Transgender teens and their parents are urging the nation’s highest court to block a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for the state’s youth.
With a lot at stake for Nashville’s East Bank redevelopment, oversight will come from a new Authority
The board that will oversee Nashville’s East Bank has officially been created. Nashville’s Metro Council voted to approve the East Bank Development Authority on Tuesday.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear gender-affirming care case from Tennessee
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case about whether restrictions limiting gender-affirming care for minors are constitutional.
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.
‘We’re in it for the long haul’: Covenant parents are back at the capitol
Dozens of gun reform advocates returned to the capitol for the first day of Tennessee’s legislative session. Among them were several parents of students who attend the Covenant School, where a shooting in March left three 9-year-old children and three adults dead.
Tennessee families appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, petitioning for an end to the state’s gender-affirming care ban
Families of transgender teens in Tennessee are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block a state law that bans gender-affirming care for minors.
Transgender youth in Tennessee will not be able to access gender-affirming care, federal court rules
Transgender youth in Tennessee will not be able to access gender-affirming care for the foreseeable future.
Nashville judge blocks new statehouse rules after a woman was removed for holding a gun safety sign
A judge has temporarily blocked a new Tennessee House rule that prohibited spectators from holding signs in the gallery.
Amid calls for gun reform, Tennessee Republicans say the state needs to crack down on juvenile crime. The numbers say otherwise.
Over the past decade, juvenile crime where a gun was involved has increased by 26%, according to data from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
From ‘Rocky Top’ to ‘Tennessee Waltz,’ corruption scandals are an old song in Tennessee
As the state legislature enters its special session, reporters and watchdogs are circling to make sure everyone plays by the rules. In their new book, Welcome to Capitol Hill, authors Joel Ebert and Erik Schelzig reveal that Tennessee has had more than its fair share of political scandals over the last 50 years.
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