Five of the seven members of UTHSC’s occupational therapy faculty resign, allegedly over school’s handling of a professor accused of mistreating students.

Members of the Tennessee House of Representatives are set to vote Thursday, March 19, on a congratulatory resolution for Gov. Bill Lee following his deployment of the state’s National Guard to Memphis last year.

Three immigration-related bills and a constitutional amendment are rolling through the legislature this week, leaving behind a trail of fierce debate and questions about lawmakers’ priorities.

Tennessee educators and immigration advocates oppose the student immigration bill, criticizing the additional logistical burden schools could face and data privacy concerns in a state pushing increasingly hardline immigration policies.

In addition to progress being made on the Republicans’ immigration package this week, voucher expansion moved forward, Memphis Democrats were united while Nashville Democrats split and more at the state Capitol.

The Shelby County Youth Council has spent the past six months crafting a list of almost 20 policy suggestions. Now, they’re trying to get those recommendations into county and city budgets.

The Tennessee General Assembly passed a bill this week reforming two long-standing financial barriers that have blocked formerly incarcerated people from having their voting rights restored.

While sponsors argue the bills enhance public safety, community leaders say limiting how often community funds can bail people out would be detrimental.

Republican supermajority passes Nashville Democrat’s bill banning individuals and corporations from owning more than 100 single-family homes in most Tennessee counties. 

A bill sponsored by two local lawmakers would add situations where an adult coerced a minor into committing a crime to the list of reasons a sentence might be enhanced.

Gov. Bill Lee has declined federal funding to help feed low-income students over the summer. A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to change that.

How are candidates booted from primary ballots? Also in the political roundup, heads butt on the Memphis Safe Task Force, where Lee Harris and Edmund Ford Jr. agreed and recent D.C. votes on Iran air strikes.

It was a busy week for state politics, with lots of updates on immigration and bills concerning pharmacy ownership and bail reform.

The West Cancer CEO was recently appointed to the board after board chair Bill Renick resigned in February.

A controversial bill about what to call an area of land in the Middle East makes its way through the Tennessee Legislature.

February 2027 is set to be Tennessee’s first Tennessee Songwriter Month. 8Ball was recognized for his significant cultural impact and as a pioneer of Memphis hip-hop.

Memphis City Councilwoman Jerri Green, a Democratic candidate for governor, and volunteers from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action were supporting the bill.

All 13 state House incumbents and three state senators representing Shelby County have checked out qualifying petitions for the August ballot. The filing deadline for primary challengers is March 10.

A bill that would require new teachers in Tennessee to pass a civics test to earn their teaching license is zipping through the legislature.

Also in the political roundup, Tim Burchett at Lincoln Day, xAI surfaces at Democratic mayor’s forum, Henri Brooks on reasons to run and the shape of the new County Commission.

Three of Memphis’ four representatives in Washington support the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

A bill to direct a statewide study on pay disparities in district attorney’s offices statewide gains ground and bipartisan support in committee.

Earlier last year, the GOP-supermajority state Legislature and Republican Gov. Bill Lee approved legislation to aid the Trump administration with immigration enforcement.

Lt. Gov. Randy McNally served in the Tennessee General Assembly for nearly 50 years.

Insurance companies deny claims, use AI, refuse to pay hospitals and limit cancer care, some TN lawmakers say. Now, they’re rising up against the industry.