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- Bill criminalizing votes for sanctuary policies constitutionally suspect https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/01/29/bill-criminalizing-votes-for-immigrant-sanctuary-policies-constitutionally-suspect/ 2 comments
- Senate Republicans pass bill to bar children without legal status from Tennessee public schools • Tennessee Lookout https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/04/10/senate-republicans-pass-bill-to-bar-children-without-legal-status-from-tennessee-public-schools/ 18 comments politics
- Using prayer as protest, Tennessee clergy disrupt debate to deny education to immigrant children | The bill nevertheless earned the vote of 8 Republicans to advance out of a Tennessee House committee Monday https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/04/08/using-prayer-as-protest-tennessee-clergy-disrupt-debate-to-deny-education-to-immigrant-children/ 14 comments politics
- Bill giving immigrants without legal status 72 hours to leave Tennessee advances in House • Tennessee Lookout https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/03/26/bill-giving-immigrants-without-legal-status-72-hours-to-leave-tennessee-advances-in-house/ 10 comments politics
- Tennessee bill to criminalize ‘harboring or hiding” immigrants without legal status advances • Tennessee Lookout https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/03/20/tennessee-bill-to-criminalize-harboring-or-hiding-immigrants-without-legal-status-advances/ 17 comments politics
- New energy secretary denies climate change a ‘crisis’ during Oak Ridge visit https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/03/01/new-energy-secretary-denies-climate-change-a-crisis-during-oak-ridge-visit/ 2 comments climate
- Tennessee bill would bar immigrants without legal status from bringing lawsuits https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/02/24/tennessee-bill-would-bar-immigrants-without-legal-status-from-bringing-lawsuits/ 29 comments politics
- Serious: How can it be legal to penalize voting for certain policies. Ethics aside, does this have legal standing? https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/01/29/bill-criminalizing-votes-for-immigrant-sanctuary-policies-constitutionally-suspect/ 8 comments law
- Conservatives want to increase birth rates. These moms are terrified to have more kids. https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/02/06/conservatives-want-to-increase-birth-rates-these-moms-are-terrified-to-have-more-kids/ 65 comments politics
- Tennessee legislature puts hundreds of millions toward private-school vouchers | House, Senate narrowly pass governor’s initiative https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/01/30/tennessee-legislature-puts-hundreds-of-millions-toward-private-school-vouchers/ 16 comments politics
- Bill criminalizing votes for immigrant sanctuary policies ‘constitutionally suspect’ https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/01/29/bill-criminalizing-votes-for-immigrant-sanctuary-policies-constitutionally-suspect/ 64 comments law
- U.S. House speaker pitches conditions on disaster aid, upending long-standing practice https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/01/15/dc/u-s-house-speaker-pitches-conditions-on-disaster-aid-upending-long-standing-practice/ 22 comments politics
- As ‘smart cities’ tools grow nationwide, so do privacy and ethical concerns • Tennessee Lookout https://tennesseelookout.com/2024/12/26/as-smart-cities-tools-grow-nationwide-so-do-privacy-and-ethical-concerns/ 4 comments privacy
- Tennessee governor appears ready to mobilize National Guard, state officers for deportation | Lee asks state agencies to prepare for Trump’s plan on “Day 1” https://tennesseelookout.com/2024/12/18/tennessee-governor-appears-ready-to-mobilize-national-guard-state-officers-for-deportation/ 22 comments politics
- Johnson City police accused of altering, concealing evidence in new allegations https://tennesseelookout.com/2024/11/11/johnson-city-police-accused-of-altering-concealing-evidence-in-new-allegations/ 13 comments nottheonion
- Federal marshals believed to have visited former Tennessee representative https://tennesseelookout.com/2024/09/26/federal-marshals-believed-to-have-visited-former-tennessee-representative/ 7 comments politics
- Tennessee DCS workers can be held liable for role in taking kids from parents after traffic stop https://tennesseelookout.com/2024/08/19/dcs-workers-can-be-held-liable-for-role-in-taking-five-kids-from-parents-after-traffic-stop-judge-rules/ 2 comments law
- By law, all 95 Tennessee counties must have a sexual assault response team. Just 15 do. | The measure passed by the legislature in 2023 includes no accountability for law enforcement agencies that don’t comply https://tennesseelookout.com/2024/08/15/by-law-all-95-tennessee-counties-must-have-a-sexual-assault-response-team-just-15-do/ 4 comments politics
- Tennessee U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles’ campaign finance reports still don’t add up. The FBI executed a search warrant on the congressman last week following his primary victory https://tennesseelookout.com/2024/08/08/tennessee-u-s-rep-andy-ogles-campaign-finance-reports-still-dont-add-up/ 8 comments law
- Tennessee U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles’ campaign finance reports still don’t add up https://tennesseelookout.com/2024/08/08/tennessee-u-s-rep-andy-ogles-campaign-finance-reports-still-dont-add-up/ 6 comments politics
- Sixth Circuit reverses stay on Tennessee drag show ban due to lack of standing https://tennesseelookout.com/briefs/u-s-appeals-court-upholds-tennessee-drag-show-ban/ 9 comments politics
- Sixth Circuit reverses stay of Tennessee drag show ban based on lack of standing https://tennesseelookout.com/briefs/u-s-appeals-court-upholds-tennessee-drag-show-ban/ 58 comments law
- Tennessee rep calls Memphis preemption bill worse than “overreach” | Governor signs measure turning back city ordinance despite speaking with mother of slain motorist https://tennesseelookout.com/2024/05/21/tennessee-rep-calls-memphis-preemption-bill-worse-than-overreach/ 3 comments politics
- Tennessee’s school voucher debate turns to competitive Republican state House and Senate primaries | After a failed attempt to expand private school vouchers statewide, Republican primaries could be pivotal for future plans. https://tennesseelookout.com/2024/05/02/tennessees-school-voucher-debate-turns-to-competitive-republican-state-house-and-senate-primaries/ 5 comments politics
- Knoxville lawyer's PAC to fight political extremism, spent one-third of the money with own firm • Tennessee Lookout https://tennesseelookout.com/2024/04/15/knoxville-lawyers-pac-to-fight-political-extremism-spent-one-third-of-the-money-with-own-firm/ 5 comments politics
- Stadium fatigue in Nashville clouds talk of Major League Baseball expansion https://tennesseelookout.com/2023/12/18/stadium-fatigue-in-nashville-clouds-talk-of-major-league-baseball-expansion/ 44 comments baseball
- A Tennessee court said there’s no prejudice involved in judging Black people in a jury room full of Confederate memorabilia. https://tennesseelookout.com/2022/08/17/tennessee-court-rules-confederate-memorabilia-in-jury-room-not-prejudicial/ 18 comments nottheonion
- Little-known super PAC threatens lawsuit to save Ortagus’ Tennessee congressional bid https://tennesseelookout.com/2022/03/30/little-known-super-pac-threatening-lawsuit-to-save-ortagus-tennessee-congressional-bid/ 12 comments moderatepolitics
- ‘This is akin to a hostile takeover.’ State officials ask residents of a small, predominantly Black town near the site of new Ford investment to forfeit their city charter or face takeover https://tennesseelookout.com/2022/03/14/this-is-akin-to-a-hostile-takeover/ 2 comments economy