Gun control advocates in Tennessee are mobilizing against several bills moving through the state legislature. One would lower the age to carry a gun without a permit to 18, and another would arm more school employees.
Gov. Lee’s bill to raise teacher pay includes a rule that chips away at labor organizing
Tennessee’s biggest professional teachers’ organization is less than thrilled with the governor’s proposal to increase pay for educators. Baked into the bill is a rule that would further chip away at their ability to organize.
Pete Buttigieg, in Nashville, talks train safety following Ohio derailment
During a trip to Nashville on Friday, Buttigieg addressed what the Biden Administration is doing to improve rail safety after the Ohio derailment.
Tennessee considers banning TikTok on college campus networks
A bill making its way through the Tennessee Legislature would prohibit non-American video platforms on public institution networks, effectively banning the Chinese-owned app from public university servers.
Bill and Hillary Clinton, Pete Buttigieg denounce attacks on LGBTQ community while in Nashville for Clinton Global Initiative U conference
Vanderbilt hosted the Clintons at the first in-person Clinton Global Initiative University conference since the pandemic. The former first couple shared advice and ideas on how to tackle world problems with the more than 700 students in attendance throughout the weekend.
Tennessee Black Caucus calls for resignation of lawmaker whose bill amendment would bring back lynching
Lethal injection for Tennessee’s death row inmates has been on pause since last April. In the meantime, one lawmaker is proposing the use of electric chairs and firing squads as alternatives. There’s an uproar, however, against an even harsher proposal.
Tennessee has open primaries, but Republicans are trying to close them
In Tennessee, voters don’t have to register with a political party to vote in primaries. They can choose to receive either a Republican or Democratic ballot. Republican lawmakers are trying to change that — worrying voting rights groups.
Sinkholes are dangerous — and expensive. Tennessee lawmakers want home sellers to disclose them.
Sinkholes are popping up, or rather down, more often in some parts of the Southeast.
The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services says fewer children are sleeping in its offices
The Department of Children’s Services commissioner gave an update to the legislature that showed improvements to the troubled system.
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