This year’s third graders will likely face the consequences of a law that parents, teachers and school district officials have spent months fighting to change.
Tennessee Three receive invitation to visit the White House
Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin J. Pearson and Justin Jones are expected to head to the White House next Monday to visit with President Joe Biden.
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton owns houses in Crossville and Nashville. Questions rise over which is his ‘home.’
Where does the Speaker of the House live? Democrats want to know after a recent report revealed Rep. Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, owns a home in Nashville.
House punts bill to arm teachers as Republicans seek speedy end to tumultuous session
Protestors are keeping the pressure on Republican lawmakers to pass gun control legislation. They’ve been showing up every day to the Capitol for nearly three weeks since the Covenant School shooting that left six dead. Their persistence could be working after House Republicans postponed hearing a controversial bill that would allow teachers to carry guns.
After expulsions, Tennessee Democrats are relishing new momentum, while Republicans retreat
The world now knows them as the Tennessee Three. But just a few weeks ago, not many people outside of the state knew of Democratic Reps. Justin Jones, Justin J. Pearson and Gloria Johnson.
Memphis council votes to send Justin J. Pearson back to Tennessee House
Less than a week after Republicans expelled him from the state House after leading a protest in the legislature calling for gun law reforms, Justin J. Pearson gets his seat back.
Nashville voters can expect a normal election for all 40 Metro councilmembers after court temporarily blocks state law
Nashville’s Metro Council does not have to approve redistricting maps right now. The court has issued a temporary injunction against a new Tennessee law that cuts the 40-person council in half.
Gov. Bill Lee, in pivot, to sign order strengthening background checks, calls for red flag law
Gov. Bill Lee is calling on the Tennessee legislature to pass a law that would restrict people who pose a threat to themselves or others from having access to guns. But while he is the chief of command in the state, if lawmakers aren’t on board, it won’t happen.
Justin Jones is reappointed to Tennessee House seat, just days after expulsion
At least 30 members of Nashville’s Metro Council have released statements declaring their intent to vote Jones back into the District 52 seat. He will need a simple majority of the 40-member council to reclaim it.
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