Anita Wadhwani
Senior ReporterAnita Wadhwani is a senior reporter for the Tennessee Lookout. The Tennessee AP Broadcasters and Media (TAPME) named her Journalist of the Year in 2019 as well as giving her the Malcolm Law Award for Investigative Journalism. Wadhwani is formerly an investigative reporter with The Tennessean who focused on the impact of public policies on the people and places across Tennessee. She is a graduate of Columbia University in New York and the University of California at Berkeley School of Journalism. Wadhwani lives in Nashville with her partner and two children.
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The GOP-backed bill would dissolve the Tennessee Human Rights Commission, which investigates discrimination complaints. -
The bill nevertheless earned the vote of 8 Republicans to advance out of a Tennessee House committee Monday -
More than two dozen Chattanooga-area business owners condemning the legislation live in the district represented by Sen. Bo Watson, its chief sponsor -
Bill would transfer civil rights enforcement power to the Attorney General, whose embrace of conservative causes has been criticized by Democrats as politically motivated -
The measure would take effect only after a Supreme Court decision, Constitutional Amendment or other action allows states to regulate immigration -
The bill seeks to dissolve the Tennessee Human Rights Commission, dismiss more than 1,000 pending cases and transfer functions to the Tennessee Attorney General -
The bill has raised alarms among nonprofits, churches and faith organizations that charity work they provide regardless of immigration status could lead to arrest -
A bill allowing Tennessee public schools to exclude children without legal immigration status cleared a House subcommittee Tuesday as protestors gathered outside the hearing room chanting “stop hurting kids” and “shame on you.” -
The proposed legislation would apply to a broad range of civil actions and prevent immigrants from accessing state’s crime victims fund -
Pair of bills would create new felony and misdemeanor offenses for “encouraging” immigrants without legal status
