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Breaking impasse, Tennessee lawmakers adjourn tumultuous session spurred by school shooting

Tennessee lawmakers have ended a special session initially touted to improve public safety in the wake of a deadly school shooting

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

Protest this way, not that way: In statehouses, varied rules restrict public voices

A new rule in Tennessee that would have blocked people from holding signs during legislative meetings comes as statehouses use varying sets of rules to govern how the public can voice their opinions

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023

Families of Nashville school shooting victims in tears as they’re thrown out of special gun control session

‘I wasn’t saying anything. I wasn’t doing anything. I was holding up a sign’

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

Families form nonprofits to address gun, school safety after Nashville school shooting

Families connected to a Nashville school that experienced a fatal shooting earlier this year have created nonprofits to not only promote school safety and mental health resources, but also to form an action fund to push legislative policy changes

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023