Statehouses across the U.S. are addressing long-standing bathroom disparities for female lawmakers.
Tennessee advances Musk’s tunnel project in Nashville as pushback mounts
A plan to dig a tunnel from downtown Nashville to the airport took another step forward this week when the State Building Commission approved a no-cost lease of a state-owned parking lot.
Tennessee can execute man despite medical complications, state supreme court rules
Tennessee is moving forward with executing a man on death row next week, despite concerns that a heart implant may prolong his death or worsen his pain.
Nashville will see a rise in ICE agents under Trump’s budget plan
During a Friday visit to Nashville, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that ICE will be sending more officers to the city.
Alvarado echoes Trump in launching a congressional bid
Republican Ralph Alvarado has reentered Kentucky politics by announcing his bid for a congressional seat targeted by Democrats in 2026. Alvarado is a doctor who made history as Kentucky’s first Hispanic state lawmaker but then left to become Tennessee’s top public health leader.
‘Good Trouble’ rally in deep-red Sumner County protests Trump, honors late John Lewis
This week’s “Good Trouble” rallies are inspired by John Lewis’s legacy of non-violent collective action during the Civil Rights Movement.
Abrego Garcia’s path to release is uncertain. Here’s the latest from a Nashville courthouse.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador in March, will remain in jail for at least another week over fears that releasing him could trigger a second deportation.
Senate confirms Tennessee attorney as Trump’s first judicial nominee of second term
The Senate has confirmed Whitney Hermandorfer as a judge for the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Hermandorfer worked for Tennessee’s attorney general.
Smoking-focused addiction help would save lives, but it’s not easy to access in Tennessee
Appalachian states have had some of the highest overdose rates in the country over the past decade. But officials have been slow to adopt some harm reduction efforts that could save lives.
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