Tennessee
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Tennessee lawmakers vote to replace failed school turnaround program
After more than a decade of state takeovers and contentious charter conversions, Tennessee is set to shut down the state-run Achievement School District and create a new model of intervention for low-performing schools by the start of the 2026-27 school year.
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Gov. Lee signs IVF protection bill despite veto request from GOP lawmakers
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill codifying the right to fertility treatments and contraception after 11 GOP lawmakers, including one from Hamilton County, urged him to veto the legislation.
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Here’s what happened with Tennessee’s biggest bills this session
With the first part of a two-year session resolved, this is where legislation on gun control, immigration, marijuana and other major issues stand
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RFK Jr. recounts heroin addiction and spiritual awakening, urges focus on prevention and community
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a personal story of his own heroin addiction, spiritual awakening and recovery at a conference on drug addiction Thursday and emphasized that young people need a sense of purpose in their lives to prevent them from turning to drugs.
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Blackburn resurrects legislation to surveil sister cities, alleges ‘foreign espionage’ from Chinese cities
Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn is bringing back legislation that would require the federal government to keep tabs on the country's sister city cultural exchange programs.
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Defense attorneys in Casada, Cothren trial give hints to strategies
Jury seated and opening arguments are set to begin Thursday morning
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Ethics Commission dismisses complaint against Republican representative
Board threatens complainants with penalties
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Tennessee board recommends that governor pardon country star Jelly Roll
The Tennessee Board of Parole on Tuesday recommended a pardon for country music star Jelly Roll, a Nashville native who has spoken openly about his criminal record and what it has taken to overcome it. The board's action leaves the final decision on a pardon up to Gov. Bill Lee.
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Reneau, Hamilton County’s newest lawmaker, passes ‘chicken pot pie’ bill
Hamilton County's newest lawmaker passed her first bill before the legislative session came to a close.
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Hagerty calls TVA ‘limiting factor’ on economic development projects in Tennessee
U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty said TVA has become "the limiting factor" on economic development projects in Tennessee, noting brownouts across the state during Winter Storm Elliot in 2022 revealed the federal utility's lack of generating capacity.
