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At the Statehouse: Here’s everything the 2022 Tennessee Legislature did to your life 

Blaise GaineyandJulia Ritchey

April 29, 2022

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That’s a wrap on Tennessee’s 112th General Assembly. Lawmakers adjourned Thursday afternoon after passing a slew of new bills and a nearly $53 billion budget.

Filed Under: Education, Environment, Health Care, News Hits, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 112th Tennessee General Assembly, General Assembly, legislature, Politics, Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol

The Delta-8 craze has caught the attention of Tennessee lawmakers, but the industry is spared regulations — for now

Blaise Gainey

April 29, 2022

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Products advertised as “legal weed” are popping up in gas stations and smoke shops across Tennessee, but lawmakers are eyeing new regulations for the industry.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 112th Tennessee General Assembly, cannabis, delta-8, marijuana, regulation, thc, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee Senate plans to appeal court ruling that requires them to draw new district maps

Blaise Gainey

April 7, 2022

Republican Senate Leader Randy McNally wants a court to reconsider blocking the state’s new Senate maps. A court ruling Wednesday gave the state 15 days to redraw the maps, while allowing new House maps to stand.  

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 112th Tennessee General Assembly, redistricting, Tennessee, tnleg, tnpol

Court blocks Tennessee Senate maps in redistricting lawsuit

Blaise Gainey

April 6, 2022

The 20th Judicial District Chancery Court is ordering Republicans to redraw Senate maps in a lawsuit over their constitutionality.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, congressional maps, house maps, lawsuit, legislative maps, maps, redistricting, senate maps, tennesssee politics, tnleg, tnpol, voting

At the Statehouse: A precarious week for bills penalizing abortions, transgender athletes and the incarcerated

Julia Ritchey

April 1, 2022

File photo of State Sen. Mark Pody, R-Lebanon.

An abortion bill hits a dead end, a ban on transgender athletes in college is revived and a warning is issued over a criminal justice bill that could backfire.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 112th Tennessee General Assembly, Abortion, collegiate sports, criminal justice, lgbtq, RNC, tnleg, tnpol, transgender athletes

At the Statehouse: House members slapped with subpoenas, pipeline bill slides through Senate, education overhaul inches forward

Blaise Gainey

March 25, 2022

House Speaker Cameron Sexton

Spring is finally here, and the weather isn’t the only thing heating up. There’s drama at the Capitol.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 112th Tennessee General Assembly, at the statehouse, BEP, Cameron Sexton, cannabis, delta-8, Education, fossil fuels, funding formula, Glen Casada, thc, TISA, tnleg, tnpol

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