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Rutherford County, TN – A new bill that banned doctors in Tennessee from performing sex change operations on teens and children under the age of 18 has been met with a legal hurdle.  The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee granted a request for a preliminary injunction against the law, Public Chapter No. 1, in a lawsuit brought by Samantha and Brian Williams of Nashville and their 15-year-old daughter, as well as two other anonymous families and Dr. Susan N. ...

At Tuesday’s Law Enforcement Committee meeting, Deputy Chief Nikia Elliot reported that the jail currently has over 300 inmates, and that number keeps growing. “We’ve been …

(NASHVILLE) Professional Educators of Tennessee’s Executive Director J. C. Bowman said, “Children cannot learn in a classroom where their teachers spend a significant amount of time dealing with student discipline issues. It can be unsafe for the teacher and the other students and significantly disrupts the learning environment.” Out-of-control behavior by some students is driving teachers out of the profession. In 2021, the Tennessee General Assembly passed the Teacher’ ...

Rutherford County, TN - A new bill that was passed last month has groups like the ACLU and Lambda Legal upset to the point of filing suit against the State of Tennessee. The organizations, along with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, suggested House / Senate Bill 0001 places a discriminatory ban on what the groups are calling “medically necessary gender-affirming care for Tennessee’s transgender youth.” State Representative Tim Rudd of Murfreesboro helped carry the bill, ...

The bill’s vague language is making drag queens, businesses and festivals apprehensive about future performances.