Tag: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee

Tennessee Legislature’s Plan to Cut Nashville Council in Half Temporarily Halted by Court

April 12, 2023
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Judges in a Nashville Chancery Court ruled in favor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (Metro) on Monday in a suit they filed against the state to at least temporarily block a bill signed by Gov. Bill Lee earlier this year that would have cut the city council in half. The judge’s…

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Tennessee Poised to Become First State to Ban Drag Shows for Kid Audiences

March 1, 2023
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Republican Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is poised to sign into law the first bill in the United States that would ban drag queen performances from being hosted at any venue where children might be present and, additionally, that would make it a criminal offense for anyone hosting or performing in them. On Monday, Feb. 27,…

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Tennessee Governor Signs Bill Banning Trans Athletes From Female Collegiate Sports

May 7, 2022
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Tennessee’s Republican Governor Bill Lee signed legislation on May 6 that will ban transgender athletes from competing in female sports at the college level. The HB 2316/SB 2153 bill prevents biological male students from taking part in any intercollegiate or intramural sports that are designated for females. The educational institution must determine the sex of…

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Sen. Fred Thompson’s Widow Sues TN Governor Over Pandemic Overreach

January 26, 2022
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A U.S. senator’s widow is suing the Republican governor of Tennessee in state court, claiming that his various COVID-19-related emergency policies restrict personal freedom, violate state law, and trample on constitutional rights. The petitioner is former conservative talk radio host and activist Jeri Thompson, widow of Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.), who died in 2015 at…

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Tennessee Governor Signs Bill to Prohibit Gender-Confirming Treatment for Minors

May 19, 2021
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Tennessee’s Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday signed legislation that prohibits gender-confirming treatment for children that want to change their gender, the latest in a chain of new laws in the state that transgender advocates have argued are discriminatory. The move makes Tennessee just the second state to enact such a ban after Arkansas approved a similar…

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