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New Tennessee Law Targets Schoolbook Sellers, Distributors
Gov. Bill Lee signs law one nonprofit leader calls a tactic common in authoritarian governments.
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Gov. Bill Lee signs law one nonprofit leader calls a tactic common in authoritarian governments.
Skrmetti’s 10-attorney “strategic litigation unit” also will focus on corporate activity.
The poll was conducted three weeks after a deadly mass shooting at The Covenant School claimed the lives of three children and three adults.
Public comments were restricted during the meeting and the board refused to hear a negative recommendation from its own charter committee.
The complaint, if found true, could come with a fine of between $375K and $1.5M for the Tennessee House Speaker.
Some lawmakers are worried that the agency will continue to struggle to place foster children.
She oversaw the passage of school vouchers and a significant change to the school funding formula.
The new law still contains no exceptions for fetal anomalies or for victims of rape or incest.
What some Tennessee teachers say needs to change for safer schools.
The state is expected to reimburse local governments for holding special elections for the legislative seats.
The group wants to know whether Sexton violated any laws by claiming a larger per diem despite owning a home in Nashville.
A looming shortage of OB-GYN physicians comes as Tennessee faces maternal health challenges.
They say it is critical to know the motive behind the murders before a special legislative session is held on gun-law reform.
Some are reconsidering a state and a patient population they are reluctant to leave.
The Metro Nashville Legal Department is expected to file lawsuits against the state to stop the implementation of several of the laws.
“You’re standing up for our kids, you’re standing up for our communities,” Biden told the lawmakers.
Also included are money for prisons, crisis pregnancy centers, and local airports in the home counties of House Republican leaders.
The Tennessee Legislature adjourned for the year on Friday night without tackling the issue.
The document, which says nothing about slavery, calls the Civil War "a four-year historic struggle" for state rights.
The Johnson City Republican harassed at least one intern, according to a subcommittee investigation.