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Tennessee General Assembly

Democrats announce legislation to repeal Tennessee’s total abortion ban — with no Republican support

Blaise Gainey

January 31, 2023

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Democrats in the Tennessee General Assembly are fighting back against the state’s total abortion ban that went into effect last year. Members of the party presented a new bill Tuesday called the Fundamental Right to Reproductive Health Care Act. But any legislation will be impossible to pass without Republican support.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Abortion, abortion rights, Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee teachers could see their budgets for classroom supplies more than double under a new proposal

Alexis Marshall

January 10, 2023

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The bill would increase the amount teachers get to spend on things like pencils, notebooks and art supplies from $200 to $500.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Education, K-12, Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol

‘It’s basically retaliation’: Metro Council could be downsized by Tennessee’s Republican legislature

Blaise Gainey

December 20, 2022

Metro Council Pledge of Allegiance

The Metro Council could get a lot smaller under an idea being floated in the Tennessee General Assembly, though this isn’t the first time the topic has come up.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville Metro Council, Republican National Convention, RNC, Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Legislature, tnpol

Here are some of the controversial laws going into effect July 1 in Tennessee

Julia Ritchey

July 1, 2022

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Today is the first day of July and that means a host of new laws will take effect in Tennessee. 

Filed Under: News Hits, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 112th Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Politics, tnpol

An anti-abortion lawmaker says Republicans can take their foot off the pedal after decadeslong fight

Blaise Gainey

June 29, 2022

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The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says it’s been a long fight but now anti-abortion lawmakers in the legislature can take a sigh of relief.

Filed Under: Abortion Live Updates, Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, abortion rights, Tennessee General Assembly

Tennessee’s anti-discrimination agency is getting a hard reset following complaints against its former director

Blaise Gainey

May 24, 2022

The Tennessee Human Rights Commission will look a lot different this fall after state lawmakers gutted the board. The move comes after complaints involving the agency’s former director, who resigned while being investigated for misconduct.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 112th Tennessee General Assembly, General Assembly, Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Human Rights Commission

Tennessee plans to boycott banks, financial institutions that divest from fossil fuels

Caroline Eggers

May 9, 2022

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Last week, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a bill that blocks the state from working with banks or financial institutions that won’t work with fossil fuel companies.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: energy, fossil fuels, Tennessee General Assembly

At the Statehouse: Here’s everything the 2022 Tennessee Legislature did to your life 

Blaise GaineyandJulia Ritchey

April 29, 2022

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That’s a wrap on Tennessee’s 112th General Assembly. Lawmakers adjourned Thursday afternoon after passing a slew of new bills and a nearly $53 billion budget.

Filed Under: Education, Environment, Health Care, News Hits, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 112th Tennessee General Assembly, General Assembly, legislature, Politics, Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol

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