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Tennessee’s Charlie Kirk Act bans student walkouts, protects conservative speakers

By Marianna Bacallao

April 13, 2026

College students who participate in walkouts could be suspended or expelled under a new measure passed by the Tennessee General Assembly on Monday.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Charlie Kirk, college, Gino Bulso, Higher Education, Justin Jones, Paul Rose, Politics, Ronnie Glynn, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee bans the name ‘West Bank’ from official documents

By Marianna Bacallao

April 13, 2026

Tennessee will no longer recognize the Middle Eastern region known as the West Bank in official state documents.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Charlane Oliver, Gaza, Israel, Laurie Cardoza-Moore, Palestine, Paul Rose, Richard Briggs, tnleg, tnpol, University of Tennessee

Dozens Of Major Tennessee Companies Are Asking The Legislature To Stop Targeting LGBT Community

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

February 5, 2020

Thirty-five major Tennessee companies are calling on the General Assembly to stop targeting LGBT people. The businesses have sent a letter to the legislature and the governor’s office urging them to commit to “the values of innovation and growth.”

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: adoption, Andrea Arnold, Donna Drehmann, Joe Woolley, lgbt, Paul Rose, Postmates

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