World & Nation
Tennessee Republicans expelled two Black Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature for their role in a protest calling for more gun control.
April 7, 2023
Politics
Tennessee’s GOP-dominated House expelled two of three Democratic members for their roles in a demonstration in favor of gun control after the Nashville school shooting.
April 6, 2023
Tennessee state Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones win back their legislative seats after they were expelled over a gun control protest on the House floor.
Aug. 4, 2023
Letters to the Editor
Tennessee Republicans have found a new way to gerrymander: Misuse the rules to throw out Democrats they don’t like. All Americans should be alarmed.
Tennessee’s GOP lieutenant governor is pausing his social media activity after repeatedly “liking” posts of nearly nude photos of a young gay model.
March 14, 2023
The state Legislature approves placing a proposed constitutional amendment to bar same-sex marriage on the ballot next year.
March 18, 2005
Creationism discussions are now OK in Tennessee schools
April 11, 2012
Opinion
To the editor: With the Tennessee governor’s veto of his legislature’s bill to make the Bible the official state book, they should consider so honoring some constitutionally compliant tome.
April 22, 2016
Nearly 130 years since the first women were elected to state legislative offices in the U.S., women remain vastly underrepresented in state legislatures.
March 9, 2024
The expulsion is an extraordinary showcase of how the levers of single-party power in statehouses can be pulled to shut down opponents and punish them.