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Local officials are poised to send expelled Tennessee lawmakers back to state House

Former Reps. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, and Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, want to return to the House. Upcoming meetings could give local officials the chance to send them back.

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Expelled Tennessee lawmakers are both seeking their seats again

Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, who were expelled last week for their protest after a mass shooting in Nashville, say they want to be reappointed and re-elected.

Chicago Sun-Times

Expelled Tennessee lawmakers say they will run again in special election

Expelled lawmakers met virtually with President Joe Biden after being expelled from state capitol

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Ousted Tennessee lawmakers say move is ‘attempt to crucify democracy’

Black legislators were expelled for protesting the Republican-controlled house’s inaction after Nashville mass shooting

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Expelled Tennessee lawmakers say they would accept reappointment

Local leaders in Tennessee will decide this week whether to reinstate two young Democratic lawmakers expelled from the Republican-controlled state legislature — and each said on Sunday he’d accept.

Tribune News Service

Expelled Tennessee lawmakers both seeking seats again

Two expelled Black Democratic lawmakers in Tennessee say they want to be reappointed, then elected back to their seats

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof review – giving Tennessee Williams new scope

A mainly black cast and modern setting inject this new production with a dose of symbolic power

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The "Tennessee Three" were right

Let's face it: Democrats in GOP "trifecta" states have mostly been useless. Tennessee proves it's time to fight

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Vikings select quarterback in latest CBS Sports mock draft

In another mock draft from CBS Sports, the Minnesota Vikings select Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker.

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Kamala Harris praises courage of ‘Tennessee Three’ on visit to Nashville

US vice-president shows support for Democrats ousted by Republicans from state house as scandal rages on

The Guardian - US

Commentary: In Tennessee, expelled lawmakers remind a nation what political bravery looks like

The churn of local politics rarely makes national news unless the outlet happens to be C-SPAN, but headlines, history and careers were made during proceedings at Tennessee’s State Capitol on Thursday when a GOP supermajority voted to expel two of three Democratic legislators for their participation in a gun control…

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Tennessee Republicans’ appalling assault on speech and freedom

The expulsion of two Tennessee lawmakers for daring to speak out for gun control is a shocking assault on democracy and speech — in an era in which assaults on democracy and speech are becoming all too routine.

Los Angeles Times

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The Independent UK

Tennessee becomes new front in battle for American democracy

Tennessee has become a new front in the battle for the future of American democracy after Republicans expelled two Black lawmakers from the state Legislature for their part in a protest urging passage of gun-control measures

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Expelled Tennessee rep has council support to return

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Expelled Tennessee representative Justin Jones has council support to return to office

Freshly expelled Tennessee politician Justin Jones appears to have enough votes in the Nashville Metropolitan Council to send him back to the state legislature.

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Joe Biden speaks with Tennessee lawmakers ousted by GOP officials in ‘undemocratic and unprecedented attack’

The president invited the Democratic state lawmakers to the White House

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Kamala Harris meets expelled Nashville gun protest lawmakers: ‘You do not silence the people’

‘They chose to show courage in the face of an extreme tragedy’

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The Independent UK

How Tennessee GOP's majority used power to expel Democrats

The expulsion of two Tennessee Democrats over a gun control protest is an extraordinary showcase of how the levers of single-party power in America’s statehouses can be pulled not only to shut down opponents, but also to punish them

WEKU

After Tennessee House Republicans expelled 2 Democrats, will other states follow?

It's a rare occurrence, but the expulsion of two Black lawmakers from Tennessee's Republican-led House highlights a new level of "democratic dysfunction," a constitutional law expert tells NPR.

The Independent UK

Tennessee Republicans tried to silence three Democrats over guns. They turned them into national figures

A Republican attempt to cut off debate inside the Tennessee House has turned into a nationwide conversation, Josh Marcus reports

Chicago Sun-Times

Frightening storm and an obstinate pet

SNEED: Panicky rush to shelter in basement amid growing tornado fears

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Flash Flooding Remains An Ongoing Concern In Southern US

It will rain in the lower Mississippi and Tennessee valleys, flooding areas where there has already been enough rain.

France 24

Tennessee’s House expels 2 Democrats over gun protest, VP Harris travels to meet them

In an extraordinary act of political retaliation, Tennessee Republicans on Thursday expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature for their role in a protest calling for more gun control in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting in Nashville. A third Democrat was narrowly spared by a one-vote margin.

Tribune News Service

Biden condemns ‘shocking’ Tennessee lawmaker expulsions over gun furor

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden condemned Tennessee Republicans’ expulsion of two lawmakers who protested a deadly Nashville school shooting last week, calling the episode unprecedented and criticizing GOP leaders for refusing to enact tighter gun-control laws.

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