Politics Sep 05 Rep. Gloria Johnson of ‘Tennessee Three’ officially launches 2024 Senate campaign By Kimberlee Kruesi, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press
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. By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press
Politics Apr 19 WATCH: ‘Tennessee Three’ to visit Biden next week, White House says Three Tennessee lawmakers who faced expulsion votes after participating in protests over last month's school shooting in Nashville will visit the White House to meet with President Joe Biden on Monday. By Associated Press
Politics Apr 18 Rep. Justin Jones brings infant-sized casket into Tennessee Capitol The recently reinstated Rep. Justin Jones carried an infant-sized casket into Tennessee's Capitol as protesters calling for gun safety legislation outside the Capitol were blocked from bringing caskets inside. By George Walker IV, Associated Press
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. By Jonathan Mattise, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press
Apr 12 County board reinstates expelled Democratic lawmaker Justin Pearson to Tennessee House By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press Commissioners in Memphis have voted to reinstate one of two Black Democrats kicked out of the Republican-led Tennessee House. The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to send Justin Pearson back to the Legislature in Nashville. Continue reading
Apr 09 Both expelled Tennessee lawmakers seeking a return to their seats By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press Two former Black Democratic lawmakers who were expelled by Republican colleagues in Tennessee say they want to be reappointed, then elected back to their seats, following their ouster for a protest on the House floor urging passage of gun-control measures in the wake of a deadly school… Continue reading
Apr 06 Tennessee House Republicans expel Democrats who participated in gun protest By Kimberlee Kruesi, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Apr 04 Tennessee House GOP moves to expel 3 Democrats after participation in gun control protest By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press 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. Continue reading