The Tennessee Legislature passed a bill that would require the burial or cremation of aborted fetal remains in the state, sending the measure to the governor’s desk for his decision. The bill passed the Republican-controlled House and Senate on Monday and Wednesday, in a 69-22 vote and 27-6 vote, respectively. If the measure is signed…
Tennessee Bill Mandating Burial or Cremation of Aborted Fetal Remains Heads to Governor’s Desk
Shooter Killed at Tennessee High School Identified as Student: Police
An armed student has died in a shooting with police on Monday after he opened fired at an officer responding to a call for help at the Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville, Tennessee, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) announced. Initial reports of the incident established that one person had died and an officer was injured,…
Tennessee Governor Signs Bill Allowing Permitless Carry of Handguns for Law-Abiding Residents
Tennessee has officially joined 19 other states to allow permitless carry of handguns by law-abiding residents, meaning that law-abiding adults in the state are allowed to carry a handgun without a permit. Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed into law the measure that would allow residents 21 and older, or members of the military aged 18…
Tennessee Lawmakers Pass Bill Allowing ‘Constitutional Carry’ of Handguns Without a Permit
The Tennessee legislature passed a measure that would allow residents to both open and concealed carry handguns without a permit, which some have dubbed as “constitutional carry.” The bill will now move to Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s desk, where he is expected to sign it into law. The bill is backed by the National Rifle…
Tennessee Governor Signs Bill Banning Transgender Biological Males From Women’s Sports
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed into law a bill that prevents transgender biological male students from participating in women’s and girls’ sports in middle and high schools. Lee completed the final step in the passage of the bill just one day after Arkansas’s governor signed a similar bill. This makes the Volunteer State the third state…
Missouri Man Charged With Threatening to Murder 2 US Congressmen
A southwest Missouri man accused of threatening two members from the U.S. House of Representatives has been indicted by a federal grand jury.
150 Missing Tennessee Children Recovered in Joint Operation by US Marshals, Other Agencies
A joint operation by law enforcement that started months ago have recovered 150 children who had gone missing in Tennessee. The U.S. Marshals Service, the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS), and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) announced on Wednesday that their effort to identify and locate missing children, named “Operation Volunteer Strong,” recovered 150 out of…
Federal Judge Blocks Tennessee Abortion Law
A federal judge on Friday blocked a Tennessee law that required abortionists to advise patients about options for reversing a chemical abortion. Judge William Campbell issued a preliminary injunction (pdf), ruling that the requirement is unconstitutional. Campbell opined that issuing the injunction would preserve the status quo and that the status quo is not harmful…
Hospitals Confront Water Shortages in Winter Storm Aftermath
HOUSTON—Hospitals across the South grappled with water shortages Sunday in the wake of a devastating winter storm as the region carried on with recovery efforts and the weather offered a balmy respite—temperatures as high as the mid-60s. At the height of last week’s storm, hospitals scrambled to care for patients amid record cold temperatures, snow…
Tennessee Proposes Bill That Would Let Fathers Veto Abortions
Tennessee lawmakers have proposed a bill that would allow biological fathers to prevent a woman from getting an abortion. The bill, known as Senate Bill (SB) 494, allows a person to ask a court to grant an injunction that would stop a woman who is pregnant with the person’s child from obtaining an abortion. The…
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