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City-state relations — mayoral candidates respond to a WPLN listener’s question
Early balloting opens July 14, as Nashville voters head to the polls to elect the city’s next mayor. Choices are far from limited — with a field that rounds out to 12 candidates. WPLN News solicited...
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Advocates want gun reform passed at special session. Tennessee’s House...
Lawmakers are set to reconvene later this month for a special legislative session on public safety. The regular session earlier this year drew protesters, demonstrating for gun reform after the...
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Amid calls for gun reform, Tennessee Republicans say the state needs to crack...
Over the past decade, juvenile crime where a gun was involved has increased by 26%, according to data from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. “But then, when we look at crimes where a firearm was...
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Nashville judge blocks new statehouse rules after a woman was removed for...
A judge has temporarily blocked a new Tennessee House rule that prohibited spectators from holding signs in the gallery. The ACLU filed the lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of three Tennesseans, including a...
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Tennessee’s senate is refusing to hear most of the bills filed for the...
The Tennessee State Senate is refusing to hear nearly all of the bills filed for this week’s special legislative session. The Education, Health and Welfare and State and Local Government committees...
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Covenant School parents criticize Tennessee Senate for adjourning early
Parents of the Covenant School are urging the Tennessee legislature to pass two bills. One would keep child autopsies private. “We can all fill in the blanks of what a high-capacity rifle can do to a...
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Tennessee Attorney General asks Nashville judge to reconsider ruling that...
The Tennessee Attorney General is asking a Nashville judge to reconsider blocking a new statehouse rule. State Republicans in the House voted to ban demonstrators from holding signs inside the gallery...
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Mothers, lawmakers and the TFA: Inside the hearing on whether signs will be...
Several activists, both for and against gun reform, packed into a Nashville courtroom Monday morning to hear arguments over whether spectators can hold signs in the House chamber during the special...
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Signs will be allowed in the Tennessee House, after being banned during the...
A legal challenge to a controversial statehouse rule has been settled. The ACLU had originally sued over a rule that attempted to ban spectators from holding signs in the gallery during last month’s...
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Transgender youth in Tennessee will not be able to access gender-affirming...
Transgender youth in Tennessee will not be able to access gender-affirming care for the foreseeable future. A federal court ruled late Thursday that a state law banning treatments like puberty blockers...
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Tennessee families appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, petitioning for an end...
Families of transgender teens in Tennessee are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block a state law that bans gender-affirming care for minors. A federal court of appeals ruled earlier this fall that...
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Tennessee House Speaker blames Senate inaction during special session for...
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton says the Senate’s refusal to pass mental health legislation during special session played a factor in the fatal shooting of Belmont University student Jillian...
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Tennessee Funding Board approves smaller budget for the upcoming fiscal year
Tennessee officials approved a budget that’s a little lower than last year’s, citing a need to be cautious due to a slight decrease in revenue projections. However, some believe that dip is actually a...
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How Many of Your State’s Lawmakers Are Women? If You Live in the Southeast,...
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Moms sued for the right to hold up signs in the TN House. A new proposal...
From a sign ban during the fall’s special legislative session, to this session’s new ticketing process, spectators have taken issue with Tennessee statehouse rules made behind closed doors. Now, a new...
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A Tennessee lawmaker helped pass a strict abortion law. He’s now trying to...
Laws on abortion are out of step with public opinion. One Republican legislator in Tennessee is working to establish exceptions to his state’s strict abortion laws, but he faces a tough battle.
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