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Despite laws in place, renters often find a lack of transparency from property management firms and little recourse with landlords
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Several bills in the Tennessee House are attempting to prevent expelled lawmakers from making their way back into the legislature. One of them is headed to the House floor.
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Tennessee lawmakers are considering legislation this year that would require public access to maps of floods and landslides across the state.
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In Tennessee, wetlands cover just 3% of the state, and more than half of these ecosystems may soon be in the path of construction.
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Tennessee’s Senate passed a bill Thursday that would put the state’s higher education commission in charge of Tennessee State University if its board of trustees sunsets this summer. Sen. Jon Lundberg, R-Bristol, who sponsored the bill, said he hopes it is never used.
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Tennessee lawmakers want school students to learn firearm safety in public school.
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A proposal that would make it a felony to help teens get abortions passed out of its first committee hearing Tuesday in Tennessee.
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As soon as this week, Tennessee’s Senate could vote to vacate Tennessee State University’s governing body. The school’s board of trustees is set to expire this summer. But instead of letting it lapse, this bill would remove all current trustees, allow the governor to replace most of them and extend the body’s authority for two years.
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Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are making their umpteenth attempt to end same-sex marriage. This time around they want to make sure a public official is not required to solemnize a marriage, which would mean LGBTQ couples could be denied their fundamental right to marry. The bill is heading to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk, and if he signs it, it’ll be effective immediately.