Former Johnson County Judge Perry Stout sentenced to jail, probation for illegal weed operation that helped fund his 2022 election campaign
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New law shortens court timeline for tenants in Tennessee who are trying to avert evictions MLK50: Justice Through Journalism tennesseelookout.com/2024/05/03/gen… via Tennessee Lookout

After a failed attempt to expand private school vouchers statewide, Republican primaries could be pivotal for future plans, reports Adam Friedman as he previews how a pro- or anti-voucher stance could affect lawmakers' chances for reelection

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Knoxville Co School Board to consider two separate resolutions to opt out of arming teachers -- one from a Republican and one from a Democrat.

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General Assembly makes Tennessee’s eviction laws tougher on tenants mlk50.com/2024/05/01/gen… via MLK50: Justice Through Journalism Jacob Steimer

New at Nashville Banner on tension between Vandy faculty and the administration over pro-Palestine campus protests:

“I was very disturbed by the way the university treated students that I considered to be expressing their conscience about genocide.” nashvillebanner.com/2024/05/01/van…

Environmental groups go to court to set aside approval of pipeline that will wind through mostly poor and Black Middle Tennessee communities to supply methane gas to a new Tennessee Valley Authority power plant near Clarksville.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, on Tuesday joined a nationwide chorus of students demonstrating against the Israel-Hamas war. timesfreepress.com/news/2024/apr/…

A bill to create an oversight authority for Nashville's East Bank development was delayed until the end of legislative session and but finally passed because — as the bill's sponsor told Sam Stockard — lawmakers were 'worn out.'

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The National Labor Relations Board has certified the United Auto Workers landmark win at Volkswagen Chattanooga, and the union and automaker on Tuesday pledged to work together at the plant.

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Former Tennessee Rep. Scotty Campbell challenges dismissal of public records case

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Teens as young as 14 years old who commit serious crimes in Tennessee will face up to five years of adult incarceration or probation once their juvenile sentence ends under a bill now awaiting Gov. Bill Lee's likely signature.
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From this morning's Nashville Banner newsletter: 144 Vanderbilt faculty members have signed an open letter expressing support for protesting students and criticizing the administration’s “excessive and punitive” response. Read the whole letter here: docs.google.com/document/d/1Oi…

'My local people say youthful offenders are likely to be in solitary confinement (in county jail) for that period of time.” -- Sen. Kerry Roberts, R-Springfield

A tough-on-juvenile-crime bill was hastily rewritten in the last days of the Legislature

Now headed to the gov's desk, it has raised bipartisan concern about unintended consequences, including kids as young as 14 being locked up for a year before trial

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Individuals charged with aggravated domestic violence in Tennessee will now be required to wear a GPS monitoring device until their court dates. The devices ping victims when they are nearby WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio
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Photojournalist John Partipilo captured some of the defining images of the final week of the 113th Tennessee General Assembly, including House Speaker Cameron Sexton kicking back (photo 1) and Rep. John Ray Clemmons relief at finishing. (Photo 2.)

The medical experts all agreed that baby Alex did not die because of trauma, but the judge did not find their testimony convincing enough to set his father free.

It’s not an exhaustive list, but here’s a sampling of what Tennessee lawmakers did and didn’t accomplish this year.

Some bills you’ve probably heard of, others, you might not.

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Tennessee lawmakers have now agreed to a second billion-dollar business tax break in as many years.
Adam Friedman reports that the 10-year impact of the twin tax breaks comes at a cost to the state ~$7.4B in future revenue.
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