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    State of the State: Gov. Lee proposes $1B toward $30B road projects backlog

    Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Monday proposed more than $1 billion into road projects financed by a one-time use of general state tax money and a plan to shift $80 million annually from the sales tax on tires.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 10, 2025
  • State Government

    TN lawmakers file bill challenging immigrants’ access to public education

    The legislation would directly challenge a more than 40-year-old precedent that ensures all children access to a free public education regardless of immigration status.

    By Benjamin Smith February 05, 2025
  • State Government

    Immigration bill passes, heads to governor’s desk

    The Tennessee House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that creates a state Centralized Immigration Enforcement Division and makes it a class E felony for local officials to vote in favor of sanctuary city policies.

    By Benjamin Smith January 30, 2025
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    Tennessee lawmakers pass Gov. Lee’s school-voucher bill

    The House and the Senate passed the Education Freedom Act, legislation championed by Gov. Bill Lee.

    By Benjamin Smith January 31, 2025
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    GOP-led immigration bill signals Trump that Tennessee wants to aid his deportation crackdown

    Tennessee lawmakers fast-tracked Gov. Bill Lee’s $5.5 million proposal to create a state immigration division and allocate funding for training grants for local law enforcement agencies seeking immigration agreements to cooperate with federal authorities.

    By The Associated Press January 29, 2025
  • State Government

    Memphis state rep to chair Black Caucus

    The Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators has a new leader in state Rep. Jesse Chism, D-Memphis.

    By Benjamin Smith January 29, 2025
  • Education

    Despite vocal opposition, school-voucher bill sails through state House committees

    The Education Freedom Act passed the state House Education Committe, the House Government Operations Committee, the House Finance Ways and Means Committee and the House Calendar and Rules Committee.

    By Benjamin Smith January 29, 2025
  • State Government

    Newly minted state Rep. Gabby Salinas talks cancer, loss, overcoming obstacles

    Gabby Salinas says she has been the beneficiary of support from all walks of life and both sides of the aisle. “That has really shaped me in my approach to the way I navigate politics.”

    By Benjamin Smith January 28, 2025
  • Education

    TN universal school vouchers would cost at least $1.1B in first 5 years, state projects

    The governor and the legislature’s GOP leaders are seeking even more funding for the program’s first year than the legislative analysis identifies.

    By Marta W. Aldrich January 27, 2025
  • State Government

    New House rules could ban hecklers, banish disorderly lawmakers to voting remotely

    The Tennessee House is warning lawmakers and the crowds watching legislative floor sessions that they could be booted from the room if their behavior is deemed out of line.

    By The Associated Press January 16, 2025
  • State Government

    Governor calls special session on school vouchers, immigration

    Critics of Tennessee’s voucher proposal allege the program is financially unsustainable in the long term and will siphon funds away from public schools.

    By Benjamin Smith January 15, 2025
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    D.C. Scorecard: What Memphis’ elected officials are saying ahead of Trump’s second term

    U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, has called on the Senate to reject several of Trump’s appointees, including Robert Kennedy Jr

    By Bill Dries January 14, 2025
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    Four key issues to watch in upcoming Tennessee legislative session

    Education, reproductive rights, immigration and tough-on-crime were in the spotlight last year. This year, the same topics will likely reemerge alongside new legislation focused on bail-bond reform, grocery taxes, school vouchers and more.

    By Benjamin Smith January 13, 2025
  • State Government

    TDOT working to keep roads clear as freezing conditions endure

    Despite the snowy weather, Tennessee Department of Transportation SmartWay cameras showed steady traffic on the Interstate 55 and Hernando DeSoto bridges. Streams for other interstate routes in the city showed minimal weather-related disruptions.

    By Julia Baker January 10, 2025
  • Shelby County

    State senator reveals case for Mulroy ouster

    State Sen. Brent Taylor lists allegations he says are grounds for the removal of Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy. “He does not follow the law,” Taylor said.

    By Aarron Fleming January 09, 2025
  • State Government

    Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee tours Memphis’ xAI facility

    Lee was joined on the tour by Lt. Gov. Randy McNally and Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton — but not xAI founder Elon Musk. 

    By Bill Dries January 09, 2025
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    House speaker talks state’s ‘nuclear options’ if MSCS board fires Feagins

    “You cannot accept anymore that the lowest performing school system in our state is in Shelby County,” State House Speaker Cameron Sexton said while in Memphis. “There’s too many people. There’s too many new jobs coming in. It’s too important for our success.”

    By Bill Dries January 09, 2025
  • State Government

    Gov. Lee pardons 43 including Memphis software engineer

    All of those pardoned by the governor have been out of prison for at least five years.

    By Bill Dries December 20, 2024
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    TN lawmaker considering ‘all options’ for MSCS

    More turmoil at Memphis-Shelby County Schools could bring back proposals for state intervention in Tennessee’s largest school district, a state lawmaker told The Daily Memphian. 

    By Laura Testino December 17, 2024
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    Memphis doctor is part of transgender-rights case before Supreme Court

    Memphis gynecologist Dr. Susan Lacy has been treating the transgender community for the past eight years. When Tennessee passed a law banning transgender care for minors, she decided to become a plaintiff in the lawsuit.

    By Jody Callahan December 08, 2024
  • State Government

    Supreme Court Latest: Majority of justices appear likely to uphold state ban on transgender care

    The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in just its second major transgender rights case, a challenge to a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for minors.

    By The Associated Press December 04, 2024
  • State Government

    What medical care for transgender minors is at stake in Supreme Court case?

    The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case involving Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people under age 18. Both sides in the case claim they are acting to protect minors from harm. 

    By The Associated Press December 03, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Appeals court dismisses rape kit lawsuit against the city

    The Tennessee Court of Appeals has effectively dismissed the decade-long rape-kit backlog lawsuit against the City of Memphis.

    By Aarron Fleming November 29, 2024
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    Tenn. House Speaker reviewing Judge Bill Anderson’s cases

    One of Tennessee’s top Republican leaders says his team will review all of a local judge’s criminal cases following a series of controversial bail decisions.

    By Aarron Fleming November 22, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Former state senator resentenced for wire fraud conviction

    The new sentence includes no prison time. Robinson received a sentence of time served in 2022. Instead, U.S. District Judge Sheryl Lipman imposed a fine of $48,600. 

    By Samuel Hardiman November 19, 2024

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