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TN’s ‘drag ban’ is here to stay. Here’s why LGBTQ advocates don’t mind.

By Marianna Bacallao

February 27, 2025

Tennessee lawmakers are celebrating as the state’s so-called drag ban remains in place indefinitely. LGBTQ advocates also see the decision as a win.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: anti-lgbt legislaton, drag, drag show, Jonathan Skrmetti, lgbt, lgbtq, Pride, Tennessee Attorney General, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee drag ban to stay as SCOTUS refuses to hear the case

By Marianna Bacallao

February 25, 2025

Tennessee’s ban on drag in public spaces will remain in effect, as the U.S. Supreme Court refuses to take up a legal challenge to the law. Another suit could give LGTBQ advocates another shot at challenging the ban.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: anti-lgbt legislaton, drag, drag show, Jonathan Skrmetti, lgbt, lgbtq, Pride, Tennessee Attorney General, tnleg, tnpol

From deportations to health care, state lawmakers are key for much of Trump’s domestic agenda

By Larry Kaplow, NPR

February 25, 2025

Federal power only goes so far. State governors and legislatures have wide authority over local law enforcement, schools, health and how cities and counties handle immigration.

Filed Under: Health Care, NPR News, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Abortion, abortion rights, anti-lgbt, anti-lgbt legislaton, deportations, gender-affirming care, Health Care, immigrants, Immigration, NPR, school vouchers, tnleg, tnpol, transgender, Trump Administration, undocumented immigrants, Vaccines

TN Republicans want a new public prison, as its private prison asks for more state dollars

By Marianna Bacallao

February 21, 2025

Tennessee’s Department of Correction is asking for nearly $7 million in public funds to go toward the state’s for-profit prisons.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Bill Lee, civil rights, CoreCivic, Department of Justice, prison, private prisons, Tennessee Department of Correction, tnleg, tnpol, Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility, William Lamberth

Under Trump, DOJ withdraws support for transgender youth in Tennessee case at the Supreme Court

By Marianna Bacallao

February 8, 2025

The U.S. Department of Justice notified the high court Friday that the U.S. is now backing the state of Tennessee and its ban on care.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics Tagged With: ACLU, General Assembly, Jonathan Skrmetti, legislature, lgbt, lgbtq, Tennessee Attorney General, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol, transgender

How TN Republicans could overturn a landmark SCOTUS immigration case

By Marianna Bacallao

February 6, 2025

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Tennessee schools would be able to refuse undocumented students, under a new proposal from Republican leaders in the statehouse. The measure goes against U.S. Supreme Court precedent by design.

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

Tennessee passes sweeping immigration law to support Trump’s mass deportations

By Marianna Bacallao

January 30, 2025

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Gov. Bill Lee wants to create a new state division to enforce immigration laws, mirroring a push from President Donald Trump to expel migrants.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, 287(g), Antioch, Antioch High School, Bill Lee, Gabby Salinas, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, school shooting, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, tnleg, tnpol, Todd Gardenhire

Tennessee passes governor’s school vouchers plan. Here’s what the program will look like

By Marianna Bacallao

January 30, 2025

Parents across Tennessee will soon be able to put taxpayer dollars toward the cost of attending private school.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Bill Lee, Chris Hurt, disabilities, Education Freedom Act, Education Freedom Scholarships, Gloria Johnson, school vouchers, Tennessee Education Association, tnleg, tnpol, William Lamberth, Williamson County, Wilson County

Two years after Covenant, students march at the TN capitol in renewed push for gun reform

By Marianna Bacallao

January 26, 2025

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The shooting at Antioch High School has reignited calls for gun reform at the statehouse, but activists aren’t hopeful that much will change.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Antioch High School, Bill Lee, Clemmie Greenlee, Covenant School, Drew Spiegel, Maryam Abolfazli, school vouchers, tnleg, tnpol

Nashville’s airport could become ‘Trump International’ under new bill

By Marianna Bacallao

January 17, 2025

The proposal from Rep. Todd Warner comes two years after statehouse Republican clashed with Nashville over control of its Airport Authority Board.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, BNA, Donald Trump, General Assembly, John Lewis, legislature, Nashville International Airport, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol, Todd Warner, Zulfat Suara

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