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Reporter at @WPLN.bsky.social, Nashville’s @NPR.org station Previously @gpbpolitics, @gpbmacon She/Her 🎙️✨🇨🇺💙💜🩷
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Tennessee’s “drag ban” is here to stay. Why both Republican lawmakers and LGBTQ advocates see that as a win: wpln.org/post/tns-dra...

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Tennessee’s drag ban will remain in effect, as the U.S. Supreme Court refuses to take up a legal challenge to the law. But LGBTQ advocates may have another avenue to oppose the ban in East Tennessee. wpln.org/post/tenness...

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Gov. Bill Lee is looking to address Tennessee's growing population alongside conservation efforts. WPLN's @mariannabac.bsky.social reports during his annual State of the State address tonight, Lee laid out next steps for his administration and touted the results of the recent special session.

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Tennessee Republicans are challenging a landmark SCOTUS case that established the right to public education for students without legal status — part of the same playbook that led to the reversal of Roe v. Wade. wpln.org/post/how-tn-...

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Tennessee has passed a sweeping immigration law that will create a new state division to collaborate with ICE — and felony charges for any local official that votes in favor of sanctuary policies. wpln.org/post/how-ten...

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The Tennessee statehouse has passed the governor's school voucher program, less than a year after it first failed. Here's what will change for the upcoming school year: wpln.org/post/tenness...

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Tennessee lawmakers are expected to vote on the governor's school voucher plan today. Two-thirds of the families who would take advantage of the program can already afford private school tuition, according to a state fiscal review. wpln.org/post/tenness...

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As the Tennessee House convenes to consider passing school voucher & immigration enforcement legislation, protestors are chanting “Don’t sell out public schools!” outside the chamber.

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The Tennessee Senate has just passed the governor’s immigration plan, which will create a state division to help with Trump’s push for mass deportations. Sen. Todd Gardenhire was the only Republican to vote no.

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says he wants to help President Donald Trump's push to deport a record-number of migrants without legal status. Part of the governor's plan is to create a state division for immigration enforcement. wpln.org/post/how-ten...

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After a shooting in Nashville last week, students are marching on the Tennessee Capitol, but the governor has called the special session to focus on school vouchers and immigration enforcement. via @wpln.bsky.social

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Hundreds have turned out to protest for gun reform after the Antioch High School shooting. Students will march to the statehouse, as lawmakers convene for a special legislative session on vouchers, disaster relief and immigration.

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Students are once again marching at the Tennessee state capitol, days after a Nashville school shooting. Less than two years after Covenant, activists are not optimistic they'll see meaningful gun reform in the state. wpln.org/post/two-yea...

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Flights for more than 10,000 refugees who were cleared to come to the United States have been canceled following an executive order from President Donald Trump. WPLN's @rosegilbert.bsky.social reports that includes dozens of people who had been approved to travel to Middle Tennessee.

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Nashville’s airport could be renamed “Trump International” under a new state bill. It’s not the first time Tennessee Republicans have tried to rename a part of Nashville after the president. A measure to rename John Lewis Way after Trump failed in 2023. wpln.org/post/nashvil...

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When the Tennessee House re-elected Cameron Sexton as House Speaker on Tuesday, members of the public gallery booed the decision. Now, Sexton will have the power to ban vocal observers from the House for up to two years. wpln.org/post/two-str...

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TN Gov. Bill Lee has announced a special legislative session to focus on his school vouchers program, immigration and disaster relief. wpln.org/post/tn-gov-...

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Tennessee's legislative session hasn't started yet — but Gov. Bill Lee is considering a special session to focus on expanding school vouchers and providing disaster relief for areas hard hit by Helene. wpln.org/post/tn-gove...

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Public support for Tennessee politicians has risen, according to a Vanderbilt poll out today. But WPLN's @mariannabac.bsky.social reports the poll also found the statehouse is not in step with the position of the average Tennessee voter on abortion, marijuana or guns.

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Tennessee election officials will count the votes of six formerly incarcerated Tennesseans — despite the election commission's own opposition. An ongoing legal battle between the AG and local judges will determine if their votes will continue to count in future elections. wpln.org/post/disenfr...

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A second Nashville judge has maintained that disenfranchised Tennesseans can restore their voting rights, counter to a state election rule that would have made them ineligible. WPLN’s @mariannabac.bsky.social reports there will be more rulings to come.

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Tennessee's drag restrictions have been temporarily blocked — again. A federal judge in East Tennessee has granted a request from Blount County Pride organizers to block its enforcement during its Pride festival this weekend.

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