‘Stand up, fight back!’: OUTMemphis hosts LGBT rights rally
The front lawn of OUT Memphis, 892 Cooper Street, bustled with attendees from 4 to 5 p.m., to protest pending passage of state laws affecting transgender rights.
Topic: Tennessee Legislature
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February 2023
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Tennessee General Assembly advances legislation to ban trans youth care
Tennessee’s Republican-dominant Legislature has advanced a handful of proposals that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth and severely limit where drag shows can take place.
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January 2023
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Environmental activist Justin Pearson wins state House District 86 seat
In his first race for elected office, Pearson easily beat attorney and former Shelby County Commissioner Julian Bolton in the Democratic primary. Pearson will be running uncontested in the general election.
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What to watch as the state General Assembly begins its legislative session
State lawmakers have arrived in Nashville for the start of the annual legislative session at noon on Tuesday, Jan. 10, and they are expected to focus on a big, car-centric infrastructure package, penalties for violent crimes and transgender people’s rights.
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October 2022
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State representative from Fayette injured in vehicular accident
Ron Gant, Tennessee state representative from District 94, was injured in a vehicular accident Wednesday night.
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September 2022
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Conaway: The Lucca Model — a proposal
“Let’s make Memphis an independent city-state.”
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July 2022
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Victims’ families languish as state effort to document civil rights-era crimes stalls
A 2018 law created the Tennessee Civil Rights Crimes, Information, Reconciliation, and Research Center, but provided no additional funding or staff.
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June 2022
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Republican leaders tout ‘Truth in Sentencing’ crime bill
House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Lt. Gov. Randy McNally held a ceremonial signing of the bill at City Hall in Memphis.
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Sanford: Don’t change state standards for teaching social studies
“I’ve always been told that if something isn’t broken, don’t fix it. Tennessee’s standards for teaching social studies are not broken. Far from it. They offer students a comprehensive and accurate view of our world, past and present, warts and all.”
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May 2022
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Hardaway urges Shelby County Commission to fill State House vacancy
Democratic state Rep. G.A. Hardaway reacted after some county commissioners said Monday they didn’t see any sense in filling the vacancy in a Memphis district because the Tennessee Legislature’s session has ended.
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New state law should give patients better access to medication doctors prescribe
Insurance companies often require patients to try other, perhaps less effective, treatments before covering what is prescribed by their doctor.
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Here’s how state lawmakers’ preemption affects Shelby County
During the legislative session that ended last week, Tennessee lawmakers enacted laws limiting local control related to police, pipelines, voting and more.
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April 2022
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Guest column: How guns became the leading cause of death among children
“For most of my long life, car crashes, cancer, drowning and sudden infant death were the leading causes of death for kids – not guns.”
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March 2022
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Strickland hopeful for local share of state sales tax revenue
As the end of the current legislative session nears in Nashville, Strickland said his long-held goal of getting a share of the sales tax revenue is “inching along.”
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Germantown’s namesake schools: Interpretations of 2013 deal differ
As Germantown and Memphis-Shelby County School leaders debate the ownership and operation of three schools within Germantown city limits, they differ on a 2013 settlement’s role in the matter.
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State bill on pipelines would not undo city ordinances, council told
Council members withdrew a resolution Tuesday, March 22, opposing the bill in Nashville after amendments were made. The bill would still limit the council’s ability to regulate convenience stores with gas pumps.
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The 1%: Council to discuss ‘transformative’ funding bill
If a tax-sharing bill pending in the Tennessee General Assembly is approved in Nashville and signed by Gov. Bill Lee, it could mean an additional $12 million in revenue to the city, Mayor Jim Strickland says.
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February 2022
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Council opposes state bills dropping police residency requirements
The council debate was underway as state legislators were debating in Nashville. The common factor in both discussions was Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis, who backed the bill in Nashville while outlining strategies to hire more officers who live in Memphis.
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January 2022
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Listen: House Speaker Sexton defends the state’s new district maps
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton discusses the controversial redrawing of House district lines on The Daily Memphian’s “On The Record” podcast.
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November 2021
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Behind The Headlines: Thompson and Gillespie have differing views of special session
State Representatives John Gillespie and Dwayne Thompson spoke on this week’s “Behind The Headlines.”
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October 2021
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State proposal would limit local health departments’ power even in pandemic
The bill would give the Tennessee health commissioner the authority to determine uniform quarantine guidelines for the state and appoint county health directors.
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Tennessee lawmakers to hold special session focused on COVID
Tennessee’s top legislative leaders on Tuesday announced they have enough support to call a special legislative session to address COVID-19 measures after Republican Gov. Bill Lee declined to do so.
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August 2021
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Sexton calls for special legislative session to reverse ‘misdirected’ COVID mandates
All four House Republicans from the Shelby County delegation signed Sexton’s call for a special session.
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May 2021
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Council urges Gov. Lee to veto ‘critical race theory’ classroom ban
The resolution condemns the bill on Lee’s desk that bans public schools from teaching the racial theory. Council members, Black and white, said their experience on a diverse elected body has shown the importance of discussing race in classrooms.
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Opinion: Legislature’s rush to end teaching of systemic racism lacked thought and research
Within the span of about three days, the House and Senate imposed their Caucasian-centered, conservative will on what can and cannot by taught in schools about racism’s sordid history and harmful impact.
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