Politics Aug 18 Gun control will be an unlikely topic in GOP-led special session following Tennessee school shooting Tennessee lawmakers have a long list of proposals on mental health, school resources, tougher penalties for violent criminals and more. Notably absent will be any serious consideration of tightening the state's relaxed gun laws.
Politics Aug 08 Member of ‘Tennessee Three’ makes move toward 2024 Senate bid Johnson was the lone Democratic member of the so-called "Tennessee Three" to narrowly survive a Republican-led expulsion effort earlier this year. Yet, even with the national spotlight, Johnson is expected to face an uphill battle against Blackburn.
Politics Aug 04 Both expelled members of ‘Tennessee Three’ win back their state House seats after special election The young Black lawmakers had been reinstated by local officials after being booted from the GOP-dominated Statehouse, but only on an interim basis.
Politics Jul 25 DeSantis unhurt in a car accident in Tennessee while traveling to presidential campaign events DeSantis was uninjured while traveling Tuesday to a campaign stop for his 2024 presidential bid. The chain reaction crash happened on Interstate 75 in Chattanooga.
Nation Jun 28 Portions of transgender youth care bans in Kentucky, Tennessee blocked by federal judges Federal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee on Wednesday blocked portions of bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
Politics Jun 22 A year after fall of Roe v. Wade, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or restrictions Saturday is the one year anniversary of the court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling, which struck down Roe v. Wade. Abortion law is now in the hands of state lawmakers and courts.
Politics Jun 06 Ruling on Tennessee’s anti-drag law leaves questions about enforcement, next steps Last week, U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker ruled that the first-in-the-nation law was "unconstitutionally vague and substantially overbroad," and encouraged "discriminatory enforcement."…
Politics Jun 03 Federal judge rules Tennessee’s anti-drag law ‘unconstitutionally vague’ A Trump-appointed federal judge says Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional.
Politics May 20 AP report: Many bills restricting trans health care came from handful of far-right groups At least 17 states have enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors. An Associated Press analysis found that often those bills sprang not from grassroots or constituent demand, but from the pens of a handful of conservative…
Politics Apr 28 Republicans use nonviolent state capitol protests to redefine ‘insurrection’ The silencing of a transgender lawmaker in Montana marks the third time in five weeks that Republicans have attempted to compare disruptive but nonviolent protests at state capitols to insurrections.