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Politics

Muslim Tennesseans respond to Rep. Ogles’ call to deport them

By Marianna Bacallao

March 12, 2026

U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles is facing backlash from Muslim voters in his district after posting on social media that they “don’t belong in American society.”

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 5th Congressional District, American Muslim Advisory Council, Andy Ogles, Chaz Molder, Congress, election, Islam, Kurdistan, Kurds, midterm elections, midterms, Muslim, Nashville Kurds, tnleg, tnpol

Artificial food dyes banned from Tennessee school meals as lawmakers advance MAHA policy

By Catherine Sweeney

March 11, 2026

Tennessee lawmakers have banned a long list of synthetic dyes in school meals.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, health policy, MAHA, Make America Healthy Again, Robert F. Kennedy, school meals

Nashville rallies for journalist detained by ICE

By Marianna Bacallao

March 9, 2026

Tio Fun Taqueria in North Nashville became a makeshift call center Monday afternoon for people contacting their representatives on behalf of Estefany Rodriguez Florez, a local reporter detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: ICE, immigrants, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Nashville Noticias

Kristi Noem ousted by Trump minutes before Nashville speech

By Marianna Bacallao

March 5, 2026

Minutes after President Donald Trump announced that he was firing her, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivered a keynote speech at a Nashville hotel on Thursday.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 287(g), Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Immigration, Kristi Noem, raids

Tennessee lawmakers soften measure that sought to keep undocumented students out of school

By Camellia Burris

March 5, 2026

A new version of the bill would require schools to check students’ immigration status. Opponents say the proposal still poses a threat.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Education, Immigration, republicans, undocumented students, William Lamberth

As Nashville businesses decry rising tax bills, lawmakers consider a cap on increases

By Cynthia Abrams

March 5, 2026

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A coalition of more than 100 local businesses is asking for property tax reforms from Nashville’s mayor and property assessor.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Bo Watson, Cameron Sexton, Center 615, Christian Paro, Freddie O'Connell, House Speaker Cameron Sexton, Jason Zachary, property taxes, Vivian Wilhoite

ICE agent identities would be confidential under Tennessee proposal

By Marianna Bacallao

March 3, 2026

As immigration enforcement in Tennessee faces increased scrutiny, state lawmakers want to further limit what records of ICE operations are open to the public.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, ICE, immigrants, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jack Johnson, Jeff Yarbro, police, raid, Tennessee Coalition for Open Government, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, tnleg, tnpol

Trump’s push for new nuclear weapons begins in Tennessee’s oldest town

By Pierce Gentry, WUOT

February 27, 2026

Downtown Jonesborough, Tennessee as seen on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. The community, often labeled as “Tennessee’s Oldest Town,” has been selected by the federal government to host an expanded depleted uranium processing facility which will supply materials for the construction of nuclear warheads.

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.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, BWX Technologies, East Tennessee, economy, energy, nuclear weapons, Politics

Settlement: Tennessee AG concedes sanctuary city voting law is ‘unconstitutional’

By Cynthia Abrams

February 25, 2026

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A Tennessee law that tried to criminalize public officials for voting in favor of sanctuary city policies will not take effect.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 110th General Assembly, ACLU, Attorney General, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, Clay Capp, Immigration, Jonathan Skrmetti, sanctuary city, Tennessee Attorney General, United States Constitution

As Trump touts Tennessee troopers, state officials face questions of racial profiling, dehumanizing treatment

By Marianna Bacallao

February 25, 2026

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.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 287(g), Bill Lee, Donald Trump, Heidi Campbell, ICE, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, raid, Tennessee Highway Patrol

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