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School districts across Tennessee could decide whether employees can carry guns under new bill

Alexis Marshall

February 1, 2023

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In 2016, a state law allowed school districts in two Tennessee counties to choose whether teachers should carry concealed guns at school. Neither county armed employees. But a new bill would expand that option to school districts across the state.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Education, General Assembly, gun bills, legislature, school safety, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol

Democrats announce legislation to repeal Tennessee’s total abortion ban — with no Republican support

Blaise Gainey

January 31, 2023

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Democrats in the Tennessee General Assembly are fighting back against the state’s total abortion ban that went into effect last year. Members of the party presented a new bill Tuesday called the Fundamental Right to Reproductive Health Care Act. But any legislation will be impossible to pass without Republican support.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Abortion, abortion rights, Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol

State panel recommends upgrades, new facility for troubled Wilder Youth Development Center

Blaise Gainey

January 27, 2023

A legislative committee set up to examine how to improve the Wilder Youth Development Center in west Tennessee met for the last time this week. It was created after a recent report detailed physical and sexual abuse at the youth detention facility in Somerville, outside Memphis.    The list the following recommendations:   Build a […]

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Department of Children's Services, tnleg, tnpol, wilder youth development center

Criminalizing drag shows would target LGBTQ Tennesseans on and off the stage, advocates warn

Marianna Bacallao

January 26, 2023

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The statehouse is on track to limit LGBTQ rights in Tennessee for the third year in a row.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, drag, lgbt, lgbtq, Pride, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol

Gov. Bill Lee sworn in for his second term as 50th governor of Tennessee

Alexis Marshall

January 21, 2023

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Republican Bill Lee was inaugurated as governor of Tennessee on Saturday for his second four-year term.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Education, Ford Motor Company, Gov. Bill Lee, inauguration, tnleg, tnpol, transportation

Tennessee’s third grade retention law is top of mind for state lawmakers this session

Alexis Marshall

January 19, 2023

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State legislators are submitting a flurry of bills as filing deadlines loom. To get a look at what education issues are coming up, WPLN News sat down with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to talk about their priorities for the session.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Education, school vouchers, third grade retention, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee teachers could see their budgets for classroom supplies more than double under a new proposal

Alexis Marshall

January 10, 2023

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The bill would increase the amount teachers get to spend on things like pencils, notebooks and art supplies from $200 to $500.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Education, K-12, Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol

There are more women serving in state legislatures than ever before, but Tennessee is going in the opposite direction

Blaise Gainey

December 28, 2022

Tennessee ranks near the bottom in gender diversity in its legislature.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Politics, representation, Tennessee Legislature, Tennessee Politics, tnleg, tnpol, top stories 2022, women

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