Politics Apr 13 State Rep. Justin Pearson reinstated to Tennessee House after expulsion State Rep. Justin Pearson was sworn in outside the state Capitol on Thursday, a week after he and state Rep. Justin Jones were banished for a gun control protest on the floor of the House.
Politics Apr 06 Tennessee House Republicans expel Democrats who participated in gun protest Tennessee’s GOP-dominated House on Thursday expelled the first of three Democratic members who were at risk of being thrown out of the Legislature for their role in a demonstration calling for gun control after the Nashville school shooting.
Nation Apr 04 Tennessee House GOP moves to expel 3 Democrats after participation in gun control protest The extraordinarily rare move resulted in a chaotic and fiery confrontation between lawmakers and supporters opposing the move and has further fractured an already deep political division inside the state's legislature.
Nation Mar 03 Communities struggle over abortion clinics crossing state borders in post-Roe era Residents in southwestern Virginia have battled for months over whether abortion clinics limited by strict laws in other states should be allowed to hop over the border and operate there.
Politics Mar 02 Tennessee governor signs drag show restrictions into law Across the country, conservative activists and politicians complain that drag contributes to the “sexualization” or “grooming” of children. Several states are considering restrictions, but none has acted as fast as Tennessee to ensure children are not exposed to drag.
Education Feb 08 Tennessee House speaker considers rejecting federal education money To date, no state has successfully rejected federal education funds even as state and local officials have long grumbled about some of the requirements and testing that at times come attached to the money.
Politics Nov 07 Nashville finds 430 voters cast ballots in wrong race The amount is a stark jump from the initial number that the Davidson County Election Commission provided last week, when officials said the problem was contained to just 212 miscast ballots.
Politics Oct 20 5 states to decide on closing slavery loopholes in voter referendums Voters in five states are deciding whether to close loopholes that allowed convict labor as an exception to slavery.
Politics Aug 25 Abortion bans to take effect in 4 more GOP-led states Four more Republican-led states will ban almost all abortions this week.
Politics Aug 23 Former Tennessee speaker, top aide arrested in corruption probe Tennessee's former House Speaker Glen Casada and his top aide were arrested Tuesday on federal charges including bribery, kickbacks and conspiracy to commit money laundering involving federal funds.