PAVILION TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Three tornadoes have been confirmed in Michigan as severe storms barreled through the central U.S. early Wednesday, killing one man in Tennessee when a tree toppled onto a vehicle he was in. The storm that rumbled across northeastern Tennessee brought high winds that knocked down powerlines and trees. Claiborne County Sheriff […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One of the two Black lawmakers briefly expelled from Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse last year will remain on the 2024 ballot after overcoming a challenge from a Republican opponent. Earlier this year, Rep. Justin Jones submitted 26 signatures to Nashville election officials in order to qualify to run as a Democratic candidate. He […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee teachers and staff will be allowed to carry concealed handguns on public school grounds under legislation signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee on Friday. Lee, a Republican, had announced his support for the proposal just the day before while flanked by top Republican legislative leaders who had helped shepherd the […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse on Thursday gave their final approval to legislation criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-transition 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. The bill mirrors almost the same language from a so-called “anti-abortion trafficking” […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Protesters chanted “Blood on your hands” at Tennessee House Republicans on Tuesday after they passed a bill that would allow some teachers and staff to carry concealed handguns on public school grounds, and bar parents and other teachers from knowing who was armed. The 68-28 vote in favor of the bill sent […]
As the plague of senseless violence has continued to overtake the country, any and every gathering of more than a few people has become a possible target. From schools to malls to Super Bowl victory parades, few public places and events have been untouched by the ravages of gun violence. On Saturday, a neighborhood block […]
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — 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. The union wound up getting 2,628 votes, or 73% of the ballots cast, compared with only 985 who voted no […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee would join the ranks of states where public school employees have to out transgender students to their parents under a bill advancing in the Republican-supermajority Legislature. GOP House lawmakers gave near-final passage to the bill on Monday, putting Tennessee just a few hurdles away from joining states such as Alabama, Arizona, […]
I can’t speak for the rest of you, but I know I certainly didn’t see this coming. Given the current conditions around the country, legislators have their hands full trying to protect the public from any number of crises. But Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have set aside time in their busy schedules to attempt to […]
A bill banning marriage between first cousins passed the Tennessee Legislature Thursday and heads to the desk of Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican. If he signs it into law, the ban will take effect immediately. The bill aims to close a loophole dating back six decades. In 1960, the Tennessee attorney general wrote an opinion […]
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