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Tennessee House kills bill that would have banned local officials from studying, funding reparations
Tennessee’s Republican-dominant House has spiked legislation that would have banned local governments from paying to study or dispense money for reparations for slavery. The move marked a rare defeat on a GOP-backed proposal initially introduced nearly one year ago.
Student reporter roundup
Today, we’re hosting a reporter roundup — student edition!
NashVillager Podcast: April 4, 2024
How can Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy be seen in the battle for control of TSU?
‘Legislation, litigation and agitation’: Civil rights leaders call for action following ‘attack’ on TSU
Supporters of Tennessee State University are focusing on how to move forward, and recoup more than $2 billion in historic underfunding.
Lawmakers vote to vacate the entire TSU board
Lawmakers voted Thursday to vacate the entire Tennessee State University board of trustees, and Gov. Bill Lee quickly signed the bill into law.
A compromise on TSU’s board has emerged. Will it make it to the governor’s desk?
Dueling proposals to change the membership of Tennessee State University’s board of trustees are advancing in the legislature. It’s unclear which version of the plans will win out.
Tennessee’s Senate passes a backup plan in case TSU’s board dissolves this summer. The sponsor hopes it’s never used.
Tennessee’s Senate passed a bill today that would put the state’s higher education commission in charge of Tennessee State University if its board of trustees sunsets this summer. Sen. Jon Lundberg, R-Bristol, who sponsored the bill, said he hopes it is never used.
Republican lawmakers are poised to get rid of TSU’s current board. The school is asking for more time to address their concerns.
As soon as this week, Tennessee’s Senate could vote to vacate Tennessee State University’s governing body. The school’s board of trustees is set to expire this summer. But instead of letting it lapse, this bill would remove all current trustees, allow the governor to replace most of them and extend the body’s authority for two […]
Republican lawmakers propose dissolving governing body of Tennessee’s only public historically Black university
A proposal would transfer authority of TSU to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission until a new board is appointed.
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