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In a powerful rebuke, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled 5-1 that the state House acted outside of its constitutional authority when it impeached Judge Julie Muth Goodman. -
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An amendment to a voucher expansion bill advancing in the statehouse links public school funding with students’ immigration status. Education advocates warn that this measure would discourage undocumented students from enrolling in Tennessee schools. -
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Immigration policy from the White House is slowly making its way through the Tennessee statehouse with the end of session just a few weeks away.
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