After Monday’s mass shooting at Covenant School, Tennessee Democrats are calling on their Republican counterparts to limit access to guns. But Republicans do not want to talk about it.
Metro Council says it needs more time to set new districts
Nashville’s Metro Council is giving itself until April 4 to decide what to do about a new state law, slashing its body in half.
Spouses whose loved one died in a workplace accident could see an increase in workers’ compensation benefits
Under the state’s workers’ compensation laws, if your husband or wife dies while at work, you can get up to half of their average weekly pay. A Tennessee lawmaker wants to increase that to two-thirds.
Tennessee House passes bill decriminalizing abortions for miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies
Anti-abortion group Tennessee Right to Life opposed a prior version of the bill it described as too broad, but physicians say this still puts them at too much legal risk.
After social media scandal, Tennessee Republicans vote to keep Randy McNally as their speaker
The Lieutenant Governor has been under scrutiny for his social media activity on the accounts of young gay men.
Building codes affect health and climate. A Tennessee bill would block cities from updating them.
Buildings are the fourth-largest source of climate pollution in the U.S. Many cities are tackling emissions with better energy codes, but a new bill in Tennessee would effectively block this policy tool — preventing cities from requiring developers to construct healthier and more efficient homes and buildings.
Republican lawmakers push ahead with takeover of Nashville airport
Tennessee Republicans are moving toward exercising another lever to control Nashville’s government, advancing a measure that would take away nearly all mayoral appointments to Nashville’s Airport Authority Board.
Tennessee’s main anti-abortion group now backs an exception to the state’s total ban
Tennessee Right to Life is supporting a measure that would add exceptions to the state’s abortion law. The changes they made assure the group no abortions will take place unless they save the life of the mother.
Gov. Bill Lee signs bill to shrink Nashville Metro Council
Gov. Bill Lee quickly signed a measure into law that will reduce the size of Metro Council. The bill passed out of the Senate first thing Thursday morning and was signed by the governor before noon
Despite outcry, bill to shrink Metro Council is coasting to passage
A measure to chop the size of Metro Council is sailing through the Tennessee Legislature. Republicans in the House have passed the bill, and the Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee advanced it Tuesday.
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