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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

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Cleanup, power restoration continues in Tennessee after officials say six died in severe storms

Central Tennessee residents and emergency workers are continuing the cleanup from severe weekend storms that killed six people and sent more to the hospital

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Dolly Parton's transgender support

The singer spoke out in the wake of anti-transgender legislation that had passed in her home state of Tennessee

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Tennessee governor, congressman discuss safety on visit to Jewish school that foiled armed intrusion

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and U.S. Rep. David Kustoff are praising security measures at a Memphis Jewish school where an ex-student with a gun was stopped from entering the building in July

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‘Subtle and sinister’: Republicans’ anti-drag crusade seen as assault on LGBTQ+ rights

Hundreds of anti-LGBTQ+ laws were introduced in 2023, including bans on drag shows, but many have been struck down

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Families upended by school shootings share trauma in push for gun law changes, but get mixed results

Throughout the corridors of many state Capitols, families are sharing emotionally gutting stories of tragedy caused by mass school shootings with the hope that revealing their trauma will convince lawmakers on either side of the political aisle to reconsider firearm policies

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Investigation shows armed officer was hostage at home of Grammy winner who was killed by police

Newly released investigative files in the police shooting death of a Grammy-winning sound engineer revealed there was an armed Tennessee Bureau of Investigation officer in the home when Mark Capps began threatening his family with guns on Jan. 5

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‘It seems like a game’: Tennessee gun reform push ends in whimper

A school shooting propelled a call for tighter gun laws – but parents and advocates feel vulnerable as legislature adjourns without making any changes

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Officials can't interfere with local Tennessee Pride festival under anti-drag law, judge rules

A federal judge has ruled law enforcement officials can’t use a Tennessee law that strictly limits drag shows to interfere with a local Pride festival this weekend

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ACLU sues Tennessee district attorney who promises to enforce the state's new anti-drag show ban

Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law placing strict limits on drag shows is facing another legal challenge

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Breaking impasse, Tennessee lawmakers adjourn tumultuous session spurred by school shooting

Tennessee lawmakers have ended a special session initially touted to improve public safety in the wake of a deadly school shooting

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Former 2-term Republican Tennessee Gov. Don Sundquist dies at 87

Former Tennessee governor Don Sundquist has died after a short illness

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Gun control already ruled out, Tennessee GOP lawmakers hit impasse in session after school shooting

Tennessee Republican lawmakers have hit an impasse just a few days into a special session sparked by a deadly school shooting in March

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In session reacting to school shooting, Tennessee GOP lawmaker orders removal of public from hearing

The second day of Tennessee’s special legislative session has been filled with emotional and chaotic scenes in which Republican lawmakers largely ignored calls to address gun control

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Mass shootings spur divergent laws as states split between gun rights and control

Tennessee lawmakers are convening a special session this week that highlights the divergent response states are taking to a spate of mass shootings

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After school shooting, Tennessee lawmakers not expected to take up gun control in special session

Tennessee lawmakers will gavel in for a special session stemming from a shooting at a Nashville elementary school that left six dead, including three young children

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Gun control unlikely in GOP-led special session following Tennessee school shooting

Tennessee’s GOP-dominant Legislature will soon return to the state Capitol months after a deadly school shooting

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Tennessee governor outlines agenda for special session in wake of Nashville school shooting

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has unveiled a sweeping list of public safety issues he wants lawmakers to address during an upcoming special session

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Tennessee governor declines to say if he has enough votes for gun proposal

Gov. Bill Lee wouldn’t say whether his proposal to keep firearms away from dangerous people has enough support inside Tennessee’s Republican-dominant Statehouse to survive the upcoming special legislative session

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Families form nonprofits to address gun, school safety after Nashville school shooting

Families connected to a Nashville school that experienced a fatal shooting earlier this year have created nonprofits to not only promote school safety and mental health resources, but also to form an action fund to push legislative policy changes

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Who Benefits Most from the Tennessee Works Tax Act?

The Tennessee Works Tax Act cuts taxes for Tennessee residents. But do businesses benefit more than families?

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US sees deadliest six months of mass killings on record since at least 2006

From the first day of the year to the end of June, the US endured 28 mass killings, and the death toll rose just about every week

The Independent UK

US sets a grim milestone with new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings

Unrelenting bloodshed across the U.S. this year has led to the grimmest of milestones: The deadliest six months of mass killings recorded since at least 2006

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Trans youth and families condemn ‘heartbreaking’ Tennessee court ruling against gender-affirming care

Republican-appointed federal judges upheld a ban on gender-affirming care, citing the Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion and dismissing a wave of other court rulings in five states

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Tennessee law changes starting July 1 will restrict trans health care, fund more school safety

Republican lawmakers and Gov. Bill Lee have approved hundreds of laws in Tennessee this year

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