Trans voters face more barriers to casting their ballots than in 2024
A Williams Institute report estimates as many as 323,700 eligible transgender voters could face barriers at the polls because of voter ID laws.
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Nursing Nashville mom reunited with kids 3 months after ICE arrest
Civil rights groups filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security alleging the woman’s detention violated the government’s own rules against detaining nursing, pregnant and postpartum mothers.
Some Memphis businesses push back against Memphis Safe Task Force
Business owners said they will refuse to serve task force members or allow them to enter their establishment, citing frightened customers and workers.
Report: 12 Tennessee rural hospitals at ‘immediate risk’ for closure
A dozen small, rural Tennessee hospitals are at “immediate risk” for closure, potentially exacerbating a longstanding problem in a state with one of the highest hospital closure rates in the nation.
Blackburn moves $4.8M from U.S. Senate campaign account in apparent legal ‘workaround’
Tennessee PAC spends the same amount supporting her bid for governor, according to campaign finance reports.
Republican gubernatorial candidates disagree on death penalty methods
Republican gubernatorial candidate U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is ready to activate the modern iteration of “Old Sparky” as Tennessee grapples with lethal injection protocol for executions.
Michigan, Indiana and Tennessee GOP push ‘Nuclear Family’ proclamations to counter Pride Month
Republican lawmakers proclaim June "nuclear family month," and offer "counter-programming" to Pride Month.
Tennessee Speaker Cameron Sexton ousts all Democrats from committees after redistricting protest
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton has stripped all 24 Democrats in his chamber of their committee assignments because they protested the GOP's new gerrymandered map on the House floor
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee launches controversial special session to wipe out state’s last Democratic stronghold
Gov. Bill Lee calls a Tennessee redistricting special session to cut the last blue seat in the state. Protesters plan to rally against the GOP "Jim Crow" grab.
Tennessee legislature passes Charlie Kirk Act, which could force colleges to punish students for protests
Last week, the Tennessee General Assembly sent Senate Bill 1741 to Gov. Bill Lee’s (R) desk, legislation that would limit college students and faculty from on-campus protesting and their First Amendment rights.
Nursing Nashville mom reunited with kids 3 months after ICE arrest
Civil rights groups filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security alleging the woman’s detention violated the government’s own rules against detaining nursing, pregnant and postpartum mothers.
Some Memphis businesses push back against Memphis Safe Task Force
Business owners said they will refuse to serve task force members or allow them to enter their establishment, citing frightened customers and workers.
Report: 12 Tennessee rural hospitals at ‘immediate risk’ for closure
A dozen small, rural Tennessee hospitals are at “immediate risk” for closure, potentially exacerbating a longstanding problem in a state with one of the highest hospital closure rates in the nation.
Blackburn moves $4.8M from U.S. Senate campaign account in apparent legal ‘workaround’
Tennessee PAC spends the same amount supporting her bid for governor, according to campaign finance reports.
Republican gubernatorial candidates disagree on death penalty methods
Republican gubernatorial candidate U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is ready to activate the modern iteration of “Old Sparky” as Tennessee grapples with lethal injection protocol for executions.
Michigan, Indiana and Tennessee GOP push ‘Nuclear Family’ proclamations to counter Pride Month
Republican lawmakers proclaim June "nuclear family month," and offer "counter-programming" to Pride Month.
Tennessee Speaker Cameron Sexton ousts all Democrats from committees after redistricting protest
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton has stripped all 24 Democrats in his chamber of their committee assignments because they protested the GOP's new gerrymandered map on the House floor
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee launches controversial special session to wipe out state’s last Democratic stronghold
Gov. Bill Lee calls a Tennessee redistricting special session to cut the last blue seat in the state. Protesters plan to rally against the GOP "Jim Crow" grab.
Tennessee legislature passes Charlie Kirk Act, which could force colleges to punish students for protests
Last week, the Tennessee General Assembly sent Senate Bill 1741 to Gov. Bill Lee’s (R) desk, legislation that would limit college students and faculty from on-campus protesting and their First Amendment rights.