By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – Tennessee lawmakers on Monday opened a special session focused on public safety that was sparked by a deadly school shooting earlier this year, as hundreds…
Expelled ‘Tennessee Three’ Dems Win Seats Back In Special Election Mary Lou Masters on August 4, 2023 Two of the ousted “Tennessee Three” state House Democrats won their seats back…
‘Beyond The Pale’: GOP Rep Torches Biden Admin For ‘Targeting Tennessee’ Over Its Pro-Life Laws Harold Hutchison on June 21, 2023 Republican Rep. Mark Green of Tennessee said the Biden…
Embattled Gender Clinic Forced To Hand Over Medical Docs In Tennessee AG’s Fraud Investigation Laurel Duggan on June 20, 2023 Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has been required to turn…
Vanderbilt University Clinic Stops Gender Transition Surgeries For Minors In Wake Of Tennessee Law Mia Hernandez on June 15, 2023 The Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) pediatric transgender clinic is…
Biden DOJ Sues Tennessee Over Law Banning Child Sex Changes Laurel Duggan on April 26, 2023 The Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing the state of Tennessee over a bill…
Biden Hosts Tennessee Dems Expelled For Gun Protest, Calls For ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Arjun Singh on April 24, 2023 President Joe Biden renewed calls for banning so-called “assault weapons” as…
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Advocacy groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to strike down a new Tennessee law that bans doctors from providing gender-affirming medical treatment such as…
Nike Will Sponsor ‘Queer Youth Field Day’ In Tennessee City Alexa Schwerha on April 14, 2023 Nike will sponsor a “Queer Youth Field Day” in Memphis, Tennessee, on Saturday for…
Reinstated Tennessee Rep Not-So-Subtly Compares Himself To Jesus Kate Anderson on April 14, 2023 Democratic state Rep. Justin J. Pearson of Tennessee celebrated his reinstatement to office Thursday with a…
Resurfaced Video Shows Reinstated Tennessee Lawmaker Throwing Traffic Cone At Driver During 2020 Riots Kate Anderson on April 13, 2023 A resurfaced video shows Democratic state Rep. Justin Jones of…
Reinstated Dem Rep Who Joined With Mob At Tennessee Capitol Says Republicans Want To ‘Reenact The Civil War’ Harold Hutchison on April 13, 2023 A Democratic state representative who was…
Tennessee Gov Enhances Background Checks, Calls For Red Flag Laws Following Shooting Nino Cambria on April 12, 2023 Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed an executive order Tuesday expanding background…
Tennessee House Votes To Boot Dem Member Who Joined With Mob In Capitol Protest Mary Lou Masters on April 6, 2023 Tennessee’s Republican-held House voted Thursday to expel the first…
MSNBC Host, Guests Call Expulsion Of Tennessee Legislator Who Aided Storming State Capitol ‘Dangerous’ Harold Hutchison on April 6, 2023 A host on MSNBC said Thursday the proposed expulsion of…
‘Undemocratic’: White House Condemns Vote To Expel Tennessee Lawmakers Lorenzo Prieto on April 6, 2023 The White House on Thursday denounced the Tennessee House of Representatives’ vote to expel three…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in Tennessee who are moving to oust Democratic legislators for joining an anti-gun violence protest are “shrugging in the face” of another school shooting, White House…
College Students Hold Drag Show To Protest New Tennessee Laws Alexa Schwerha on March 31, 2023 East Tennessee State University (ETSU) students will host a drag show and story hour…
‘Those Are Just Words’: Tennessee Dem Hammers GOP Colleagues For Offering ‘Sympathy’ But Not Backing Gun Control Harold Hutchison on March 28, 2023 A Tennessee state lawmaker ripped Republican colleagues…
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Technicians at Nissan Motor Co’s Smyrna plant in Tennessee will vote on Thursday whether to join a union, potentially providing a path to unionize thousands…
NASHVILLE, TN – When it comes to being overweight, one state tips the scales according to a new survey conducted by WalletHub. While McAllen, Texas was ranked the most overweight…
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee said he would sign into law bills that passed the legislature last week banning gender-affirming treatment for transgender youth and restricting…
(Reuters) – Latino workers at a Tennessee meat processing plant have reached a $1.2 million settlement in a lawsuit over a 2018 immigration raid in which they were “targeted by…
Tennessee Legislature Passes Ban On Child Sex Changes Laurel Duggan on February 23, 2023 A Tennessee bill barring sex change procedures for minors passed in the state Senate Thursday and…
Tennessee Governor To Give $100 Million To ‘Crisis Pregnancy Clinics’ Mary Lou Masters on February 7, 2023 The Governor of Tennessee delivered his State of the State Address on Monday,…