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Opening statements are set in the trial of 3 ex-Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death

Opening statements are expected Wednesday in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols

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Incumbents Hazlewood And Ragan Lose In House Republican Primaries Amid School Voucher Debate‌ ‌

Gov. Lee's push for school vouchers faces setbacks as GOP infighting intensifies in 2024 legislative elections in Tennessee.‌ ‌

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Rev It Up: MLB to hold Braves-Reds game at Bristol Motor Speedway next August

Major League Baseball is coming to Bristol Motor Speedway with the Braves and the Reds taking part in the Speedway Classic in August 2025

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Federal appeals court dismisses lawsuit over Tennessee's anti-drag show ban

A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows, reversing a lower court ruling that deemed the statute unconstitutional

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US Transportation Department to invest nearly $400 million for new Interstate 55 bridge in Memphis

Officials say the U.S. Department of Transportation is providing nearly $400 million to build a new Interstate 55 bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas across the Mississippi River

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Tennessee Governor Signs Controversial Legislation On Abortion And Gender Care

Tennessee Governor approved controversial bills restricting minors' access to abortion and gender-affirming care without parental consent.

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Tennessee governor OKs penalizing adults who help minors receive abortions, gender-affirming care

Tennessee's governor has approved legislation designed to block adults from helping minors get an abortion or receive gender-affirming care without parental consent

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GOP pushing to expand the death penalty

Death penalty states want the Supreme Court to throw out its precedents and allow the execution of child rapists

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Tennessee, Delaware to become first states to offer free diapers for Medicaid families

Tennessee will soon become the first state in the country to offer free diapers to families enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program after receiving federal approval, state officials have confirmed

The Independent UK

Tennessee to become first US state to provide families with 100 diapers per month

Qualifying families could get up to 100 diapers a month until a child turns two

The Independent UK

From arming teachers to corporate tax breaks: Tennessee’s new, extreme laws

Republican lawmakers passed laws criminalizing helping minors get abortions and handed billions of dollars to corporations

The Guardian - US

Tennessee Allows Teachers To Be Armed In Schools

Tennessee law allows teachers to carry concealed handguns in schools, sparking debate on school safety and arming educators.

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Tennessee Approves Legislation Criminalizing Help For Minors' Gender-Affirming Care

Tennessee GOP passes groundbreaking law criminalizing aiding minors in gender-affirming care without parental consent, sparking debate on LGBTQ+ rights.

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Quietly Kills Clemency Initiative for Drug-Free School Zone Offenders

Lee announced in 2021 that he was fast-tracking clemency petitions for inmates serving mandatory minimums that had since been repealed. Earlier this year, he scrapped the program with applications still pending.

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Tennessee Passes Bill Allowing Teachers To Be Armed In Schools

Tennessee bill allowing teachers to carry concealed handguns on school grounds awaits governor's decision, sparking mixed reactions and concerns.

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Tennessee Proposal: Parents Could Face Fines For Child's Offenses

Tennessee bill proposes fines for parents of repeat juvenile offenders; sparks debate between parties.

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Tennessee Governor Criticizes Volkswagen Unionization Vote

Governor Lee disapproves of Volkswagen plant unionization under UAW, UAW secures victory. President Biden supports workers' rights.

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Volkswagen workers vote yes to unionizing, igniting UAW's push to organize the South

Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., voted overwhelmingly to unionize with the UAW, setting a new trajectory for labor unions in the American South.

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Why this vote at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant is historic for the South

Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., are voting this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. Two previous attempts to unionize the plant failed. Ballots will be counted on Friday.

International Business Times

Tennessee VW Workers Hold Key Unionization Vote

Volkswagen employees in Tennessee will begin casting ballots Wednesday in a vote that could make theirs the first foreign carmaker to unionize in the American South, expanding gains made by organized labor in the auto heartland of Detroit.

The Guardian - US

Baseball has an overengineering problem and pitchers are dropping like flies

Many of MLB’s most talented stars are falling to injury as their elbows buckle under the stress of throwing max-effort on nearly every pitch

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Tennessee Passes Bill Requiring Anti-Abortion Video In Schools

Tennessee's 'Baby Olivia Act' requires students to watch a pro-life AI video on fetal development, sparking debate over accuracy and objectivity.

Latin Times

Tennessee Lawmakers to Introduce Immigration Law, Drawing Comparison to Texas' SB4: Here's What They Propose

The bill would require police in the state to communicate with federal officials regarding the immigration status of a person

The Guardian - US

‘You have imprisoned our democracy’: inside Republicans’ domination of Tennessee

A year after the Covenant school shooting in Nashville – and a mass movement for gun control – Republicans have accelerated their attacks on democratic norms

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Tennessee Governor Repeals Police Traffic Stop Reforms In Memphis

Governor Lee repeals Memphis police traffic stop reforms post Tyre Nichols' death, sparking controversy and criticism from Nichols' parents and Democratic ...

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