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Appeals court spikes Tennessee's bid to get family planning dollars despite abortion rule

A federal appeals court has rejected Tennessee’s attempt to collect millions of dollars in family planning funds without complying with federal rules requiring clinics to provide abortion referrals due to its current ban on the procedure

Appeals court spikes Tennessee's bid to get family planning dollars despite abortion rule
Economy|Technology

Trump calls for US to be ‘crypto capital of the planet’ in appeal to Nashville bitcoin conference

Former President Donald Trump has laid out his plans to wholeheartedly embrace cryptocurrency if elected for a second term

Trump calls for US to be ‘crypto capital of the planet’ in appeal to Nashville bitcoin conference
Crime|Health

Tennessee will remove HIV-positive people convicted of sex work from violent sex offender list

HIV-positive people who were convicted in Tennessee of sex work under a decades-old aggravated prostitution law will no longer be required to face a lifetime registration as a “violent sex offender” under a lawsuit settlement finalized this week

Tennessee will remove HIV-positive people convicted of sex work from violent sex offender list
Entertainment|Lifestyle|News|Political

Federal appeals court dismisses lawsuit over Tennessee's anti-drag show ban

A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows, reversing a lower court ruling that deemed the statute unconstitutional

Federal appeals court dismisses lawsuit over Tennessee's anti-drag show ban
Health|News|Political

6 activists convicted of illegally blocking abortion clinic in Tennessee

A Tennessee jury has convicted six anti-abortion protesters of violating federal laws after they blocked the entrance of a reproductive clinic outside Nashville nearly three years ago

Sports|Education|Health

Tennessee latest state to mandate automatic defibrillators at high schools

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell joined Gov. Bill Lee in celebrating a newly enacted law requiring all Tennessee high schools to keep an automated external defibrillator available during classes, athletic practices and games

Health|Political

Tennessee is sued over law that criminalizes helping minors get abortions without parental approval

A Tennessee state Democratic lawmaker and reproductive rights activist have filed a lawsuit challenging a new statute designed to ban adults from helping minors get an abortion without parental permission

Tennessee is sued over law that criminalizes helping minors get abortions without parental approval
Health|News|Political

US government rejects complaint that woman was improperly denied an emergency abortion in Oklahoma

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says an Oklahoma hospital did not violate federal law after doctors told a woman with a nonviable pregnancy to wait in the parking lot until her condition worsened enough to qualify for an abortion

US government rejects complaint that woman was improperly denied an emergency abortion in Oklahoma
News|Political

Nashville to launch investigation into complaint alleging police lobbied to gut oversight panel

Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell has announced an independent investigation following a complaint alleging the police department actively lobbied to gut the city’s community oversight board, as well as a number of other misconduct claims

Entertainment

James Burton, John Anderson and Toby Keith join the Country Music Hall of Fame

James Burton, John Anderson and Toby Keith are the newest members to join the Country Music Hall of Fame

James Burton, John Anderson and Toby Keith join the Country Music Hall of Fame
Economy|Education|Health

Tennessee, Delaware to become first states to offer free diapers for Medicaid families

Tennessee will soon become the first state in the country to offer free diapers to families enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program after receiving federal approval, state officials have confirmed

Tennessee, Delaware to become first states to offer free diapers for Medicaid families
Health|Political

Tennessee governor OKs penalizing adults who help minors receive abortions, gender-affirming care

Tennessee's governor has approved legislation designed to block adults from helping minors get an abortion or receive gender-affirming care without parental consent

Tennessee governor OKs penalizing adults who help minors receive abortions, gender-affirming care
Health|News|Political

Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care

Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse has given their final approval on legislation criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent

Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care
Health|News|Political

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 GOP senators OK criminalizing helping minors get transgender care, mimicking abortion bill
Health|News

Tennessee court to weigh throwing out abortion ban challenge, blocking portions of the law

Attorneys defending Tennessee’s sweeping abortion ban have alleged that doctors challenging the law do not want any oversight when deciding to terminate a pregnancy and instead are improperly withholding care to women facing serious medical emergencies

Tennessee court to weigh throwing out abortion ban challenge, blocking portions of the law
Entertainment|News|Political|Technology

Tennessee just became the first state to protect musicians and other artists against AI

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed off on legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence

Tennessee just became the first state to protect musicians and other artists against AI
News|Political

House Homeland chairman announces retirement a day after leading Mayorkas' impeachment

Tennessee Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Green has announced that he won’t run for a fourth term

House Homeland chairman announces retirement a day after leading Mayorkas' impeachment
News|Political

Tennessee GOP leaders see no issue with state's voting-rights restoration system

Tennessee’s top Republican lawmakers say they have no issue with the state’s strict policy on restoring voting rights for those convicted of a felony

Tennessee GOP leaders see no issue with state's voting-rights restoration system
Health|News|Political

Bill would revise Tennessee's decades-old law targeting HIV-positive people convicted of sex work

A proposal advancing in the Tennessee legislature would stop requiring lifetime registration as a violent sex offender for anyone convicted of engaging in sex work while living with HIV

Bill would revise Tennessee's decades-old law targeting HIV-positive people convicted of sex work
Entertainment|News|Technology

Tennessee governor, music leaders launch push to protect songwriters and other artists against AI

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has unveiled new legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence

Tennessee governor, music leaders launch push to protect songwriters and other artists against AI
Health|News|Political

More women join challenge to Tennessee's abortion ban law

More women have joined a Tennessee lawsuit challenging the state’s broad abortion ban that went into effect shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022

More women join challenge to Tennessee's abortion ban law
Health|News|Political

Judge allows lawsuit that challenges Idaho's broad abortion ban to move forward

An Idaho judge has denied a request by the state’s top legal chief to throw out a lawsuit seeking to clarify the exemptions tucked inside the state’s broad abortion ban

Judge allows lawsuit that challenges Idaho's broad abortion ban to move forward
Environment|News

6 dead, nearly 2 dozen injured after severe storms tear through central Tennessee

Severe storms that tore through central Tennessee killed six people Saturday and sent about two dozen to the hospital as homes and businesses were severely damaged in multiple cities

6 dead, nearly 2 dozen injured after severe storms tear through central Tennessee
News

Nashville police chief confirms authenticity of leaked Covenant school shooter's writings

Nashville Police Chief John Drake says he’s “disturbed” over the unauthorized release of writings from the shooter who killed six people, including three children, at The Covenant School in March

Nashville police chief confirms authenticity of leaked Covenant school shooter's writings
News|Political

Nashville investigating after possible leak of Covenant shooting images

The Nashville mayor’s office has called on the city’s legal team to investigate the possible unauthorized release of the writings of the shooter who indiscriminately opened fire at the private Nashville school in March

Nashville investigating after possible leak of Covenant shooting images

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