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Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill to lessen the ability of local governments to enforce laws about what and where people can build.

As immigration enforcement in Tennessee faces increased scrutiny, state lawmakers want to further limit what records of ICE operations are open to the public.

Research shows it's best practice to house foster kids with families, but a bill would allow foster kids to be placed in the most secure juvenile facilities.

Private banks, hospitals and insurance companies in Tennessee could soon refuse to recognize same-sex marriages.

Tennessee House Republicans passed a measure allowing public schools to display the Ten Commandments over Democrats’ objections of constitutional concerns.

Tennessee lawmakers have advanced a host of anti-LGBTQ bills that would run counter to U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

A fight is brewing over Tennessee legislation designed to bring more transparency to the state’s new private-school voucher program.

The legislation requires local government agencies that distribute benefits to check immigration status and report unqualified immigrants to the state’s new immigration office; it includes criminal penalties for public employees who fail to comply

As Tennessee lawmakers continue the 114th General Assembly in Nashville this week, immigration and the governor’s school voucher program will still be priorities after dominating last year’s regular and special sessions.

Tennessee has a new law on the books guaranteeing access to in vitro fertilization and birth control, but conservative lawmakers could have the policy in their crosshairs in the upcoming legislative session.