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In Tennessee, expulsions echo a decades-old protest movement

In barely two weeks, two young Black Tennessee state legislators have gone from neophyte politicians to national prominence

The Independent UK

Francis Wilkinson: The gun debate isn’t hopeless. Just look at Tennessee

“We’re not going to fix it.” That instantly infamous line, delivered by a Republican congressman in the wake of a mass shooting at a private school in Nashville late last month, was supposed to be the lesson learned by anyone hoping for a robust response to another mass murder. Dispensing…

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Editorial: At Stanford, a teachable moment on civil discourse is squandered

The ongoing controversy at Stanford University Law School over the student shout-down of a conservative speaker underscores precisely how progressive cancel culture is helping feed exaggerated Republican narratives about progressivism run amok. Republicans are just as guilty of silencing opposing views, as was immediately evident last week in the Tennessee…

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Dallas music once rivaled Nashville. North Texas record label wants it back on the map

FORT WORTH, Texas — In the 1950s, Dallas was on its way to becoming a country music hub that could rival Nashville, Tennessee, but the death of recording engineer Jim Beck in 1956 brought that idea to an end. Decades later, State Fair Records — a Dallas-based record label with…

Tribune News Service

Top 2024 hopefuls to address NRA convention after shootings

For the second year in a row, the National Rifle Association is holding its annual convention within days of mass shootings that shook the nation

The Independent UK

Frederick Gaudreau gets five-year extension as Wild end regular season

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Wild's last game of the regular season had no bearing on the standings, but that's not how Frederick Gaudreau played.

Tribune News Service

Justin Pearson celebrates return to Tennessee legislature after expulsion

Reinstatement by unanimous vote of local commission follows similar move for fellow Black Democrat Justin Jones

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Ousted Black lawmaker Justin Pearson to return to Tennessee House: ‘You can’t expel hope’

A panel in Memphis voted to reinstate Justin Pearson to the state House a week after he and another Black lawmaker were removed for supporting a gun-control protest.

Chicago Sun-Times

MLB fans debated where to put a new team amid expansion talk and they’re all wrong

There are A LOT of interesting possibilities on the table.

USA Today Sports Media Group

‘You can’t expel our fight’: ousted Democrat returns to Tennessee house

Memphis officials voted to reinstate Justin Pearson, the second of two lawmakers expelled from legislature by Republicans

The Guardian - US

Hardy is making lots of noise in country and rock music and here's why

Hardy has gone where no other singer has gone before. The rising Nashville star has one foot in country, the other in nu-metal. And he's winning. In both.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Tennessee Republicans can’t stop progress

Across the country, the illogical priorities of the right have become more and more glaring. And nowhere is this worse than in Tennessee, where conservatives have banned books and drag shows but have done nothing to protect kids from what is now their most likely cause of death: gun violence.…

Tribune News Service

Tennessee governor calls for ‘red flag’ law and stronger background checks after gun control protests

Days after GOP lawmakers expelled two Democratic officials over gun control protests demanding urgent reform, the state’s Republican governor is calling for a more-expansive ‘order of protection’ law

The Independent UK

As shootings hit close to home, govs wrestle with next steps

Two weeks after one of his wife’s closest friends was killed in a Nashville school shooting, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday called for legislation that would keep firearms away from people who could harm themselves or others

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Tennessee Republican accused of calling Democrat expelled over gun protest a ‘baboon’ in 2020

Rep Justin Jones was reinstated by Nashville’s metro council earlier this week

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Kacey Musgraves' beautifully neutral living space makes us want to repaint our homes right now

With its primarily all-white palette, the singer's Nashville home masters minimalism in a way that will surely endure through the years

Chicago Sun-Times

Black lawmaker who was expelled reinstated to Tennessee House seat

The Nashville city council voted unanimously to send Justin Jones back to the Legislature after he was ousted with a colleague last week. He immediately took the oath of office.

The Independent UK

Judges block Tennessee move to cut Nashville council in half

A panel of judges has temporarily blocked a new requirement passed by state Republican lawmakers that would cut the Democratic-leaning city of Nashville’s Metropolitan Council in half, from 40 members to 20

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Expelled Nashville lawmaker returns to Tennessee legislature

The Metro Nashville Council has voted unanimously to reappoint Justin Jones, 27, to his seat in the state legislature.

Tribune News Service

Black lawmaker Justin Jones reinstated to Tennessee House after GOP expulsion

Nashville’s metro council voted Monday to reinstate Tennessee state lawmaker Justin Jones, who was expelled from his elected position last week by a Republican supermajority.

WEKU

Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones returns to Capitol after Nashville Council reinstates him

Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones, who was expelled from the state House last week alongside former Rep. Justin Pearson of Memphis, was reinstated to his seat Monday on an interim basis.

The Independent UK

Nashville votes to reinstate Justin Jones, Tennessee legislator expelled by Republicans for gun protest

Fellow expelled lawmaker could be sent back to state legislature as soon as Wednesday

The Guardian - US

Nashville council votes to reinstate expelled Democrat Justin Jones

Republican majority had ousted Jones and fellow house member Justin Pearson over protests they led demanding gun control

Axios

Nashville council sends expelled lawmaker Justin Jones back to Tennessee House

Jones was reinstated, and the meeting was over in a matter of minutes.

Sports Illustrated

Legendary NBA Coach Blisters ‘Selfish’ Lawmakers After Nashville Tragedy

The Spurs’ coach shouted in frustration when discussing recent statements by elected officials.

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