Jonathan Skrmetti’s appeal comes nearly a month after a federal judge in Memphis ruled in favor of an LGBTQ+ theater company, which argued the law restricted its performers’ free speech rights.

Scores in English language arts and social studies exceeded pre-pandemic levels, while student proficiency in math has not. 

“No children in America should be sitting in a classroom, sweltering in the summer and cold in the winter,” said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. “Every child should have a safe and comfortable learning environment so they can soar.”

The Tennessee Education Association sued earlier this month over the two-pronged law, which also gradually raises the minimum teacher salary up to $50,000 for the 2026-27 school year. 

Cafe Society is changing hands, the Hudspeth family hires Ben Crump and Mulroy addresses that Germantown party.

Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy addressed the nuisance party in Germantown and other crime and courts issues with town residents on Thursday, June 29, during the second of his town hall series at Germantown City Hall.

The hard-hit suburbs of Northeast Shelby County are still dealing with power outages, downed trees and congested intersections as a result of last weekend’s storm.

Tennessee is the 24th state to argue that ‘forever chemical’ manufacturers should pay to clean it up. 

The Shelby County District Attorney General’s Office requested an outside prosecutor “due to the need to avoid a conflict of interest and any appearance of impropriety.”

The utility replaced more than 350 wooden utility poles in three days.

The Tennessee Attorney General filed an emergency motion asking a federal judge in Nashville to reverse the preliminary injunction, and notified the court that it would appeal the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed tighter restrictions on ethylene oxide, or EtO, which is used in a South Memphis facility. But 20 state attorneys general are urging the EPA to forgo or defer the regulations.

“I’m going to ask is that everyone uses sensible measures to conserve electricity where and when you can, irrespective of electrical outage,” MLGW’s McGowen said.

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Jarveon Hudspeth’s family gathered outside 201 Poplar Thursday to ask for additional information to be released about his death. 

A scheduling hearing led to two dates being labeled as the next steps in the civil suit involving Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant and a fight during a pickup basketball game.

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Wheel taxes are going up, trees are blamed for the power outage and Little Italy East is open (but you might want to wait).

Fewer than 4% of people that applied received Harvard University’s 2023-2024 Radcliffe Institute Fellowship. One of those who did is a U of M professor.

The MSCS school board discussed superintendent qualifications and additional considerations with Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates president Max McGee.

Tennessee’s law banning gender-affirming care for minors was mostly blocked Thursday, June 28, the latest in a string of decisions against anti-trans laws in at least four states.

Welcome back to On The Ballot, where we have five quick topics today, including a hot one for this hot week: Memphis Light, Gas and Water.

“Some of those people who’ve reoffended ... there’s a small percentage of those that, I guess, maybe, we need to give up on and just talk about long-term incarceration,” Mulroy said. “But I think for a lot of them, there is a chance for rehabilitation.”

MLGW needs to clear about 1,400 miles of vegetation each year to maintain its tree-trimming schedule; in the past four years combined, however, it hasn’t been able to meet that goal.

In additional Shelby County Circuit Court filings, Ja Morant’s father and additional witnesses provide further accounts of the fight that occurred between the Memphis Grizzlies star and a local high school basketball player during a pickup game last summer.

The Southaven Police Department has earmarked almost $92,000 in new technology equipment to help the department in its work.

MLGW President and CEO Doug McGowen said the roughly 30,000 customers still without power Wednesday could be without power for days, as triple-digit temperatures sweep the region.