Tennessee’s Department of Correction is asking for nearly $7 million in public funds to go toward the state’s for-profit prisons.
How TN Republicans could overturn a landmark SCOTUS immigration case
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.
Tennessee passes governor’s school vouchers plan. Here’s what the program will look like
Parents across Tennessee will soon be able to put taxpayer dollars toward the cost of attending private school.
Two strikes, you’re out: TN House votes to ban spectators for reacting during session
Spectators in the gallery booed Cameron Sexton as he was re-elected House Speaker. Now, Sexton will have the power to ban them from the House.
Vouchers, disaster aid and hate speech: Tennessee’s top legislative priorities
Tennessee lawmakers will reconvene in Nashville Tuesday for the 114th General Assembly. Their priorities are already clear.
Tennessee’s tumultuous legislative session concludes after final flurry of action on education, guns and spending
State lawmakers wrapped the 2024 session up Thursday night, having passed two of the biggest bills in the last week.
Tennessee lawmakers reach deal on business franchise tax in the final hours of session
Before the final buzzer sounded, the Tennessee House and Senate came to agreement on what to do with the state’s business franchise tax.
Disability advocates raise concerns over Jillian’s Law that would change involuntary commitment in TN
A bill headed to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk would make it so anyone deemed unfit to stand trial would be automatically committed.
Classes resume at original Covenant School campus for the first time in over a year
Covenant School students, faculty and staff are holding classes at the school’s original campus for the first time since the mass shooting that left six dead, including three children, on March 27, 2023.
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