DANIELLE SMITH Tennessee News Service

A new report shows women’s incarceration has surged more than 600% since 1980. Four decades ago, about 26,000 women were held in jails or prisons. By 2023, that number had climbed to about ...

A proposal by the Trump administration could make it harder for people to become nurses, even as Tennessee and the nation face a severe nursing shortage. Nursing would no longer be classified as a ...

A Memphis faith leader is pushing back on claims that the Memphis Safe Task Force is responsible for the city’s recent drop in crime. The joint operation includes about 20 local, state and federal ...

A nonprofit organization in Tennessee warned nearly 1 million family caregivers could feel the effects of Medicaid cuts under the tax-and-spending law known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill ...

A Tennessee immigrant-led group and other advocates are suing the state over a new law they said unfairly targets people who offer shelter to undocumented immigrants. Of the over 400,000 ...

A Tennessee nonprofit is warning that potential Medicaid cuts could threaten crucial support for the state’s nearly 1 million family caregivers. Medicaid supports 4.5 million individuals ...

Gov. Bill Lee has opted Tennessee out of the federal Summer EBT program and nonprofit groups in the state said they will work to fill the gap for families in need. Summer EBT provides $40 a month ...

Tennessee’s “State of the Child” 2024 report shows some progress but also highlights ongoing concerns. The report from the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth examines ...

Immigration and deportation are key topics in this week’s Tennessee legislative session, and a local nonprofit group is helping residents prepare for possible deportation. Nationwide, U.S. ...

A Tennessee education advocacy group is voicing concerns about Project 2025, which aims to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and transfer control of education funding to states. In ...