In April 2023, moments after being reinstated to his office in the Tennessee legislature after Republicans booted him in retaliation for his gun control activism, Justin J. Pearson told reporters that despite their best efforts: “You can’t expel hope. You can’t expel our fight.” Two years later, Pearson is looking …
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Donald Trump’s administration now intends to send Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man it unlawfully sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador, to Uganda — after he refused a plea deal, was released from jail, and was allowed to return to his family. “We are not going to stop …
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Jelly Roll returned to his Tennessee alma mater, Antioch High School, earlier this week to speak with students and staff nearly a month after the fatal shooting on campus. A 17-year-old student there opened fire in the school’s cafeteria, resulting in two deaths, including his own, and two injuries. According …
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday over Tennessee’s ban on teenagers’ access to hormone treatments and puberty blockers supporting their transition. In April of last year, the Justice Department sued Tennessee, arguing that SB1 — a law banning access to hormone therapy for adolescents in the state — …
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This story was published in partnership with The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence. Subscribe to its newsletters In Natrona County, Wyoming, the Platte River runs alongside Casper Mountain, with its thick forests and astonishing vistas, and every year the local coroner assembles data into a package called the …
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Having teachers and school staff carry concealed handguns is the newest way Republicans are trying to address school shootings while keeping gun lobbyists happy, a move that critics say is unpopular and does not address the root issue: access to guns. In Tennessee, SB 1325 allows faculty or staff at …
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A Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted to unionize Friday night, the first auto manufacturing facility to unionize in the American South since the 1940s. President Joe Biden issued a congratulations to the newly-formed union, which received 73 percent votes in favor among 3,613 workers, for “their historic vote for …
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Leesigned the ELVIS Act into law on Thursday in an effort to protect musicians from unauthorized artificial intelligence deep fakes and voice clones. The bill, short for theEnsuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act, updates the state’s Protection of Personal Rights law (which protects an individual’s “name, …
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Paramore have declined a Tennessee resolution honoring the band for their recent Grammy win after the state’s House of Representatives rejected a similar resolution celebrating Allison Russell. Earlier this week, Democratic Rep. Justin Jones introduced the two resolutions to honor the Volunteer State’s Grammy winners. While Paramore’s resolution passed through …
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Storms and tornadoes ripped across communities in Middle Tennessee on Saturday, leaving at least six people dead and dozens injured. As of Monday, thousands of state residents remained without power as survivors searched what was left of flattened homes and businesses. To help support communities affected by the disaster, Taylor …
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