After more than a decade in the statehouse, Darren Jernigan now serves as manager of state and federal legislative affairs in the Nashville mayor’s office.
Elected officials in Tennessee can now refuse to marry same-sex couples under new law
While the wording of the bill is not striking, it could create a way for LGBTQ couples to have their fundamental right to marry denied.
A Tennessee lawmaker helped pass a strict abortion law. He’s now trying to loosen it.
Laws on abortion are out of step with public opinion. One Republican legislator in Tennessee is working to establish exceptions to his state’s strict abortion laws, but he faces a tough battle.
Moms sued for the right to hold up signs in the TN House. A new proposal would take that option away.
From a sign ban during the fall’s special legislative session, to this session’s new ticketing process, spectators have taken issue with Tennessee statehouse rules made behind closed doors. Now, a new proposal could eliminate one of the only avenues that constituents have for recourse: the courts.
How Many of Your State’s Lawmakers Are Women? If You Live in the Southeast, It Could Be Just 1 in 5
A record number of women were elected to statehouses last year. But in the Southeast, where some legislatures are more than 80% male, representation is lagging as lawmakers pass bills that most impact women, like near-total abortion bans.
Tennessee governor gives up on push for extreme risk protection order
Gov. Bill Lee has announced that he will not ask state lawmakers to pass an extreme risk protection order during the upcoming legislative session. That proposal would have allowed a judge to temporarily prevent people found to be a danger to themselves or others from possessing firearms.
Tennessee breaks ground on $415M training facility for state law enforcement
The state of Tennessee is building a $415 million consolidated law enforcement campus in Nashville. The facility is expected to be complete by 2025. It’ll be the administrative headquarters for Tennessee’s Department of Correction and the Department of Safety & Homeland Security.
Signs will be allowed in the Tennessee House, after being banned during the special legislative session
A legal challenge to a controversial statehouse rule has been settled.
Mothers, lawmakers and the TFA: Inside the hearing on whether signs will be allowed in the Tennessee House
Several activists, both for and against gun reform, packed into a Nashville courtroom Monday morning to hear arguments over whether spectators can hold signs in the House chamber during the special legislative session. The final ruling: They can.
Tennessee Attorney General asks Nashville judge to reconsider ruling that allows demonstrators to hold signs at special session
The Tennessee Attorney General is asking a Nashville judge to reconsider blocking a new statehouse rule. State Republicans in the House voted to ban demonstrators from holding signs inside the gallery at the start of this week’s special legislative session.
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