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  • State Government

    State House committee advances two bills giving state more power over speech

    “I might say this sounds like a five star bill to me,” state Rep. Kevin Vaughan (R-Collierville) said of a bill that seeks to ban “factually false” reviews on sites like Yelp.

    By Ian Round March 22, 2022
  • State Government

    General Assembly says college students can sue professors over low grades

    State Sen. Richard Briggs, the only Republican who voted against the measure, said legislators are “trying to overprotect students” and that the bill is “a solution looking for a problem.”

    By Ian Round March 21, 2022
  • State Government

    Tennessee Senate to vote on Germantown namesake schools

    Tennessee senators will vote on legislation affecting Germantown’s namesake schools next week. If the legislation becomes law, there is still much work on the local level.

    By Abigail Warren March 20, 2022
  • Elections

    Drew Rainer’s father advocates for ‘truth in sentencing,’ but governor’s support in doubt

    A criminal defense lawyer told lawmakers he crafted a law similar to “truth in sentencing” decades ago — and regretted it.

    By Ian Round March 22, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Ex-state Sen. Katrina Robinson sentenced to one year probation

    Katrina Robinson was convicted for two wire fraud counts. She was granted the acquittal of two other wire fraud counts in January. A federal judge ruled Friday afternoon that she will not serve prison time.

    By Julia Baker March 18, 2022
  • Germantown

    Senate committee passes bill moving ownership of several schools to Germantown

    A bill sending ownership and operation of Germantown Elementary, Germantown Middle and Germantown High schools from Memphis-Shelby County Schools to Germantown Schools passed the state’s Senate Education Committee Wednesday.

    By Abigail Warren March 16, 2022
  • State Government

    Senate version of ban on police residency requirement — not targeting Memphis — passes House

    Residency requirements for police and firefighters would be prohibited across Tennessee, not just in Memphis.

    By Ian Round March 15, 2022
  • State Government

    House passes bill allowing parents to challenge books in school libraries

    The bill comes amid a parents’ rights movement among conservatives, who have fought COVID mandates, banned books in some places, and challenged lessons on race, gender and history.

    By Ian Round March 15, 2022
  • State Government

    I-55/Crump Blvd. construction to begin in spring

    Accidents are common on the interchange, where drivers have to slow down and take an exit in order to stay on the highway.

    By Ian Round March 11, 2022
  • State Government

    State Senate rejects House version of police residency requirement bill

    The Senate last year approved a statewide ban on residency requirements, making an exception for Hamilton County. But last month, the House passed an inverted version, allowing them everywhere except Memphis.

    By Ian Round March 08, 2022
  • Premium State Government

    Exoneration efforts stalled by evidence destruction

    Some states require police to keep DNA evidence until the person convicted dies. But in Tennessee, it can be destroyed after a conviction is rendered, leaving no way for many cases to be revisited.

    By Ian Round March 07, 2022
  • Premium State Government

    Legislation would let 18-year-olds carry guns without permits

    Lt. Gov. Randy McNally said, “I think the legislature has adequately addressed the issue of gun rights,” and the House Civil Justice Subcommittee was told the bill proposed by Rep. Chris Todd of Jackson would risk reciprocity with 21 other states.

    By Ian Round March 06, 2022
  • State Government

    Strickland pushes bill to give violent offenders longer sentences

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland and law enforcement leaders are advocating for a state bill that would eliminate parole for people convicted of specific felony offenses, such as attempted murder.

    By Yolanda Jones March 04, 2022
  • Update Elections

    State representative appointed to open Senate seat

    Second term state House Democrat London Lamar moves to the Senate chambers after winning an appointment over nonprofit leader Rhonnie Brewer.

    By Bill Dries March 08, 2022
  • Germantown

    Legislation refiled over Germantown’s namesake schools

    Legislation that would transfer ownership of Germantown’s namesake schools from MSCS to the suburb is under consideration again by state lawmakers.

    By Abigail Warren March 03, 2022
  • Elections

    TN General Assembly honors Memphis 13

    Bill sponsored by G.A. Hardaway recognizes Black first-graders who integrated four Memphis schools in 1961 as ‘young civil rights leaders.’

    By Ian Round March 08, 2022
  • Education

    School librarians face criticism in fight over book scrutiny

    Some parents speaking at a hearing in Nashville alleged librarians are helping ‘groom’ children to become desensitized to sexual abuse and pornography.

    By The Associated Press March 03, 2022
  • Premium State Government

    State pot proposals are plentiful, but don’t expect Tennessee law to change

    The vast majority of Tennesseans support medical or recreational marijuana, but Tennessee could be “the last state standing” when it comes to legalization. 

    By Ian Round March 03, 2022
  • Update State Government

    Lee announces funding for 20 state troopers in Shelby County

    The increase in THP officers for the city’s interstate system and state highways has been a goal of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland.

    By Bill Dries March 02, 2022
  • Elections

    Torrey Harris seeking appointment to Robinson’s former state Senate seat

    Harris joins state Rep. London Lamar and nonprofit leader Rhonnie Brewer in seeking the Senate seat, which has been vacant since Feb. 2.

    By Ian Round February 28, 2022
  • Metro

    Rep. Steve Cohen near Ukraine as Sen. Marsha Blackburn meets with Trump

    U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis had a front-row seat Thursday, Feb. 24, for Russia’s political defense of its invasion of Ukraine.

    By Bill Dries February 25, 2022
  • State Government

    Voucher law that applies only to Shelby County and Nashville returns to TN Supreme Court

    “We are primarily arguing that this is an infringement on the counties’ sovereignty,” former Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper said on behalf of MSCS and MNPS.

    By Ian Round February 24, 2022
  • Update State Government

    General Assembly passes ban on police, fire residency requirements — for Memphis only

    The bill was amended to apply only to Memphis. It will become law with Gov. Bill Lee’s signature.

    By Ian Round February 25, 2022
  • Update Education

    After decades, students ‘deserve a billion dollar increase,’ Gov. says

    The Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement bill would increase funding for schools without raising taxes, Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn says.

    By Daja E. Henry February 24, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Family of gun violence victim speaks to legislators in support of two bills

    The grandmother and aunts of Artemis Rayford, a Memphis boy killed at home by a stray bullet on Christmas day, woke up at 3:30 a.m. yesterday to drive to Nashville.

    By Ian Round February 24, 2022

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