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TN Gov calls special session on school vouchers, immigration, disaster relief

By Marianna Bacallao

January 15, 2025

The announcement Wednesday morning comes less than 24 hours after lawmakers began this year’s regular session.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Bill Lee, disaster, Education Freedom Scholarships, Hurricane Helene, Immigration, school vouchers, tnleg, tnpol

Court lets Tennessee porn site age verification law take effect as Texas law goes to Supreme Court

By Jonathan Mattise, AP

January 14, 2025

Citing First Amendment grounds, a district court judge had largely blocked Tennessee’s law from kicking in on Jan. 1 while a legal challenge continued. The Free Speech Coalition, an adult entertainment trade group, filed the lawsuit over Tennessee’s law and those in a half-dozen other states.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, age verification, tnleg, tnpol

Vouchers, disaster aid and hate speech: Tennessee’s top legislative priorities

By Marianna Bacallao

January 13, 2025

Tennessee capitol

Tennessee lawmakers will reconvene in Nashville Tuesday for the 114th General Assembly. Their priorities are already clear.

Filed Under: Education, Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Abortion, Aftyn Behn, Bill Lee, disaster, Education Freedom Scholarships, Elaine Davis, grocery tax, hate speech, Hurricane Helene, IVF, Mark Pody, school vouchers, tnleg, tnpol, William Lamberth

TN governor considers special session on school vouchers and Helene relief

By Marianna Bacallao

January 8, 2025

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With the start of Tennessee’s legislative session less than a week away, Gov. Bill Lee is deciding whether the General Assembly will have a special session to focus on expanding school vouchers and providing relief for areas hard hit by the remnants of Hurricane Helene.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Bill Lee, disaster, Education Freedom Scholarships, Hurricane Helene, John Ray Clemmons, London Lamar, school vouchers, tnleg, tnpol

Listen: As the U.S. Supreme Court takes up Tennessee’s ban on transgender healthcare, more families are leaving the state

By Marianna Bacallao

December 3, 2024

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The Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care is constitutional. Some families of transgender kids have left the state.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: anti-lgbt, anti-lgbt legislaton, gender-affirming care, General Assembly, Jonathan Skrmetti, legislature, lgbt, lgbtq, Tennessee Attorney General, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol, transgender

Tennessee families and physicians urge SCOTUS to allow gender-affirming care

By Marianna Bacallao

August 27, 2024

Transgender teens and their parents are urging the nation’s highest court to block a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for the state’s youth.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, ACLU, anti-lgbt, anti-lgbt legislaton, General Assembly, Jonathan Skrmetti, legislature, lgbt, lgbtq, Tennessee Attorney General, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol, transgender

Politician’s son, TSU marching band alum, Nashville representative: Who is Harold Love Jr.?

By Blaise Gainey

July 31, 2024

The old saying “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” fits no Tennessee elected official better than Nashville Rep. Harold Love Jr. Through both his education and political career, Love Jr. stands out in his commitment to continuing his father’s legacy. Harold Love Sr.’s political career began in 1961 with his election to Nashville’s […]

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Harold Love Jr., tennessee house, tnleg, tnpol

Here are 10 notable new laws taking effect July 1 in Tennessee

By Blaise Gainey

June 30, 2024

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Starting July 1, more than 100 new laws take effect in Tennessee. Altogether, lawmakers passed more than 500 new laws, but some will be enacted throughout the year.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, abortion rights, death penalty, new laws, tnleg, tnpol

U.S. Supreme Court to hear gender-affirming care case from Tennessee

By Marianna Bacallao

June 24, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case about whether restrictions limiting gender-affirming care for minors are constitutional.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: ACLU, anti-lgbt, anti-lgbt legislaton, gender-affirming care, General Assembly, Jonathan Skrmetti, legislature, lgbt, lgbtq, Tennessee Attorney General, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol, transgender

Former President Donald Trump will remain on Tennessee ballot despite questions of eligibility over felony convictions

By Blaise Gainey

June 7, 2024

Tennessee’s Attorney General hasn’t responded to a question of whether former President Donald Trump should be removed from the ballot. But the Secretary of State’s communication director has issued a statement, saying that Trump is eligible to run for president.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Donald Trump, Elections 2024, Jonathan Skrmetti, Secretary of State, Tennessee Attorney General, tnpol, Vincent Dixie

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