Tennessee

Tennessee poll worker fired after turning away voters in Black Lives Matter shirts, masks
MEMPHIS — A Shelby County, Tennessee, poll worker was fired Friday after election officials learned that he had turned away voters who were wearing masks…
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Tennessee Court of Appeals upholds decision finding Gov. Bill Lee’s education savings account program unconstitutional
Gov. Bill Lee’s education savings account program took another hit Tuesday, with the Tennessee Court of Appeals upholding a lower court’s decision that the controversial…
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Protesters who camp on Tennessee state property could lose right to vote under new law
NASHVILLE – Protesters in Tennessee who break certain laws during demonstrations will now face harsher penalties, including losing the right to vote.
Gov. Bill Lee…
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Tennessee Republicans battle to fill Lamar Alexander’s Senate seat
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Election Day in pandemic times has arrived in Tennessee, where voters on Thursday will decide a heated Republican U.S. Senate primary and…
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Tennessee Republicans Rally To Preserve Statue & Holiday For KKK Founder
Republican lawmakers in Tennessee resisted a push from protesters and their Democratic colleagues to eliminate a holiday for Confederate general and KKK Founder Nathan Bedford…
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Judge orders Tennessee to offer vote-by-mail option to all 4.1 million registered voters
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee must give all of its 4.1 million registered voters the option to cast ballots by mail during the coronavirus pandemic,…
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Gov. Bill Lee orders Tennesseans to stay at home as state continues to fight spread of coronavirus
Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday ordered Tennesseans to stay home amid growing concerns that residents were not heeding his earlier call to do their part…
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Nashville tornado leaves several dead as severe weather strikes Tennessee
A powerful storm system produced at least two tornadoes that struck central Tennessee early on Tuesday morning, including one that caused significant damage near downtown…
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Tennessee lawmaker says he supports getting rid of higher education
A Republican Tennessee lawmaker says he supports getting rid of higher education because he argues it would cut off the “liberal breeding ground.”
Sen. Kerry…
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Tennessee may soon pass abortion bill similar to Alabama’s
Tennessee’s lawmakers this week will discuss a bill that essentially bans abortion as soon as a woman knows she’s pregnant, which at least one Republican…
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