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TCAP scores show 60% of Tennessee third graders may be held back under new...
Sixty percent of Tennessee’s third graders are not proficient in English Language Arts. The Tennessee Department of Education released average test scores on Monday from the Tennessee Comprehensive...
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What’s next for the case against Tennessee’s drag restrictions
The fate of a first-of-its-kind law restricting drag in Tennessee is now in the hands of a federal judge. Attorneys in a legal challenge to the new law delivered closing arguments Tuesday. The suit was...
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Federal judge blocks Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for...
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Tennessee’s law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The law, which was set to take effect this weekend, would’ve banned transgender youth from...
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‘It’s not a way to live’: Why transgender people are leaving Tennessee
This Pride month has been bittersweet for Tennessee’s transgender community. While a state law restricting drag performances was struck down by a federal judge earlier this month, there are several...
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Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect immediately,...
In a 2-1 decision, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals allowed Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors to take effect Saturday, nearly a week after a federal district judge temporarily...
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Transgender youth can no longer access gender-affirming care in Tennessee....
When a federal judge initially blocked the law from taking effect, the Williams family celebrated with ice cream. “Because it meant that we didn’t have to go to another clinic that was four hours away...
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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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A Tennessee law giving the AG more power over death penalty cases has been...
Earlier this year, the Tennessee legislature passed a new law allowing the attorney general, who is appointed by the governor, to take over all post-conviction death penalty proceedings from locally...
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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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From ‘Rocky Top’ to ‘Tennessee Waltz,’ corruption scandals are an old song in...
As the state legislature enters its special session, reporters and watchdogs are circling to make sure everyone plays by the rules. In their new book, Welcome to Capitol Hill, authors Joel Ebert and...
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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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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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‘We’re in it for the long haul’: Covenant parents are back at the capitol
Dozens of gun reform advocates returned to the capitol for the first day of Tennessee’s legislative session. Among them were several parents of students who attend the Covenant School, where a shooting...
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How Many of Your State’s Lawmakers Are Women? If You Live in the Southeast,...
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