×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Tennessee lawmakers said Monday they are considering whether to seek one of the nation’s strictest bans even as such laws continue to be struck down in court.At issue is a proposal to prohibit abortion once a pregnancy is detected. While a similar bill stalled in the Republican-controlled Statehouse earlier this year, backers are renewing efforts now to collect enough support ahead of the 2020 legislative session.Advertisement“There may be no other issue that creates this much passion,” said Sen. Mike Bell,...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Tennessee lawmakers said Monday they are considering whether to seek one of the nation’s strictest bans even as such laws continue to be struck down in court.At issue is a proposal to prohibit abortion once a pregnancy is detected. While a similar bill stalled in the Republican-controlled Statehouse earlier this year, backers are renewing efforts now to collect enough support ahead of the 2020 legislative session.Advertisement“There may be no other issue that creates this much passion,” said Sen. Mike Bell,...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/understanding-the-outbreak-virus-outbreak-us-news-ap-top-news-ks-state-wire-223ceb26b4bf6e9601b8ce3632e77d8fClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/understanding-the-outbreak-virus-outbreak-us-news-ap-top-news-ks-state-wire-223ceb26b4bf6e9601b8ce3632e77d8fClick to copyRelated topicsNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee will soon stop providing the names and addresses of COVID-19 patients to first responders, after initially arguing that doing so would protect those on the front line. Gov. Bill Lee’s administration decided on the change this week, conceding...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/understanding-the-outbreak-virus-outbreak-us-news-ap-top-news-ks-state-wire-223ceb26b4bf6e9601b8ce3632e77d8fClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/understanding-the-outbreak-virus-outbreak-us-news-ap-top-news-ks-state-wire-223ceb26b4bf6e9601b8ce3632e77d8fClick to copyRelated topicsNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee will soon stop providing the names and addresses of COVID-19 patients to first responders, after initially arguing that doing so would protect those on the front line. Gov. Bill Lee’s administration decided on the change this week, conceding...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/covid-19-pandemic-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-tennessee-gun-politics-133f593ffb8ca29005870aa049f35655Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/covid-19-pandemic-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-tennessee-gun-politics-133f593ffb8ca29005870aa049f35655Click to copyRelated topicsNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has become the latest state to soon allow most adults 21 and older to carry handguns without first clearing a background check and training after Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed the measure into law.“I signed constitutional carry today because it...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/covid-19-pandemic-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-tennessee-gun-politics-133f593ffb8ca29005870aa049f35655Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/covid-19-pandemic-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-tennessee-gun-politics-133f593ffb8ca29005870aa049f35655Click to copyRelated topicsNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has become the latest state to soon allow most adults 21 and older to carry handguns without first clearing a background check and training after Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed the measure into law.“I signed constitutional carry today because it...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-violence-legislation-racial-injustice-tennessee-74925fdeb101c8e78cc311e6fd85b7f2Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-violence-legislation-racial-injustice-tennessee-74925fdeb101c8e78cc311e6fd85b7f2Click to copyRelated topicsNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When Tennessee lawmakers pushed last summer to increase penalties against demonstrators demanding police reform, they did so in the name of supporting law enforcement. But when police advocacy groups asked them not to remove background checks and training requirements for most people...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-violence-legislation-racial-injustice-tennessee-74925fdeb101c8e78cc311e6fd85b7f2Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-violence-legislation-racial-injustice-tennessee-74925fdeb101c8e78cc311e6fd85b7f2Click to copyRelated topicsNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When Tennessee lawmakers pushed last summer to increase penalties against demonstrators demanding police reform, they did so in the name of supporting law enforcement. But when police advocacy groups asked them not to remove background checks and training requirements for most people...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-immunizations-epidemics-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-637b2b5f913bdc859a56a4094ba23e7aClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/pandemics-immunizations-epidemics-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-637b2b5f913bdc859a56a4094ba23e7aClick to copyRelated topicsNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee would no longer prohibit parents from refusing vaccinations of their children under a proposal that’s been filed as COVID-19 cases continue to rise ahead of the GOP-dominant Statehouse’s upcoming legislative session. Tennessee law currently allows parents to...