Tennessee advances bill to ban people from helping minors obtain abortion Proposed bill that could see prison sentences of up to 15 years for breaching rules moves forward in state legislature The Guardian - US · Feb 13, 2024
Science says teens need more sleep. So why is it so hard to start school later? Reasearch shows teens don't get sleepy until 10:45 or 11 p.m. But high school classes in Nashville still start at 7:05 a.m. "It's not a badge of honor," says the mayor. WEKU · Nov 9, 2023
GOP uses state capitol protests to redefine 'insurrection' The silencing of a transgender lawmaker in Montana marks the third time in five weeks that Republicans have attempted to compare disruptive but nonviolent protests at state capitols to insurrections The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2023
Tennessee GOP advance new narrow abortion exemption bill Tennessee Republican lawmakers have taken another swing at adding a narrow exemption to one of the strictest abortion bans in the U.S. Nearly a month ago, a Republican legislative panel defied outside pressure and advanced legislation clarifying situations where abortion could be allowed in Tennessee The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023
Tenn. GOPer "a fraud like George Santos" Tenn. Rep. Andy Ogles dubiously claimed he was an economist, a police officer and a sex trafficking expert Salon · Feb 17, 2023
School library bill advances, sponsor suggests book burning Tennessee Republicans have advanced legislation that would place more scrutiny over what books are placed in public schools libraries just moments after the bill’s House sponsor said any inappropriate book should be burned The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022
Biscuits or bratwurst: GOP weighs its convention choices Republicans are deciding whether to hold their presidential nominating convention in 2024 in Milwaukee, the largest Democratic stronghold in battleground Wisconsin, or in Nashville, Tennessee, a Democratic city in a GOP-controlled state The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2022