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Shifts in the absentee vote totals and provisional ballots that were due in some part to the uncertainty by voters that absentee ballots could reach the Shelby County Election Commission by mail in time.
The Daily Memphian has compiled a review of the major pieces of gun-related legislation passed through the Tennessee Legislature since 2013.
Restrictions on Tennessee gun owners have loosened in the past decade, and the state Legislature shows no signs of changing that trajectory.
“I understand why civic leaders in our community want to maintain strong relationships with people in both parties,” Ashley Coffield writes. “But the extremism and attacks on Memphis from elected officials will not stop.”
The Republican district attorney general for Tennessee’s Crockett, Gibson and Haywood counties talks on “Behind The Headlines” about his defense of Shelby County DA Steve Mulroy, who is likely to face a Republican-led ouster attempt.
Rafiah Muhammad-McCormick hopes an expansion of the state’s Criminal Injuries Compensation Act will make the process easier for victims and their families. But she and other advocates are working to clear another hurdle: awareness.
The Cordova-based state House seat is the only Shelby County seat with no incumbent. With no Republican or independent contenders, the August Democratic primary will determine who gets the seat.
Despite legislation opening the door for teachers to carry guns, the idea rightfully is receiving no support from local law enforcement and educational leaders.
Although the Tennessee House of Representatives passed a similar bill in March, both houses would have to approve such a bill before it could head to the governor for his signature.
Some opponents of the bill hope liability concerns may make teachers and schools think twice before adopting the program.
The bill would prevent public and charter schools from flying any flags except those permitted under the measure. The bill’s sponsor said the measure is meant to prevent schools from flying the LGBTQ+ pride flag.
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.
“This bill is not about safety; it is about perpetuating the myth that more guns in more places make us safer.”
The Tennessee House of Representatives cast a 75-2 vote Thursday on the bill after the Senate previously approved it without any opposition.
The bill says the video, produced by an anti-abortion group, must be shown as part of a school’s family life curriculum.Related story:
The bill comes amid heightened scrutiny of Shelby County’s criminal justice system by Republican lawmakers and the Board of Judicial Conduct.
A state House subcommittee has rejected a bill for this session that would have given Shelby County residents an opportunity to vote for a sales tax increase to fund a new jail.
It happened amid Tyre Nichols' family and local Democratic lawmakers accusing the bill’s sponsor of deceit.
Two state senators, both from the Memphis area and both members of Tennessee’s Senate Judiciary Committee, agree on many aspects of the city’s crime problem even though they see different paths for solving it.
Bills advancing through the Tennessee General Assembly this week included one aimed at reversing police reforms passed in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ 2023 death in Memphis.
A bill moving through the Tennessee General Assembly would make it a felony to block a roadway, a penalty enhancement intended to prevent another protest like the one that blocked the Hernando DeSoto bridge for hours earlier this month.
Rep. Mark White (R-Memphis) cited prolonged frustration with the board’s locally elected leadership when explaining his plans to Chalkbeat on Tuesday.
A three-judge panel ruled that the state Senate map is unconstitutional because the districts in Nashville are not consecutively numbered. The state House map will remain unchanged, and the redrawn Senate map is unlikely to change the body’s partisan or racial composition.
“No other state has been successful in turning down federal education money, so Tennessee is plowing new ground with this wrong-headed, purely political sideshow.”
Sexton’s moves followed a subcommittee chairman’s move last week to clear the entire audience from a hearing room — including parents of survivors of the Covenant School shooting.