Davidson County has around 110,000 immigrants, or 15.5% of the population. Around two-thirds of local immigrants have some kind of legal status.
Nashville’s airport could become ‘Trump International’ under new bill
The proposal from Rep. Todd Warner comes two years after statehouse Republican clashed with Nashville over control of its Airport Authority Board.
Drug used in federal executions under Trump may cause ‘unnecessary pain and suffering,’ Garland says
The Justice Department is rescinding its protocol for federal executions that allowed for single-drug lethal injections with pentobarbital.
Two strikes, you’re out: TN House votes to ban spectators for reacting during session
Spectators in the gallery booed Cameron Sexton as he was re-elected House Speaker. Now, Sexton will have the power to ban them from the House.
Tennessee’s voter restoration process is now before a federal court
A federal appeals court will soon decide on the future of voting restoration in Tennessee. Here’s what arguments it heard.
TN Gov calls special session on school vouchers, immigration, disaster relief
The announcement Wednesday morning comes less than 24 hours after lawmakers began this year’s regular session.
Court lets Tennessee porn site age verification law take effect as Texas law goes to Supreme Court
Citing First Amendment grounds, a district court judge had largely blocked Tennessee’s law from kicking in on Jan. 1 while a legal challenge continued. The Free Speech Coalition, an adult entertainment trade group, filed the lawsuit over Tennessee’s law and those in a half-dozen other states.
Vouchers, disaster aid and hate speech: Tennessee’s top legislative priorities
Tennessee lawmakers will reconvene in Nashville Tuesday for the 114th General Assembly. Their priorities are already clear.
Judge scraps Biden’s Title IX rules, reversing expansion of protections for LGBTQ+ students
In a decision issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves scrapped the entire 1,500-page regulation after deciding it was “fatally” tainted by legal shortcomings.
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