Tennessee Republicans file bill to allow public schools to reject undocumented children
The bill is a direct effort to challenge a long-standing U.S. Supreme Court precedent guaranteeing a right to public ...
School vouchers have been expanded in TN. What have Memphians said? | The Week in Politics
The expansive state-wide voucher program, which provides public money for private school tuition, passed in both the ...
Shopper Blog: Finding the history of Knoxville's Black community in a church, a cemetery and a school
Along Lyons View Pike sit three representations of Knoxville's Black history – the former Mount Pleasant Baptist Church and ...
Tennessee lawmakers pass $447M school voucher program in major win for Gov. Bill Lee
The new Education Freedom Scholarship program will offer 20,000 scholarships of about $7,300 to Tennessee students to attend ...
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School vouchers pass both the Tennessee House, Senate after special session
The Tennessee House voted to provide school vouchers to families in all 95 Tennessee counties. It passed in both chambers but ...
What is a covenant marriage? Proposed Tennessee bill would create marriage distinction. Here's what to know
A proposed Tennessee bill would have the state join the ranks of states seeking to establish a "Covenant Marriage Act." ...
Tennessee House passes immigration enforcement bill; ACLU plans legal challenge
This story has been updated to include comment from the Nashville Metro Council Immigrant Caucus. Tennessee House Republicans voted overwhelmingly in favor of sweeping immigration legislation Thursday ...
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Non-profit buys house to be transitional place for unhoused veterans
The purchase of a new home is meant to make a major change for some middle Tennessee veterans. It's part of a growing effort.
New Tennessee bill proposes mandatory trafficking training for tattoo artists
A new Tennesse House bill wants to add human trafficking awareness training to one of the requirements for becoming a tattoo ...
Both House and Senate pass TN school vouchers bill
Both the Tennessee House of Representatives and Senate passed Governor Bill Lee’s controversial Education Freedom Act of 2025, commonly referred to as school vouchers, on Thursday. The bills passed ...
Tennessee House sends immigration bill to Gov. Bill Lee's desk, ACLU preparing to challenge it
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A controversial immigration bill passed the Tennessee House Wednesday, sending it to Governor Bill Lee's ...
When can parents begin applying for school vouchers in Tennessee?
According to the terms of the bill, 20,000 total “scholarships” would be available. Parents in Tennessee can receive about $7,000 in public taxpayer money to send their children to a private school if ...