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Tennessee bill to block undocumented kids from schools advances in House as protests mount

The middle school student implored Tennessee lawmakers to show immigrant children "respect and compassion" when considering their vote. "I am the son of immigrant parents who have shown me to respect and value everyone,

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Bill allowing Tennessee schools to block undocumented students passes despite massive protests

Protesters disrupted a Tennessee House subcommittee hearing on Tuesday morning after lawmakers voted to pass a bill that would allow schools to refuse to enroll undocumented students. The K-12 Subcommittee voted in favor of HB0793 and passed it to the full Education Committee.

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Tenn. bill that could deny undocumented students from K-12 schools advances

Tennessee lawmakers have advanced a bill that would bar students from public school if they can’t prove they are U.S. citizens—unless they pay tuition.

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TN legislature to consider proposals on human trafficking awareness, homebuyer harassment, bail removal and more

The Tennessee Senate was set to convene Monday in Nashville to review 19 proposals. Here are some of the bills that will be ...

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Tennessee lawmakers are tackling IVF, contraception access: Here's the latest on the bills

The Fertility Treatment and Contraceptive Protection Act clarifies that state law does not prohibit access to fertility ...

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Coalition Letter Calls for Full Repeal of Tennessee’s Remaining Certificate of Need Laws This Legislative Sesson

A broad group of healthcare providers, academics, public interest organizations and taxpayer groups, led by the Center for Individual Freedom (CFIF), released a coalition letter today urging Tennessee ...

Forget Trump. Tennessee shows what it's like to live in an authoritarian state. | Opinion

Our state democracy is in crisis, and instead of trying to fix it, our state leaders are focused on exacerbating it.

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Republican bill to prohibit people from holding 2 elected offices at once in TN passes House

Democratic lawmakers said the bill is aimed at Rep. Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville), who previously ran for a US Senate seat ...

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Research & Commentary: Tennessee Legislature Introduces Bill That Would Make Governor Accountable to State Constitution

This week, the Tennessee Senate Committee on State and Local Government conducted a hearing on Senate Bill 27, legislation ...

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Tougher Immigration Enforcement at the State Level: Tennessee Law Supplements the New Trump Administration’s Immigration Enforcement Policies

While much attention has been given to the Trump Administration’s early federal policy objectives to increase immigration enforcement, clients ...

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Former Mississippi governor Haley Barbour advocates for tax cuts as Legislature mulls proposals

On Monday, former Gov. Haley Barbour advocated for some version of a tax cut, saying it would boost the state's economy. He also pushed for a Jackson casino.

Republican TN lawmakers revive drag show restriction concerns in bill that could label more facilities as 'adult'

In previous legislative sessions, Republican lawmakers and far-right activists claimed drag performances were "adult cabaret ...

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