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  • Premium State Government

    How gun-rights groups exert influence on state lawmakers

    Republican Debra Maggart had worked to pass a number of gun bills, but she said the National Rifle Association decided to “annihilate” her in 2012 after she spoke against Tennesseans keeping weapons in their cars while at work.

    By Ian Round August 21, 2023
  • State Government

    Lawmakers’ gun-safety bills can’t be heard during special session

    In the months since Gov. Bill Lee announced he would convene a special session, top lawmakers’ initial openness to a “red flag” law hardened into uncompromising opposition, and the focus of the special session shifted from guns to mental health and tough-on-crime legislation.

    By Ian Round August 17, 2023
  • State Government

    Vanderbilt faces investigation over release of transgender health records

    Hospital officials have confirmed Vanderbilt University Medical Center is facing a federal civil rights investigation after turning the medical records of transgender patients over to Tennessee’s attorney general.

    By The Associated Press August 11, 2023
  • Premium Education

    Some Memphis educators call state law ‘a barrier to teaching the truth’

    Two Memphis educators are plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against the state over the 2021 “prohibited concepts” law.

    By Alicia Davidson August 11, 2023
  • State Government

    Civil rights groups suing Tennessee over Republican-led redistricting

    The lawsuit filed Wednesday, Aug. 9, in Nashville federal court seeks to redraw the Cordova-based state Senate district in Shelby County and cites a “larger discriminatory agenda” by the Republican-controlled Legislature.

    By Bill Dries August 09, 2023
  • State Government

    Tennessee Highway Patrol recruitment triples

    Tennessee Highway Patrol has recruited 1,000 applicants in its newest cadet class, and of those, between 110 and 115 are from Shelby County, Gov. Bill Lee told reporters during a press conference Wednesday, Aug. 9.

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    Gov. Lee says public safety is a 'matter of emergency'

    By Julia Baker August 09, 2023
  • State Government

    Gov. Lee says public safety is a ‘matter of emergency’

    “We should not wait for others to solve the challenges that this nation is facing of trafficking, human trafficking, drug trafficking, violent crime,” Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said.

    By Julia Baker August 09, 2023
  • State Government

    Lee calls for narrow look at gun control measures

    Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee issued a formal call for a special session of the Legislature to begin Aug. 21 in the Capitol. It includes mental health orders of protection, with a lot of conditions, among the topics to be considered.

    By Bill Dries August 09, 2023
  • Elections

    Justin J. Pearson easily keeps state House District 86 seat

    Pearson easily beat independent candidate Jeff Johnston in the second special general election this year for the seat covering the western edge of Shelby County.

    By Bill Dries August 03, 2023
  • Elections

    Voters in House District 86 go to polls one more time

    Voters on the western edge of Shelby County go to the polls Thursday, Aug. 3, to elect their state representative for the fourth time this year.

    By Bill Dries August 02, 2023
  • Education

    Judges rule ban on paycheck dues deduction to Tennessee teacher group can take effect

    A panel of three state judges ruled Friday that the ban targeting the Tennessee Education Association no longer needs to be blocked.

    By The Associated Press July 31, 2023
  • State Government

    Tennessee grocery-tax holiday ends Oct. 31

    Holiday bakers have just a few more days to stock up on tax-free flour, sugar, butter and other supplies. Most food and ingredients used to prepare food are exempt from sales tax.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 28, 2023
  • Health Care

    Making sure all Tennesseans eligible for food assistance get it

    Fewer than half of eligible Tennesseans are participating in WIC, a federal nutrition program that serves low-income children and pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women.

    By Aisling Mäki July 30, 2023
  • Education

    State’s largest teachers’ union sues over ‘prohibited concepts’ law

    The Tennessee Education Association and five state educators including two affiliated with MSCS filed a lawsuit against the 2021 ‘prohibited concepts’ law, banning certain discussion surrounding race and gender in public and charter schools.

    By Alicia Davidson, Ian Round July 30, 2023
  • State Government

    Brian Kelsey’s sentencing delayed — again

    Kelsey is now scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 11 at 1 p.m. in federal court in Nashville.

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    Brian Kelsey’s sentencing was delayed again. Here’s a timeline of his legal odyssey.

     

    By Ian Round July 27, 2023
  • Premium Public Safety

    Brian Kelsey’s sentencing was delayed again. Here’s a timeline of his legal odyssey.

    Here’s a look back at the timeline that led to former state Sen. Brian Kelsey’s expected sentencing hearing Thursday, July 27, on two campaign-finance felonies.

    By Ian Round July 27, 2023
  • Premium City of Memphis

    Memphis got money for stadiums three months ago. Where do the deals stand?

    Questions remain on the status of a new lease for the Grizzlies and how money for stadium projects will be allocated.

    By Samuel Hardiman July 25, 2023
  • Premium State Government

    Calls for gun reform have reached a fever pitch in Memphis. Will state lawmakers listen?

    Gun violence has become a major theme in the Memphis mayoral race. And the Memphis City Council voted to put a referendum on local gun laws before voters next year, setting up a possible clash with the state.

    By Ian Round July 24, 2023
  • Premium State Government

    Justin J. Pearson, Justin Jones report massive fundraising after expulsions

    State Reps. Justin J. Pearson and Justin Jones both now have more campaign money than any of the Republican lawmakers who expelled them in April.

    By Ian Round July 18, 2023
  • State Government

    ‘This is a public health issue:’ Community, leaders demand gun reform bills

    As residents assembled outside the Westwood community center, local and state leaders called for government action against gun violence. “Our state legislature needs a sense of urgency to address this problem through appropriate legislation.”

    By Alicia Davidson July 15, 2023
  • State Government

    Wilder Youth Center getting upgrades, but won’t be replaced yet

    Tennessee Department of Children’s Services says the Fayette County facility is needed despite reports by Disability Rights Tennessee and the Youth Law Center of abuse and unsafe conditions at the facility.

    By Ian Round July 14, 2023
  • State Government

    Memphis’ state technical college gets $89 million for new campus

    Tennessee officials approved just under $718 million to rebuild the state’s technical colleges on Thursday.

    By Ian Round July 13, 2023
  • State Government

    Report: TDOT should seek federal funds for passenger rail

    A passenger rail route connecting Nashville, Chattanooga and Atlanta should be Tennessee’s top priority, followed by a Memphis-to-Nashville line, according to a report from an independent state commission.

    By Ian Round July 12, 2023
  • Premium State Government

    Sixth Circuit upholds anti-trans law, but ‘chilling effect’ decreased access months earlier

    This weekend’s ruling, allowing SB1 to take effect, isn’t what made gender-affirming care inaccessible for many people. That care had become less accessible in Tennessee — even for trans adults — since the bill was introduced in the General Assembly in November, before the legislative session even began.

    By Ian Round July 12, 2023
  • State Government

    Tennessee can enforce ban on transgender care for minors, court says

    A federal appeals court has temporarily reversed a lower court’s ruling that had prohibited Tennessee from enacting a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

    By The Associated Press July 09, 2023

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