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  • State Government

    Legislation would strip MSCS board members of most duties and powers

    The proposal would transfer authority to a state-appointed board for at least four years.

    By Laura Testino March 17, 2025
  • State Government

    Tennessee lawmakers to hear MSCS takeover proposal next Tuesday

    Memphis Republican Rep. Mark White, the bill’s sponsor, has yet to file his proposal as a legislative amendment, meaning the concrete details aren’t yet available to review.

    By Laura Testino March 13, 2025
  • State Government

    Controversial immigrant education bill passes House committee

    The bill gives local education agencies the ability to deny enrollment to students unlawfully present in the United States.

    By Benjamin Smith March 11, 2025
  • State Government

    Proposed state tax on vaping products moves forward

    The proposal, aimed at removing juvenile access to vaping products and decreasing the industry’s reliance on China, would also pull many vapes off Tennessee shelves. 

    By Benjamin Smith March 11, 2025
  • Education

    ‘Let children learn’: Opponents of bill targeting immigrant students protest in Berclair

    The proposed legislation would allow public school districts to charge thousands of dollars in tuition if students can’t prove they are U.S. citizens or are in the country legally. 

    By Laura Testino March 11, 2025
  • Music

    State honors Priscilla Presley as she asks support for Rock ’n‘ Soul Museum

    While in Nashville asking the Legislature for support for the Rock ’n‘ Soul Museum, Priscilla Presley was given the highest civilian award Tennessee can bestow.

    By Benjamin Smith March 10, 2025
  • State Government

    Tennessee lawmakers consider cutting sales tax on groceries

    A couple of bills that would completely eliminate the 4% sales tax on groceries were introduced to the 114th General Assembly — and they have bipartisan support.

    By Benjamin Smith March 09, 2025
  • State Government

    Gun switches could be outlawed if new bill becomes law

    Tennessee currently has no law on the books that deals explicitly with gun switches.

    By Bill Dries March 07, 2025
  • State Government

    Homeless camps could be cleared from state roads if bill becomes law

    The bill requires TDOT to work with local communities to create a policy regarding the collection and disposal of personal property used for camping near or around state and interstate highways.

    By Benjamin Smith March 06, 2025
  • Education

    Tennessee House approves bill restricting cellphones in schools

    A bill requiring Tennessee school districts to adopt a policy prohibiting students from using cellphones and other “wireless communication devices” during instruction time passed in the state House of Representatives Monday.

    By Benjamin Smith March 03, 2025
  • State Government

    Bills could eliminate hemp industry in Tennessee entirely

    Two bills seeking to restrict the sale and manufacture of hemp-derived cannabinoids in Tennessee passed through the state House of Representatives Criminal Justice subcommittee last week.

    By Benjamin Smith March 03, 2025
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    Legislation filed to make Germantown mayor full time

    The legislation, filed Thursday, Feb. 27, comes after the suburb’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted in October to begin the process of giving final say to the residents in a 2026 referendum.

    By Abigail Warren February 28, 2025
  • State Government

    Memphis judge named to Tennessee Court of Appeals

    The appointment of Shelby County Circuit Court Judge Valerie Smith is one of two announced Friday by Gov. Bill Lee. They are effective upon confirmation by the Tennessee General Assembly.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 28, 2025
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    ‘A unified voice’: Memphis Chamber group makes itself heard in Nashville

    Eighty-six members of the Greater Memphis Chamber traveled to Nashville to meet with state legislators, officers and cabinet heads to advocate for issues relevant to the local business community.

    By Benjamin Smith February 28, 2025
  • State Government

    Former Tennessee state senator Brian Kelsey reports to federal prison

    Brian Kelsey is now an inmate at FCI Ashland in Kentucky, according to a federal Bureau of Prisons database.

    By The Associated Press February 25, 2025
  • Premium Public Safety

    Memphis-area legislators file bills to restructure juvenile courts, more

    A large volume of court-reform bills filed by Shelby County legislators will appear in Tennessee House of Representatives and Senate committee hearings in coming weeks.

    By Benjamin Smith February 23, 2025
  • State Government

    Memphis lawmakers propose bill to study need for third bridge to Arkansas

    The bill comes as a separate bridge — America’s River Crossing — is slated to begin construction by the fall of 2026. 

    By Benjamin Smith February 24, 2025
  • Education

    Tennessee’s shrinking Achievement School District set to make its move

    The operator of the last charter schools in the Tennessee’s turnaround district asks to continue managing them under Memphis-Shelby County Schools before state takeover.

    By Marta W. Aldrich February 21, 2025
  • Premium Education

    Legislation for state to take over MSCS still on table, lawmaker says

    Tennessee Rep. Mark White, the House Education Committee chair, has been working on the legislation for at least the last month.

    By Laura Testino February 21, 2025
  • State Government

    Judge denies Brian Kelsey’s latest attempt to avoid prison

    The former state senator’s most recent attempt to stay out of prison alleged government misconduct and that his legal counsel was ineffective.

    By Benjamin Smith February 19, 2025
  • Premium State Government

    TN House rules handcuff Democrats’ ability to introduce legislation

    “All we have is our voice, and you’ve restricted that by saying, ... ‘We don’t want to hear your voice,’” state Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, said during a Jan. 14 rules committee hearing on bill limitations.

    By Benjamin Smith February 16, 2025
  • Education

    Some Tennessee charter school applicants may bypass local districts

    Gov. Bill Lee is pushing for a major revision to Tennessee charter school law to create ways for operators to bypass their local elected school boards.

    By Marta W. Aldrich February 15, 2025
  • State Government

    General Assembly hears two proposals to change Tennessee’s Constitution

    The first resolution proposes an amendment to expand the rights of crime victims, and the second would remove a defendant’s right to bail for certain violent offenses.

    By Benjamin Smith February 13, 2025
  • Metro

    Gov. Lee signs bill drastically expanding school vouchers

    While the $447 million initiative has been touted as a “universal” program for anyone interested, Republican leaders included a key provision: Students living in the country illegally will be prohibited from participating.

    By The Associated Press February 13, 2025
  • State Government

    State Sen. Taylor’s complaint against DA Mulroy dismissed

    In a letter to representatives of both the Board of Judicial Conduct and the Board of Professional Responsibility, state Sen. Brent Taylor asked for investigations into both Steve Mulroy and Judge Paula Skahan. 

    By Aarron Fleming February 12, 2025

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