Republican lawmakers worked with Gov. Bill Lee this year to put aside $20 million dollars in the upcoming budget for crisis pregnancy centers, which counsel people against abortions.
Tennessee bill to define ‘sex’ as gender assigned at birth mirrors other red state crackdowns on identity
Tennessee is poised to join several other states that have created legislation to restrict people from changing their gender from anything other than the sex they were assigned at birth.
Gov. Bill Lee has hundreds of bills left to be signed. Here’s a few.
Gov. Bill Lee has managed to sign more than 300 bills into law this year but still has a lot more to go. Here’s some of the pending legislation that the General Assembly sent him this session.
DOJ sues Tennessee over law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth
Tennessee’s law banning gender-affirming care for transgender kids is facing another challenge. The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a complaint against the state, arguing that the new law violates the Fourteenth Amendment and will deny “medically necessary care” for trans youth.
Watchdog group requests investigation into House speaker over use of state tax dollars
During the last weeks of session, House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, told reporters that he resides in Nashville along with his family during session. Now a nonprofit watchdog has asked for a criminal investigation into Sexton’s use of state tax dollars.
School safety, third grade literacy and continued culture wars: Here’s what education bills passed in TN’s legislative session
Here are some of the biggest education developments from the 2023 legislative session.
State vs. city: How Republican leaders undermined Nashville’s authority during the 2023 legislative session
Tennessee’s General Assembly passes laws for the entire state, but during the most recent session, Republican lawmakers were preoccupied with one city in particular: Nashville. The legislature’s Republican supermajority approved a variety of bills restricting the city’s right to self-governance.
East Tennessee Rep. Scotty Campbell resigns after sexual harassment claims made public
A Tennessee Republican is resigning, hours after being publicly accused of sexually harassing legislative interns. House Speaker Cameron Sexton made the announcement Thursday that East Tennessee Rep. Scotty Campbell will be stepping down.
LGBTQ advocacy groups sue Tennessee over law blocking hormone therapy for trans youth
Several LGBTQ advocacy groups are suing Tennessee over a new law that bans transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming health care, including hormone therapy or puberty blockers.
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