TWRA: Alcohol ban coming to wildlife management areas outside designated areas April 15
Alcohol possession and consumption will be prohibited on Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Wildlife Management areas statewide.
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Gov. Lee signs Tennessee Disability and Aging Act into law
The bill received unanimous, bipartisan legislative support and was backed by numerous stakeholders.
Tennessee GOP senators OK criminalizing helping minors get transgender care, mimicking abortion bill
Tennessee lawmakers are considering criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent.
Tennessee bill to untangle gun and voting rights restoration is killed for the year
Tennessee lawmakers have killed a bipartisan bill for the year that would have let residents convicted of felonies apply to vote again without also restoring their gun rights.
Representative defends concealed carry bill amidst public disapproval
A bill was passed in the senate on April 9th despite many individuals who came to the state capitol in protest, arguing that they fear for the safety of their children.
Tennessee Senate OKs a bill that would make it illegal for adults to help minors seeking abortions
Republican Senate lawmakers in Tennessee have advanced legislation making it illegal for adults to help minors get an abortion without parental consent.
Tennessee Senate advances bill to allow death penalty for child rape
Tennessee's GOP-controlled Senate advanced legislation on Tuesday allowing the death penalty in child rape convictions as critics raised concerns that the U.S. Supreme Court has banned capital punishment in such cases.
Tennessee Senate advances bill to arm teachers a year after deadly Nashville school shooting
Republican lawmakers in Tennessee advanced a proposal Tuesday to allow some teachers to carry handguns on public school grounds, a move that would mark one of the state’s biggest expansions of gun access since a deadly shooting at a private elementary school last year.
Memphis faces lawsuit over 14,000 untested sexual assault kits
A lawsuit heard today, April 9, could impact thousands of Tennessee sexual assault victims.
Tennessee lawmakers seek to require parental permission before children join social media
Tennessee’s GOP-dominant Senate has unanimously signed off on legislation requiring minors to have parental consent to create social media accounts.
