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Politics

NashVillager Podcast: Cannabis’ complex past in Tennessee

Nina Cardona

April 21, 2025

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What’s the deal with THC and THCA? Plus, the local news for April 21, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: cannabis, marijuana, thc

Some Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump are now embraced as heroes and candidates for office

The Associated Press

April 20, 2025

capitol demonstration

Some of the rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, are considering running for office after being pardoned by President Donald Trump. At least two dozen Republican groups around the country have invited rioters to speak in recent months, according to an Associated Press tally.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Capitol Invasion, capitol riot, Tennessee Republicans

Nonprofits that find housing for undocumented immigrants will face new legal risks

Cynthia Abrams

April 18, 2025

A pile of pro-immigration paper signs on a meeting room table with a small vase of white flowers in the center.

A new Tennessee law would open organizations to lawsuits if people they have help house go on to commit a crime.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Immigration, Open Table Nashville, Rusty Grills, undocumented immigrants

NashVillager Podcast: Whips and political pressure

Nina Cardona

April 18, 2025

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Did a legislative token of honor go too far? Plus, the local news for April 18, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, Politics, WPLN News

Tennessee lawmakers vote to ban most cannabis products, despite protest from local businesses

Marianna Bacallao

April 17, 2025

Tennessee retailers will soon have to take their most popular hemp products off the shelves, after the Tennessee General Assembly passed a measure that would ban a key ingredient.

Filed Under: Business, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, cannabis, hemp, marijuana, tennessee department of agriculture, thc, tnleg, tnpol

TN passes $60 billion budget, slashes money for starter homes, boosts funding for state AG

Marianna Bacallao

April 16, 2025

The Tennessee General Assembly approved a $60 billion budget Wednesday, as federal funding cuts put a large portion of that money at risk.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Bill Lee, Duck River, federal funding, Jack Johnson, Jeff Yarbro, memphis, school voucher, school vouchers, tnleg, tnpol

NashVillager Podcast: Crime and punishment, political edition

Nina Cardona

April 15, 2025

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What can be learned from recent political scandals in our state? Plus, the local news for April 15, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Brian Kelsey, Glen Casada, Tennessee Politics

Tennessee Senate passes measure to challenge federal education rights for undocumented students

Marianna Bacallao

April 10, 2025

A measure to challenge the right to an education for undocumented students narrowly passed the Tennessee Senate, 19-13, to the outrage of protesters inside and outside of the chamber.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Bo Watson, immigrants, Immigration, Supreme Court, tnleg, tnpol, U.S. Supreme Court, undocumented students

NashVillager Podcast: Protesting in support of immigrants

Nina Cardona

April 10, 2025

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How are Tennessee activists becoming more vocal with their support for immigrants? Plus, the local news for April 10, 2025.

Filed Under: Education, History, NashVillager Podcast, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Immigration

Chattanooga school principals decry bill to deny undocumented students an education

Marianna Bacallao

April 9, 2025

They oppose a bill that would allow K-12 schools to refuse students based on their immigration status.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Bo Watson, immigrants, Immigration, Supreme Court, tnleg, tnpol, U.S. Supreme Court, undocumented students

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