumented immigrants

Blaise Gainey

March 20, 2024

The Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition held a press conference to highlight bills sponsored by members of the 113th General Assembly they are opposed.

Legislation filed in Tennessee’s statehouse would increase the penalty for people that give a ride to an undocumented immigrant.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Immigration, Joey Hensley, Kerry Roberts, London Lamar, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, TIRRC, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee Lawmakers Question How Gov. Lee’s Proposed Fund For Student Mental Health Would Work

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

February 6, 2020

Gov. Bill Lee delivers the State of the State address in 2020.

New details about one of Gov. Bill Lee’s education initiatives are raising some eyebrows in the legislature. Lee recently announced his plan to create a $250 million K-12 mental health trust fund.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Joey Hensley, mental health, Penny Schwinn, Stuart McWhorter

A New Bill Would Give Tennessee Lawmakers, Not Just The Governor, A Say In Refugee Resettlement

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

January 6, 2020

Two Republican lawmakers want to give the legislature the power to decide whether refugees should be allowed to resettle in Tennessee. The bill (SB1567/HB1578), filed by Sen. Joey Hensley, R-Hohenwald, and Rep. Bruce Griffey, R-Paris, is the latest in a contentious debate between the legislature and Gov. Bill Lee.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Adam Kleinheider, Bill Lee, Bruce Griffey, Cameron Sexton, Joey Hensley, Randy McNally, refugee resettlement

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