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Bill passes to stop executions of intellectually disabled Follow Us Question of the Day By JONATHAN MATTISE - Associated Press - Monday, April 26, 2021 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee lawmakers on Monday passed legislation designed to prevent death row inmates with an intellectual disability from being executed. The action sends the bill to Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s desk, with implications for the case of a...

Bill passes to stop executions of intellectually disabled JONATHAN MATTISE, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers on Monday passed legislation designed to prevent death row inmates with an intellectual disability from being executed. The action sends the bill to Republican Gov. Bill Lees desk, with implications for the case of a current death row inmate. Pervis Paynes attorneys have argued he is intellectually disabled as they fight to prevent the ...

Tennessee lawmakers on Monday passed legislation designed to prevent death row inmates with an intellectual disability from being executed.

. The Centers focus on memory and justice seeks to assist Cambodians in discovering the truths upon which a genuine national reconciliation depends. In this essay, Chhang asserts that Cambodia could do more to help survivors of genocide to receive reparations that involve restorative medical care, services, and support from the international community. Justice is hard to realize in post-conflict societies because what violence, mass atrocities and genocide take, the world cannot replace. No am...

Oakridger State Sen. Ken Yager, R-Kingston, told the League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge Monday that the state’s upcoming budget will likely fund one-time improvements in Anderson County. “It will be significant for Anderson County,” he said.  Yager said this funding will be for infrastructure projects in all counties. He said it could provide for school construction and road construction. He also said the state was offering $200 million, compared to $15 million last year, to help local ...

Ballad Health, Gov. Bill Lee Launch Effort to Provide Strong Futures For Women and Babies Ballad Health, Gov. Bill Lee Launch Effort to Provide Strong Futures For Women and Babies Greeneville, Tenn., Jan. 28, 2021 — As an organization committed to serving the needs of women and children throughout the Appalachian Highlands, Ballad Health announced today a major investment into serving the specialized needs of pregnant women, babies and families, who suffer from the pain of addiction. The Ball...

Tennessees rainy day fund would rise to a historic $1.5 billion under Gov. Bill Lees budget proposal.

UPDATE: Man charged in Comanche County shooting death UPDATE: Man charged in Comanche County shooting death By Tiffany Bechtel | February 9, 2021 at 10:48 PM CST - Updated February 9 at 10:48 PM LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - A man involved in a shooting death that occurred February 2 in Comanche County has been charged. According to the affidavit, Joe Champion was charged with second-degree murder on Tuesday. The affidavit says that Champion told police he was the shooter. Champion told police he ...

UPDATE: suspect, victim identified in Comanche County shooting UPDATE: suspect, victim identified in Comanche County shooting By Tiffany Bechtel | February 3, 2021 at 7:20 PM CST - Updated February 3 at 7:20 PM COMANCHE COUNTY, Okla. (TNN) - Authorities have identified the victim and suspect in a fatal shooting that occurred Tuesday morning. The shooting happened at a home near Highway 65 and NE Cache Road around 11 a.m. Officials with the Comanche County Sheriff’s Department say the vic...

"Its accruing no value to us," Watson said of the massive sum of unused TANF grants. "Its just not being utilized." A bipartisan group of legislators, including Watson and Hawk, were appointed by the House and Senate speakers to a TANF working group to study how the state has administered the program and determine solutions. While the new legislation establishes a plan to invest $300 million in TANF funds in eight community projects through an extensive application process, it also requires p...