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Rep. Gino Bulso, R-Brentwood, stands on the House floor during a legislative session Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

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.

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Economy How TN Republican lawmakers insulated Musk’s Boring Company tunnel in Nashville from local officials By Adam Friedman Tennessee Lookout – 4/16/26

When Boring Company officials took the stage in July to announce their new Music City Loop underground tunnel, federal, state and prominent Nashville business leaders attending hailed the project as ...

Education A supermajority fractured: Rural Republicans break ranks as Tennessee passes school voucher expansion By Richard Eberwein – 4/16/26

Before the Tennessee General Assembly passed a private school scholarship expansion bill this week, an unusual fracture within the GOP supermajorities widened as some rural Republicans voiced concerns over public education funding.

Immigration Shelby County Republicans advance bills targeting handling of Memphis Safe Task Force cases By Cassandra Stephenson Tennessee Lookout – 3/26/26

Republican state lawmakers from Shelby County advanced two bills this week targeting the handling of court cases that result from arrests made by President Donald Trump’s Memphis federal task ...

Democracy Tennessee ICE raids and anti-immigration efforts continue to accelerate By Richard Eberwein – 3/25/26

Even though Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Minneapolis and Chicago have captured national attention in recent months, Tennessee is embracing the Trump administration’s unprecedented war on immigrants in ways other states are not.

LGBTQ Tennessee Senate allows lawsuits over transgender ‘coercion’ By Sam Stockard Tennessee Lookout – 3/24/26

The Tennessee Senate passed legislation Monday allowing patients to sue their doctor for “coercing” them into seeking gender reassignment some 30 years after treatment. Republican Sen. Adam Lowe ...

Immigration Michigan lawmakers and faith leaders demand Southfield building owners cancel lease used by ICE By Katherine Dailey Michigan Advance – 3/12/26

Elected officials who represent Southfield on the state and federal level joined faith leaders and community members to demand that REDICO, the building management of One Towne Square in Southfield, ...

Immigration Tennessee senators move amended English-only driver’s license testing By Sam Stockard Tennessee Lookout – 3/12/26

Tennessee lawmakers are pushing a watered-down version of an English-only driver’s license testing bill as part of their 2026 immigration package formulated with the White House. Senate Bill 1889 ...

Democracy Nashville reporter arrested by ICE asserts First, Fifth Amendment violations in new legal filings By Anita Wadhwani Tennessee Lookout – 3/10/26

Attorneys for Estefany Maria Rodríguez Florez have filed an amended petition in federal court that accuses the federal government of First and Fifth Amendment violations in detaining the ...

States Tennessee Lt. Gov. McNally won’t run for reelection; wraps nearly 50-year career By J. Holly McCall Tennessee Lookout – 2/26/26

Lt. Gov. Randy McNally announced Thursday he will not run for reelection this year, after serving in the Tennessee legislature for nearly a half-century. “It is with a full heart and a deep sense ...

Immigration Tennessee House Republican opposes ICE detention facility for Lebanon By Sam Stockard Tennessee Lookout – 2/24/26

A Tennessee Republican lawmaker is working with federal officials to stop Immigration and Customs Enforcement from building a large detention center in Lebanon. State Rep. Clark Boyd, who represents ...

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