Tennessee House votes to arm teachers despite opposition Sam Stockard tennesseelookout.com/2024/04/23/ten… via Tennessee Lookout

At one of Idaho's largest hospitals, costly air lifts out of state for pregnancy complications have increased from one in all of 2023 to six in the past four months. Idaho has one of the strictest abortion bans in the U.S. Kelcie Moseley-Morris

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If the franchise tax refund bill goes down, that will mean Gov. Lee's two big measures for legislative session will have failed.

Tennesseans who cannot afford legal counsel may have better access to attorneys after the state legislature approved the first pay raise in 26 years for court-appointed lawyers. timesfreepress.com/news/2024/apr/…

As expected, House leadership is not compromising on transparency measures, or the 1 year limit on rebates. Senate is also dug in. After 10 mins, the Conf Cmte has adjourned.

“Right now we do not have a bill,' Lamberth said. “My hopes are not high at this juncture.”

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Gov. Bill Lee said Monday he felt the outcome was a “loss for workers” but not a defeat for himself and other Republican leaders who spoke out against unionization at the Chattanooga facility. Tennessee Lookout Sam Stockard

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New records obtained by Tennessean show the majority of $1.5B in franchise tax refunds, if approved, would flow out of state.

Conference committee on the bill meets today at 10am.
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The Johnson City Police Department is the subject of a federal public corruption probe related to its handling of an alleged serial rapist, new filings in an ongoing class action lawsuit indicate.

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Gov. Lee today signed this bill into law, allowing the Department of Tourism to keep certain records secret.

Background from Angele Latham:
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The voucher legislation became increasingly doomed as the 2024 legislative session went on, as both sides of the political aisle squeezed lawmakers on the issue. tennesseelookout.com/2024/04/22/ten… via Sam Stockard and me

It remains unclear how much Lee's family business, Lee Company, could benefit from the $1.5B in refunds he's backing.

Private school voucher measure will not pass in the Tennessee Legislature this year as Gov. Bill Lee acknowledges.

Photojournalist John Partipilo's photo gallery of Saturday's events in Nashville honoring civil rights icon Diane Nash:
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The Johnson City Police Department is the subject of a federal public corruption probe related to its handling of multiple sexual assault allegations against a local businessman, new filings in a lawsuit say

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Gov. Bill Lee: TN school voucher bill dead for the year: 'I am extremely disappointed'
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New. Nearly a year after resigning as Knoxville’s bishop, Richard Stika is threatening whistleblowers, threatening to sue.

Witness tampering?

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64 yrs ago today, in the early morning hours, terrorists attempted to assassinate attorney & Nashville Councilman Z. Alexander Looby & his wife Grafta by bombing their North Nashville home.

Volkswagen Chattanooga workers have overwhelmingly supported United Auto Workers representation at the plant, giving the union its first breakthrough win at a foreign automaker in the South, the results of a three-day election showed Friday. timesfreepress.com/news/2024/apr/…