Aug 01 Democratic Rep. Johnson wins Tennessee primary, will face GOP Sen. Blackburn in Senate race By Kimberlee Kruesi, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press Tennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson has won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate and will face off against Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn in November, pitting a survivor of a Republican-led expulsion effort over a gun control protest against a close… Continue reading
Jul 30 What to expect in Tennessee’s state primaries By Robert Yoon, Associated Press Among the notable current or aspiring lawmakers on the ballot? A member of the conservative U.S. House Freedom Caucus who's drawn a strong primary challenge and a Democratic state representative who was almost expelled from office. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 8:57 How abortion restrictions have disproportionately impacted Black women By Sarah Varney, Layla Quran It’s been more than two years since the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion. Since then, nearly two dozen states have banned or restricted access to the procedure and abortion pills. Special correspondent Sarah Varney traveled to Tennessee… Continue watching
Jun 24 Supreme Court will hear case on law banning gender-affirming care for minors By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The case before the high court involves a law in Tennessee that restrict puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors. Continue reading
Apr 25 Tennessee legislators approve criminalization of adults who help minors obtain gender-affirming care By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Tennessee's GOP-controlled Statehouse on Thursday gave their final approval to legislation criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent, clearing the way for the first-in-the-nation proposal to be sent to Gov. Bill Lee's desk for his signature. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 5:10 Why the unionization of Tennessee Volkswagen workers is a big breakthrough for UAW By John Yang, Kaisha Young Employees at Volkswagen’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers union. It’s the first time workers at a foreign car maker’s plant in the American South have unionized, giving UAW a foothold in the… Continue watching
Apr 20 Tennessee Volkswagen workers approve of joining UAW union in historic vote By Kristin M. Hall, Tom Krishner, Associated Press Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers union Friday in a historic first test of the UAW’s renewed effort to organize nonunion factories. Continue reading
Apr 19 Tennessee Volkswagen workers vote on union membership in key test of UAW’s plan to expand By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The UAW's ranks in the auto industry have dwindled over the years, and workers at the Chattanooga plant have previously rejected union membership. Continue reading
Mar 28 Tennessee Gov. Lee signs bill to undo Memphis traffic stop reforms after Tyre Nichols death By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press By enacting the legislation, the Republican governor sided with GOP lawmakers who forged ahead despite pleas from Nichols' parents to give them a chance to find compromise. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 10:34 Tennesseans from across the political spectrum unite to address gun violence By Judy Woodruff, Connor Seitchik, Frank Carlson One year ago, three nine-year-old children and three adults were gunned down at the Covenant School in Nashville in the deadliest school shooting in Tennessee history. In the wake of that tragedy, a group of Tennesseans from across the political… Continue watching