Tennessee man admits plot to bomb Nashville power grid with drone
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A 24-year-old Columbia man pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to destroy an energy facility after federal agents thwarted his plan…
Vanderbilt University Clinic Stops Gender Transition Surgeries For Minors In Wake Of Tennessee Law
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 no longer…
Biden DOJ Sues Tennessee Over Law Banning Child Sex Changes
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 barring child…
Biden Hosts Tennessee Dems Expelled For Gun Protest, Calls For ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban
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 he hosted…
Tennessee is sued over ban on healthcare for transgender youth
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 puberty blockers,…
Nike Will Sponsor ‘Queer Youth Field Day’ In Tennessee City
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 participants aged…
Reinstated Tennessee Rep Not-So-Subtly Compares Himself To Jesus
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 not-so-subtle comparison…
Resurfaced Video Shows Reinstated Tennessee Lawmaker Throwing Traffic Cone At Driver During 2020 Riots
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 Tennessee hitting…
Reinstated Dem Rep Who Joined With Mob At Tennessee Capitol Says Republicans Want To ‘Reenact The Civil War’
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 reinstated after…
Tennessee Gov Enhances Background Checks, Calls For Red Flag Laws Following Shooting
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 checks, and…
Tennessee House Votes To Boot Dem Member Who Joined With Mob In Capitol Protest
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 of three…
MSNBC Host, Guests Call Expulsion Of Tennessee Legislator Who Aided Storming State Capitol ‘Dangerous’
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 three members…
‘Undemocratic’: White House Condemns Vote To Expel Tennessee Lawmakers
‘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 Democratic legislators…
Republicans in Tennessee ‘shrugging’ after school shooting, White House says
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 press secretary…
College Students Hold Drag Show To Protest New Tennessee Laws
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 on Friday…
‘Those Are Just Words’: Tennessee Dem Hammers GOP Colleagues For Offering ‘Sympathy’ But Not Backing Gun Control
‘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 Tuesday for…
Nissan workers in Tennessee to decide whether to form small union
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 more production…
Three Tennessee cities are among the fattest in America
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 and obese…
Tennessee governor will sign bills restricting drag, transgender youth treatment
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 drag performances…
Tennessee meat plant workers reach $1.2 million settlement over 2018 raid
(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 federal agents”…
Tennessee Legislature Passes Ban On Child Sex Changes
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 is headed…
Tennessee Governor To Give $100 Million To ‘Crisis Pregnancy Clinics’
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, announcing a…
Nissan to face union vote at Tennessee plant after labor ruling
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A U.S. labor board has cleared the way for 86 technicians at Nissan Motor Co’s Smyrna, Tennessee plant to vote on whether to join a union, rejecting…
Two Tennessee Men Arrested For Planning Attacks On Law Enforcement Personnel And The FBI’s Knoxville Field Office
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A criminal complaint was unsealed today charging Edward Kelley, 33, of Maryville, TN, and Austin Carter, 26, of Knoxville, TN, with conspiracy, retaliating against a federal official, interstate communication…
Two Tennessee Individuals Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Violating The Freedom Of Access To Clinic Entrances Act
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of…
Justice Department Secures Award Against Tennessee Landlord for Sexually Harassing Female Tenants
Memphis, TN – Following a four-day trial, a federal jury awarded $70,500 in damages to six women who rented homes in Lexington, Tennessee, from defendant Chad David Ables. The jury found that…
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