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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.

Under state system, low-income families pay a higher proportion of their income than businesses and wealthier families

Key Tennessee lawmakers are taking different views toward Gov. Bill Lee’s desire to expand the state’s new private-school voucher program.

A Tennessee law that criminalizes housing immigrants without legal status could apply even if the person being housed has citizenship.

A group of religious leaders and immigrant advocates is suing to block a new Tennessee law that would impose criminal penalties for housing immigrants without legal status.

Gov. Bill Lee has vetoed a bill for the first time in his six-year career as Tennessee’s top official.

A 2024 law that requires parental consent for medical care given to minors does not make an exception for rape exams; a bill this year to guarantee access failed in the Legislature.

A measure that would allow Tennessee schools to refuse undocumented students is likely dead for the 2025 legislative session.

Bill’s supporters call it a win for private property; Opponents say it’s a loss for all Tennesseans