What we know about the victims of the Nashville school shooting Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney were the nine-year-old children killed The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023
After school shooting, Tenn. gun laws likely to remain lax A federal judge quietly cleared the way to drop the minimum age to 18 for Tennesseans to carry handguns in public without a permit the same day Nashville residents were reeling from a fatal grade school shooting that left six dead, including three children The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023
Lauren Daigle postpones concert to host vigil after Nashville school shooting Christian singer Lauren Daigle postponed an album preview concert she had set in Nashville, Tennessee, for Monday to instead host a communitywide prayer vigil hours after a private elementary school in the city became the latest site of a fatal mass shooting. Los Angeles Times · Mar 28, 2023
Republicans accused of hypocrisy over gun safety after Nashville shooting – as it happened School shooting that left three children and three adults dead brought condolences from conservatives who oppose gun control The Guardian - US · Mar 28, 2023
Tenn. gov slammed for shooting "prayers" "If thoughts and prayers worked to stop gun violence, there wouldn't have been a shooting at a Christian school" Salon · Mar 27, 2023
Nashville school shooter was ex-student The suspect, Audrey Hale, planned the attack, drawing a map of "how this was all going to take place," police say Salon · Mar 27, 2023
Tennessee governor who signed permitless gun carry comes under fire after Nashville school shooting Suspect carried two assault-style rifles and a handgun, according to police The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023
Nashville sues over Tennessee law halving metro council size Nashville officials have filed a legal challenge over a new Tennessee law that will cut the Democratic-leaning city’s metro council in half The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023
Tenn. Lt. Gov. McNally apologizes after repeatedly commenting on racy Instagram posts While supporting some of the state's most restrictive LGBTQ laws, Tenn. Lt. Gov. Randy McNally admitted to regularly commenting on nearly naked online photos of a gay man with heart and fire emojis. WEKU · Mar 10, 2023
Leslie Jones slams Tennessee's anti-gay marriage bill: 'We really going back huh?!' Tennessee just keeps the anti-gay laws coming, and Leslie Jones has had enough. Los Angeles Times · Mar 10, 2023
Anti-drag Tennessee Republican leaves heart and flame emojis on gay performer’s Instagram ‘You can turn a rainy day into rainbows and sunshine,’ Randy McNally wrote in one of many comments he left on the Instagram page of Franklyn McClur The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023
RuPaul speaks out against anti-drag laws emerging in US The Drag Race star has slammed laws banning drag shows issued by Republicans Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2023
Photo of Gov. Bill Lee in drag featured in full-page ad in Tennessee newspaper A full-page ad with Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee dressed in drag ran in one of the state’s largest newspapers Tuesday, just days after the Republican politician signed into law a bill targeting drag performances — the first of its kind in the nation. Tribune News Service · Mar 7, 2023
Tennessee drag ban: Why has the state banned drag performers and what does the law say? The new law came amid attacks by Republicans on the rights of transgender and LGBTQ Americans across the country. Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2023
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023 Florida lab to test 550 Tennessee rape kits with $1.5M grant Tennessee is outsourcing testing of at least 550 rape kits to a private Florida lab under a $1.5 million federal grant
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The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2023 Paid express lanes grow more popular in once-reluctant South Southern states are more frequently turning to pay-to-use express lanes as a way to address highway congestion without raising taxes
Salon · Mar 3, 2023 The truth about GOP hypocrisy Laws banning drag and abortion were always meant to be selectively enforced against those the Christian right hates
WEKU · Mar 3, 2023 Tennessee becomes the first state to pass a ban on public drag shows Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill banning drag performances the same afternoon he signed a ban on youth gender-affirming care. Advocates say some are asking whether staying in the state is worth it.
The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023 Tennessee becomes first state in the nation with law restricting drag performances Gov Bill Lee signed the bill on Thursday. It is expected to take effect later this year
The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023 Why are drag shows being targeted by the state of Tennessee and other republicans? Legislation is heading to Tennessee’s Republican governor that would ensure drag shows cannot take place in public or in front of children
The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023 As Tennessee, others target drag shows, many wonder: Why? Legislation is heading to Tennessee’s Republican governor that would ensure drag shows cannot take place in public or in front of children
The Guardian - US · Mar 2, 2023 Seth Meyers on Fox News: ‘They are captive to the audience they created’ Late-night hosts discuss the revelations from the defamation lawsuit against Fox News, the ‘low confidence’ Covid lab leak theory and the start of CPAC
Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2023 Author of Texas anti-drag bill says video of him wearing dress was ‘a joke back in school’ AUSTIN, Texas — A North Texas lawmaker who authored a bill to restrict drag shows wore a dress for a school project as a teenager, according to a video that surfaced on social media this week.
Salon · Mar 1, 2023 Anti-drag Bill Lee caught in drag photo Lee called attempts to conflate the image with assailed drag shows in red states "ridiculous"