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April 11, 2023
The Democratic-leaning city of Nashville's Metropolitan Council will get to keep all 40 of its seats for now.
April 10, 2023
The Justice Department appealed a court ruling that would halt approval of a drug used in the most common method of abortion…
April 10, 2023
Rep. Justin Jones was reinstated Monday to the Tennessee House after Nashville’s city council voted to send him straight back.
April 10, 2023
GOP call themselves the party of “law and order.” But the truth is “law and order” is code for supporting…
April 10, 2023
Nashville’s metro council has called the meeting to address the vacancy left Thursday by the expulsion of ex-state Rep. Justin…
California Ebony Alerts, Sen. Steven Bradford
April 9, 2023
The new bill is aimed at alerting the public about missing Black women and children whose cases are disproportionately underreported.
April 9, 2023
Jones and Pearson's expulsions have made Tennessee a new front in the battle for the future of American democracy.
April 9, 2023
Florida's newly passed permitless concealed gun carry law is being slammed by Democrats and advocates who say it puts more…
April 9, 2023
After a rocky start within the Democratic Party to her political career, Rep. Ilhan Omar gets recognition from President Joe…
April 9, 2023
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has voiced support for Sgt. Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murdering a protester after George…
April 9, 2023
The Iowa Attorney General’s Office has paused its practice of paying for emergency contraception for victims of sexual assault.
April 8, 2023
The whiplash of the conflicting decisions in Texas and Washington is likely to put the issue on an accelerated path…
April 8, 2023
Vice President Kamala Harris visited Tennessee Friday, calling for tougher firearm laws and criticizing the Republican-controlled state House.
April 7, 2023
A federal judge in Texas on Friday ordered a hold on the U.S. approval of the abortion medication mifepristone.
April 7, 2023
Republicans expelled two Black lawmakers for protesting gun violence rather than addressing the school shooting that spurred the protest.