A new version of the bill would require schools to check students’ immigration status. Opponents say the proposal still poses a threat.
As Nashville businesses decry rising tax bills, lawmakers consider a cap on increases
A coalition of more than 100 local businesses is asking for property tax reforms from Nashville’s mayor and property assessor.
ICE agent identities would be confidential under Tennessee proposal
As immigration enforcement in Tennessee faces increased scrutiny, state lawmakers want to further limit what records of ICE operations are open to the public.
Trump’s push for new nuclear weapons begins in Tennessee’s oldest town
The federal government is running out of a key ingredient for nuclear weapons: high-purity depleted uranium. Now they want to manufacture it in rural Tennessee.
Settlement: Tennessee AG concedes sanctuary city voting law is ‘unconstitutional’
A Tennessee law that tried to criminalize public officials for voting in favor of sanctuary city policies will not take effect.
As Trump touts Tennessee troopers, state officials face questions of racial profiling, dehumanizing treatment
As Gov. Bill Lee has calls for more state troopers officials with the Tennessee Highway Patrol are facing questions of racial profiling and dehumanizing treatment of Nashville’s immigrant community during a dragnet immigration operation last May.
Tennessee could lock up foster youth in jail-like facilities under new bill
Research shows it’s best practice to house foster kids with families, but a bill would allow foster kids to be placed in the most secure juvenile facilities.
GOP state lawmakers push Tennessee to take federal summer food aid for kids
Tennessee is considering a bill which would require DHS to take nearly $80 million in federal aid each year to help kids afford food in the Summer after outcry from county mayors and community members.
Tennessee bill to delegitimize gay marriage passes the House
Private banks, hospitals and insurance companies in Tennessee could soon refuse to recognize same-sex marriages.
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