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-immunizations-epidemics-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-637b2b5f913bdc859a56a4094ba23e7aClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/pandemics-immunizations-epidemics-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-637b2b5f913bdc859a56a4094ba23e7aClick to copyRelated topicsNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee would no longer prohibit parents from refusing vaccinations of their children under a proposal that’s been filed as COVID-19 cases continue to rise ahead of the GOP-dominant Statehouse’s upcoming legislative session. Tennessee law currently allows parents to...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-down-syndrome-courts-6c95681e7c7dfc8d2d94a0ee4a7723c2Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/tennessee-down-syndrome-courts-6c95681e7c7dfc8d2d94a0ee4a7723c2Click to copyRelated topicsNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Tennessee can begin outlawing abortions because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome, as well as prohibit the procedure if it’s based on the race or gender of the fetus. Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee enacted the so-called “reason bans” earlier this year as part of a . The law gained national...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-down-syndrome-courts-6c95681e7c7dfc8d2d94a0ee4a7723c2Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/tennessee-down-syndrome-courts-6c95681e7c7dfc8d2d94a0ee4a7723c2Click to copyRelated topicsNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Tennessee can begin outlawing abortions because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome, as well as prohibit the procedure if it’s based on the race or gender of the fetus. Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee enacted the so-called “reason bans” earlier this year as part of a . The law gained national...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-property-rights-lawsuits-pandemics-memphis-5345b5228b9ad759fdd9f7326d9aba1aClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-property-rights-lawsuits-pandemics-memphis-5345b5228b9ad759fdd9f7326d9aba1aClick to copyRelated topicsMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — As millions of Americans struggle to pay their rent during the coronavirus pandemic, landlords are going to courts, claiming that the national eviction moratorium unfairly strains their finances and violates their property rights.At least 26 such lawsuits have been filed by property owners...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-property-rights-lawsuits-pandemics-memphis-5345b5228b9ad759fdd9f7326d9aba1aClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-property-rights-lawsuits-pandemics-memphis-5345b5228b9ad759fdd9f7326d9aba1aClick to copyRelated topicsMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — As millions of Americans struggle to pay their rent during the coronavirus pandemic, landlords are going to courts, claiming that the national eviction moratorium unfairly strains their finances and violates their property rights.At least 26 such lawsuits have been filed by property owners...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/radio-seniors-dwight-yoakam-online-radio-virus-outbreak-3d7ff97c0de0ec6282e2464776930542Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/radio-seniors-dwight-yoakam-online-radio-virus-outbreak-3d7ff97c0de0ec6282e2464776930542Click to copyRelated topicsNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tucked away inside his room at a senior care facility, Bob Coleman knew he couldn’t go out into the world with the coronavirus raging. But he could share with the world his first love — country music. “Hello everybody, it’s a bright day in Franklin, Tennessee,” the 88-year-old Air Force veteran...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/radio-seniors-dwight-yoakam-online-radio-virus-outbreak-3d7ff97c0de0ec6282e2464776930542Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/radio-seniors-dwight-yoakam-online-radio-virus-outbreak-3d7ff97c0de0ec6282e2464776930542Click to copyRelated topicsNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tucked away inside his room at a senior care facility, Bob Coleman knew he couldn’t go out into the world with the coronavirus raging. But he could share with the world his first love — country music. “Hello everybody, it’s a bright day in Franklin, Tennessee,” the 88-year-old Air Force veteran...WW…

National Guard troops lay down their shields at the request of protesters in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, June 1, 2020. Troops had rushed to get the shields as the crowd walked up the Capitol steps but as the George Floyd vigil participants remained calm, the National Guardsmen granted protesters' request to put the shields down. (Kimberlee Krkuesi/AP)NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nearly 50 people were arrested over the weekend in Tennessee, while many businesses saw property damaged and public buildings vandalized across the state during peaceful protests that turned violent in response to the death of...…National Guard troops lay down their shields at the request of protesters in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, June 1, 2020. Troops had rushed to get the shields as the crowd walked up the Capitol steps but as the George Floyd vigil participants remained calm, the National Guardsmen granted protesters' request to put the shields down. (Kimberlee Krkuesi/AP)NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nearly 50 people were arrested over the weekend in Tennessee, while many businesses saw property damaged and public buildings vandalized across the state during peaceful protests that turned violent in response to the death of...WW…