Tennessee Senate advances bill to arm teachers a year after deadly Nashville school shooting
Republican lawmakers in Tennessee advanced a proposal Tuesday to allow some teachers to carry handguns on public school grounds.
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Memphis Grizzlies Box score: Cavaliers 110, Grizzlies 98
The box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Cleveland.
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State Government Tennessee lawmakers send bill to ban first-cousin marriages to governor
The Tennessee House of Representatives cast a 75-2 vote Thursday on the bill after the Senate previously approved it without any opposition.
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State Government Tennessee to criminalize giving help to minors seeking transgender care
The bill almost mirrors almost the same language from a so-called “anti-abortion trafficking” proposal that the Senate approved just a day prior.
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Memphis Grizzlies Box score: Nuggets 126, Grizzlies 111
Here is the box score for the Memphis Grizzlies’ game against the Denver Nuggets Sunday, April 14, at FedExForum.
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State Government Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to involuntarily commit some defendants judged incompetent for trial
The bill approved Monday would also temporarily remove their gun rights if they are ruled incompetent to stand trial due to intellectual disability or mental illness.
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State Government Gov. Lee signs bill requiring local officers to aid US immigration authorities
The Tennessee bill says law enforcement agencies and officials “shall” cooperate in various immigration tasks already spelled out in state law, instead of saying they “are authorized” to do so.
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Education Tennessee schools may be required to out transgender students to parents
State GOP House lawmakers gave near-final passage to the bill on Monday, putting Tennessee close to joining states such as Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana and North Carolina with similar laws.
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State Government TN lawmakers approve $52.8B spending plan as school voucher agreement hopes flounder
Even with the budget approved in the House and Senate, lawmakers still remained divided on whether they’ll advance any proposal to spend vastly more public money to send students to private schools throughout the state.
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EducationAmid FAFSA problems, Memphis students file for college aid
A number of application workshops have popped up in the wake of the U.S. Department of Education’s 2024-2025 FAFSA relaunch earlier this year.
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State Government TN House passes bill allowing armed teachers year after Nashville shooting
Some opponents of the bill hope liability concerns may make teachers and schools think twice before adopting the program.
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State Government Tennessee to criminalize giving help to minors seeking abortions
Tennessee’s GOP-dominant Statehouse approved the bill Wednesday, clearing the way for the measure to head to the Republican governor’s desk.
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Sports Six quarterbacks selected in top 12 of NFL Draft
Caleb Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner kicked off a historic NFL Draft Thursday night that had five other teams selecting quarterbacks among the top 12 picks, setting a record with five in the top 10 and tying a record for the most in the first round.
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State Government Tennessee lawmakers adjourn after finalizing $1.9B tax cut and refund for businesses
Gov. Bill Lee was able to secure a deal on the $1.9 billion tax cut and refund for businesses. The amount is almost 4% of the state’s $52.8 billion budget — which largely does not contain tax breaks for most Tennesseans.
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Sports Former Tennessee great Candace Parker to retire from WNBA
The former Lady Vols superstar, who was a three-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist, announced Sunday that her career was over after 16 seasons.
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State Government Transgender Tennesseans want birth certificate policy declared unconstitutional
The plaintiffs argue in court filings that sex is properly determined not by external genitalia but by gender identity, which they define in their brief as “a person’s core internal sense of their own gender.”
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Sports Former ECS star makes MLB history with two home runs in same inning
Brent Rooker, who lives in Germantown during the MLB offseason, is the 60th player in major league history to homer twice in an inning. The last A’s player to do it was Mark McGwire in 1996.
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Metro FedEx building in Michigan destroyed as storms lash Midwest
At one point an estimated 50 people were trapped in a FedEx building in Kalamazoo by downed power lines. All escaped, and a company spokesperson said there were no serious injuries despite the severe damage.
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Elections New lawsuit renews challenge to Tennessee laws targeting crossover voting in primary elections
A law passed last year requires polling places to post warning signs stating that it’s a crime for someone to vote in a political party’s primary if they are not a bona fide member of that party.
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Metro Two dead in Tennessee after severe weather
The storms continue an outbreak of torrential rain and tornadoes that has cut across the country this week, from the Plains to the Midwest and now the southeastern U.S.
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Metro TVA ignores warnings in moving forward with new natural gas plant
The nation’s largest public utility is moving ahead with a plan for a new natural gas plant in Tennessee despite warnings that its environmental review of the project doesn’t comply with federal law.
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Sports Memphian Doug Barron claims first PGA Tour Champions major
Doug Barron won the Regions Tradition on Sunday, May 12, for his first PGA Tour Champions major title, shooting a 4-under 68 to hold off Steven Alker by two strokes.
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Sports Ole Miss, Lane Kiffin clean up in football transfer portal
The Rebels pick up multiple defensive players who might make Ole Miss the best non-Georgia team in SEC.
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Sports Texas A&M vs. Notre Dame headlines first weekend of college football TV lineup
ESPN announced its major matchups for Week 0 and Week 1 on Tuesday as part of its presentation to advertisers in New York.
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State Government Gov. Lee OKs bill allowing death penalty for child-rape convictions
The new Tennessee law, which goes into effect July 1, authorizes the state to pursue capital punishment when an adult is convicted of aggravated rape of a child.
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