Listen Veterans and people with mental illnesses could be the first beneficiaries if Medicaid is ever expanded in Tennessee. That’s the biggest proposal from a group asked to find a way that’ll satisfy both the Obama administration and state legislators.
Britain’s Vote To Leave The European Union Could Complicate Trade With Tennessee
Listen A week after the vote, Tennessee officials are doing the math about the pending breakup between the European Union and the United Kingdom, a country that represents a surprisingly important trading partner for the state.
Tennessee Lawmakers Plan At Least Three New Bills Aimed At Protecting Cops
Listen Several Tennessee Republicans say they plan to introduce at least three new bills next year aimed at toughening the penalties for violence against police. They say officers are being targeted simply for the uniforms they wear. “It should be labeled a hate crime,” says one of the lawmakers, state Rep. Mark White, R-Memphis.
Abortion Opponents And Advocates Agree Tennessee Laws In Jeopardy After Texas Ruling
Listen The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down two abortion restrictions in Texas will likely have major ramifications for similar regulations in Tennessee, both sides in the debate said Monday. Opponents of abortion in Tennessee say the court’s 5-3 decision represents a major setback for their cause and will probably mean taking a new […]
Thousands Of Miles Away, Some Tennesseans Are Watching The ‘Brexit’ Closely
British expats living in Nashville have watched the referendum on the “Brexit” with interest — although for some, there wasn’t much they could do about it.
Tennessee Democrats Take Selfies As Part Of Gun Bill Sit-In
Tennessee Congressmen Jim Cooper and Steve Cohen joined dozens of House Democrats in the sit-in that began Wednesday morning.
Will Tennesseans Treasure This Legislative Office Building As Much As Preservationists?
Listen The Metro Historical Commission’s Tim Walker marvels at the hulking gray building tucked away between the Capitol and Municipal Auditorium in downtown Nashville. “Truly, we’d never spend that kind of money to build a building like this today.” The Cordell Hull Building rises nine stories and stretches about the length of a city block. […]
Williamson County Judge Slams Supreme Court, But Throws Out Same-Sex Marriage Challenge Anyway
Listen A Williamson County judge says last summer’s same-sex marriage ruling represents one of the worst examples of courts “ignoring their proper role” and legislating from the bench. But he’s nonetheless thrown out a long-shot attempt to overturn the Supreme Court decision.
Lawmakers Press Case Of Wilson County Man, Cleared By DNA But Never Declared ‘Innocent’
Listen Six years after he was let out of a Tennessee prison, a Wilson County man still hasn’t been officially declared innocent. Now a state lawmaker is getting involved. He says the case illustrates how hard it is for people who’ve been wrongfully convicted to receive justice.
Citing Orlando Shooting, Tennessee Representative Again Calls For Freezing Syrian Resettlement
Listen U.S. Representative Marsha Blackburn is again calling for a halt to the resettlement of Syrian refugees. And the Tennessee Republican is pointing to the shooting in Orlando as she makes her case, even though the culprit wasn’t from overseas.
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