Legislation To Weaken Tennessee’s Abortion Law Heads To Committee On Tuesday

Senate Bill 745 Is The Senate Companion Bill To HB883. It Will Be Heard In The Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee At 3:00 P.M. CST. On Tuesday, February 28th. In The Words Of Constitutional Expert Paul Linton, This Legislation, “Entirely Rewrites State Law (Human Life Protection Act) And In Doing So, Creates An Abortion Law That Would Be, In Practice, If Not In Principle, Unenforceable.”

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Lt. Gov. McNally Leery Of Dropping Handgun Carry Age To 18

A House Push Is Underway To Lower The Handgun-Carry Age To 18 In Tennessee Following A Legal Agreement By The State Attorney General, But Those Efforts Could Hit A Roadblock In The Form Of Lt. Gov. Randy McNally.

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Bill To Ban Drag Shows For Minors Passes First Hurdle In Nashville

A Bill To Address The Rash Of “Family-Friendly” Drag Shows Where Children Have Been Exposed To Inappropriate Entertainment Passed The First Hurdle In Nashville Yesterday.

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Lawmaker Files Bill To Mandate 30 Day Window For Testing Of Rape Kits In Tennessee (Update 1/5/23)

New Potential Legislation Would Make It A Requirement That The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation Process All Rape Kits Within 30 Days Of Collection.

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Memphis Dem Looks To Bypass TN Permitless Carry Law

A Memphis Democrat Is Pushing For Handgun Carry Permits To Be Required In Tennessee’s Highest Populated Areas.

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Nine Republicans Battle For 5th Congressional District Seat In Thursday’s Tennessee Primary

As Tennessee’s Primary Election Approaches On Thursday, One Of The State’s Most Interesting Contested Races Is Likely The 5th Congressional Primary For The Newly Drawn Seat.

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Tennessee Democrats Introduce Strategy For Abortion Access

Calling Tennessee’s New Abortion Restrictions An “Abomination,” House And Senate Democrats Announced Tuesday They Plan To Try To Codify Roe V. Wade And Pass Other Measures In 2023 To Allow Access To The Procedure.

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Vanderbilt Denies Heart Transplant To 7-Month Old Baby Because He Is Not Vaccinated

The Transplant Team At Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital At Vanderbilt, Led By Dr. David Bearl Has Denied Placing 7-Month Old August Stoll On The Transplant List Due To His Vaccination Status.

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Tennessee Legislature Wraps Up Tempestuous Session

The Legislature Adopted An Ethics Reform Bill On The Final Day Of The 112th Session, One Supposedly Designed To Shed More Light On So-Called Dark Money.

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