Why did it take Tennessee so long to settle on a capitol and build a statehouse? Plus the local news for July 21, and reclaiming the American flag.
Women in legislatures across the US fight for ‘potty parity’
Statehouses across the U.S. are addressing long-standing bathroom disparities for female lawmakers.
Tensions and emotions run high at Tennessee statehouse over gun measures
Democrats and Republicans in the Tennessee House faced off over a slew of gun bills heard this week.
Covenant parents create nonprofits to protect children from gun violence. They’re also advocating for Tennessee gun reforms.
“As a native Tennessean and a gun owner, I think it’s important to emphasize we are proponents of responsible gun ownership. However, I think it’s important to intervene when there are clear signs that something is wrong,” said co-founder and parent Melissa Alexander.
Gov. Bill Lee signs law to fund school security. Activists say it doesn’t address the root of the problem.
Gov. Bill Lee signed on Wednesday what he says is the first response to the Covenant School shooting. It’s a school safety package that opponents say does not address the real issue.
Curious Nashville: Graves, lawn pranks, and other answers about the Tennessee State Capitol
The state capitol draws a lot of interest, provides public tours, and has prompted several questions to Curious Nashville.
Tennessee Removed One Confederate Monument, Yet An Entrenched State Law Still Holds Sway
The bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest has been removed from the Tennessee State Capitol. But the law passed to protect it is unlikely to change in the near future.
After Decades-Long Fight, Nathan Bedford Forrest’s Bust Is Out Of The Tennessee Capitol
For decades, activists pushed for the bust of a slave trader and early leader of the Ku Klux Klan to be removed from the state capitol, but a 2013 law made the process lengthy and arduous. On July 22, 2021, the majority of the state building commission voted to move the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest to the Tennessee State Museum, and it was gone the next morning.
Nathan Bedford Forrest’s Bust Can Officially Be Removed From Tennessee Capitol, But No One Is Sure When It Will Be
The bust of confederate general and KKK leader Nathan Bedford Forrest could technically be removed from the state capitol Friday, but instead it is caught in a sort of legislative hot potato.
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