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KIMBERLEE KRUESI

KIMBERLEE KRUESI

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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|Opinion|Political|US

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
Crime|Health|Political|US

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
News|US

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
Crime|Health|News|Political|US

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

Election|Health|US

Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?

Voters have sided with abortion rights supporters every time the issue has been directly on the ballot since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the nationwide right to abortion

Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?
News|Political|US

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
Political

Oaths and pledges have been routine for political officials. That's changing in a polarized America

Elected officials throughout modern American history have sworn oaths to uphold constitutions and pledged allegiance to the flag without much controversy

Oaths and pledges have been routine for political officials. That's changing in a polarized America
Health|Lifestyle|News|US

LGBTQ+ advocacy group sues Texas AG, says it won't identify transgender families

A national LGBTQ+ advocacy group is suing the Texas Attorney General, rather than handing over information about transgender children receiving gender-confirming medical care

LGBTQ+ advocacy group sues Texas AG, says it won't identify transgender families
Election|News|US

Female representation remains low in US statehouses, particularly Democrats in the South

Nearly 130 years since the first three women were elected to state legislative offices in the U.S., women remain massively underrepresented in state legislatures

Female representation remains low in US statehouses, particularly Democrats in the South
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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
Arts|Business|Entertainment|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
Health|Lifestyle|News|Opinion|Political|US

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
Education|News|Opinion

Librarians fear new penalties, even prison, as activists challenge books

Across the country, book bans and attempted bans have soared to the highest levels in decades

Librarians fear new penalties, even prison, as activists challenge books
Crime|Health|News|Opinion|US

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
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Progressive candidates are increasingly sharing their own abortion stories after Roe's demise

A growing number of progressive candidates are choosing to tell their own abortion stories

Progressive candidates are increasingly sharing their own abortion stories after Roe's demise
Economy|News|Political|US

Tennessee House kills bill that would have banned local officials from studying, funding reparations

Tennessee’s Republican-dominant House has spiked legislation that would have banned local governments from paying to study or dispense money for reparations for slavery

Tennessee House kills bill that would have banned local officials from studying, funding reparations
Health|News|US

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
News|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Court appearance for country star Morgan Wallen in chair-throwing case postponed until August

An initial hearing for country music star Morgan Wallen has been postponed until Aug. 15 in a case in which he’s accused of throwing a chair from the rooftop of a six-story bar and nearly hitting two police officers

Court appearance for country star Morgan Wallen in chair-throwing case postponed until August
News

Even with school choice, some Black families find options lacking decades after Brown v. Board

The 1954 Brown v

Even with school choice, some Black families find options lacking decades after Brown v. Board
Sports|Education|Health|News|US

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

Economy|Health|US

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|News|US

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

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