Tennessee Politics

Tennessee Drag Ban Struck Down As Unconstitutional

U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker struck down a Tennessee law that banned drag shows in public or where children could…

1 year ago

Tennessee House Rep. Scotty Campbell Resigns Over Sexual Harassment Allegations After Voting To Expel Lawmakers For Gun Protest

Tennessee state lawmaker Scotty Campbell (R) resigned on Thursday, following the publication of the results of an ethics subcommittee investigation…

2 years ago

Tennessee GOP Lawmakers Expel 2 Democratic State House Members After Gun Protests

Tennessee Republican state House members expelled two Democratic representatives following a protest at the state capitol. Reps. Justin Jones of…

2 years ago

Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles’ Family Christmas Card Featuring AR-15s Resurfaces After Nashville School Shooting

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tennessee), the congressional representative for Nashville, Tennessee, was criticized after a 2021 Christmas photo of the representative's…

2 years ago

Tennessee GOP Rep. Tim Burchett Says Congress Can’t Stop Gun Violence: ‘We’re Not Gonna Fix It’

Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett (R) told reporters that gun violence isn't fixable, just hours after a mass shooting killed three…

2 years ago

Smith & Wesson To Move Headquarters From Massachusetts To Tennessee

Smith & Wesson, one of the largest gun manufacturers in the world, plans to move its headquarters from Massachusetts to…

3 years ago

ICU Dr. Jason Martin To Run In 2022 Tennessee Governor’s Race After Blasting State’s COVID-19 Response

Jason Martin, an intensive care unit (ICU) doctor from Nashville, Tennessee, announced his bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in…

3 years ago

Tennessee GOP State Rep. David Byrd Begs Doubters To Get COVID-19 Vaccine After Getting Virus

Tennessee State Rep. David Byrd (R), 63, once a COVID-19 doubter, released a statement about his experience with COVID-19. Byrd,…

3 years ago

Tennessee Halts All Vaccine Outreach To Teens Amid Republican Pressure

The Tennessee Department of Health said it would abandon all of its vaccine outreach to minors. The department will stop…

3 years ago

Tennessee State GOP Rep. Justin Lefferty Praises ‘Three-Fifths Compromise’ On House Floor

Tennessee State Rep. Justin Lefferty (R) argued on his state's House floor Tuesday that the U.S. Constitution's "three-fifths compromise" should be…

4 years ago