The Latest Breaking News from Bill Lee

‘You can’t expel our fight’: ousted Democrat returns to Tennessee house

Memphis officials voted to reinstate Justin Pearson, the second of two lawmakers expelled from legislature by Republicans

The Guardian - US · Apr 12, 2023

Tennessee governor calls for ‘red flag’ law and stronger background checks after gun control protests

Days after GOP lawmakers expelled two Democratic officials over gun control protests demanding urgent reform, the state’s Republican governor is calling for a more-expansive ‘order of protection’ law

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

As shootings hit close to home, govs wrestle with next steps

Two weeks after one of his wife’s closest friends was killed in a Nashville school shooting, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday called for legislation that would keep firearms away from people who could harm themselves or others

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

The right's newest target: HIV treament

Recent events suggest that the newest casualty in these battles may be access to HIV care

Salon · Apr 3, 2023

At least 29 dead as tornadoes move across U.S.

The White House announced Sunday that it would provide federal resources, including financial assistance, to support recovery efforts after President Joe Biden declared broad swaths of the country a major disaster.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 2, 2023

A daunting recovery begins in the South and Midwest after tornadoes kill at least 32

Confirmed or suspected tornadoes across 11 states destroyed homes and businesses, splintered trees and laid waste to neighborhoods over a broad swath of the country.

WEKU · Apr 2, 2023

US Midwest, South reel from pack of tornadoes that killed 26

Residents across a wide swath of the US South and Midwest raced to assess the destruction Sunday wreaked by storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes and killed at least 26 people in small towns and big cities

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2023

Federal judge puts temporary hold on Tennessee’s anti-drag law

Judge writes that the state has failed to make a compelling argument as to why Tennessee needed the new law

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2023

'Save our children!': Tennessee protesters seek gun control

Protesters chanted “Save our children!”

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

What we know about the victims of the Nashville school shooting

Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney were the nine-year-old children killed

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023