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As Tennessee pastors and politicians clash over Trump’s immigration agenda, their congregations are divided

By Marianna Bacallao

May 30, 2025

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As evangelical Christians continue to support President Donald Trump, church leadership is taking issue with his immigration policies.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Brent Taylor, Christian, Christianity, evangelical, ICE, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Lifeway, Southern Baptist Convention, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee uses first veto to strike down probation changes

By Marianna Bacallao

May 5, 2025

Lee vetoed a measure that would give the state more power to reject parole requests.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Bill Lee, probation and parole, recidivism, state parole board, tnleg, tnpol

State and local officials clash over Nashville ICE raid

By Marianna Bacallao

May 5, 2025

Mayor Freddie O’Connell has decried the wide-scale arrests of South Nashville drivers Saturday night. But the office is limited in how it can respond.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, 287(g), Bill Lee, Freddie O'Connell, ICE, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, raid, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee lawmakers adjourn after passing bans on DEI initiatives

By Jonathan Mattise, AP

April 23, 2025

Tennessee’s Republican-led Legislature adjourned its monthslong lawmaking session on Tuesday by passing a final flurry of bills, including ones aimed at diversity, equity and inclusion in governments.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Associated Press, DEI, diversity, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee won’t deny public schooling to students without legal status — for now

By Marianna Bacallao

April 22, 2025

A state review found the bill could’ve jeopardized more than $1 billion in federal education funding if enacted, as it violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Given the potential loss, House leadership paused consideration of the bill after it passed the Senate earlier this month.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Bo Watson, immigrants, Immigration, Supreme Court, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, TIRRC, tnleg, tnpol, Trump Administration, U.S. Supreme Court, undocumented students

How one Tennessee foster care kid helped enshrine rights for the next generation

By Marianna Bacallao

April 21, 2025

The statehouse voted unanimously to pass the Foster Care Youth Bill of Rights, guaranteeing certain rights for all kids in foster care.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, foster care, Joe Towns, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee lawmakers vote to ban most cannabis products, despite protest from local businesses

By Marianna Bacallao

April 17, 2025

Tennessee retailers will soon have to take their most popular hemp products off the shelves, after the Tennessee General Assembly passed a measure that would ban a key ingredient.

Filed Under: Business, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, cannabis, hemp, marijuana, tennessee department of agriculture, thc, tnleg, tnpol

TN passes $60 billion budget, slashes money for starter homes, boosts funding for state AG

By Marianna Bacallao

April 16, 2025

The Tennessee General Assembly approved a $60 billion budget Wednesday, as federal funding cuts put a large portion of that money at risk.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Bill Lee, Duck River, federal funding, Jack Johnson, Jeff Yarbro, memphis, school voucher, school vouchers, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee Senate passes measure to challenge federal education rights for undocumented students

By Marianna Bacallao

April 10, 2025

A measure to challenge the right to an education for undocumented students narrowly passed the Tennessee Senate, 19-13, to the outrage of protesters inside and outside of the chamber.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Bo Watson, immigrants, Immigration, Supreme Court, tnleg, tnpol, U.S. Supreme Court, undocumented students

Chattanooga school principals decry bill to deny undocumented students an education

By Marianna Bacallao

April 9, 2025

They oppose a bill that would allow K-12 schools to refuse students based on their immigration status.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Bo Watson, immigrants, Immigration, Supreme Court, tnleg, tnpol, U.S. Supreme Court, undocumented students

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