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Tennessee lawmakers consider taking the Texas abortion law a step further, to ban almost all abortions

Blake Farmer

March 13, 2022

Tennessee capitol

A proposal circulating in the Tennessee legislature and obtained by WPLN News could effectively ban abortions in the state.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics Tagged With: Abortion, Mark Pody, medication abortion, Rebecca Alexander, Rusty Crowe

Tennessee GOP Lawmakers Want To Ban Student-Athletes From Kneeling Following ETSU Protest

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

February 23, 2021

Every GOP member of the Tennessee Senate has signed a letter after the men’s basketball team at East Tennessee State University knelt during the national anthem.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 112th Tennessee General Assembly, East Tennessee State University, Jason Shay, racism, Rusty Crowe

Tennessee Activists Complain Textbooks Riddled With Liberal Bias

Blake Farmer

November 5, 2013

Conservative activists who’ve been voluntarily reviewing Tennessee textbooks say many have an underhanded, liberal slant. Several signed up to speak at a legislative hearing Tuesday where they said their biggest beef with new history books may be crimes of omission.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Mike Bell, Rusty Crowe, Tennessee Textbook Commission

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