Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee files a $343M budget update. Here’s what’s in the plan.
Gov. Bill Lee rolled out a $343 million amendment. That brings his total budget proposal this year to $59.76 billion.
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‘It’s a right, not a privilege’: Rally outside State Capitol ahead of hearing for undocumented students bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Ahead of a House Education Committee hearing Wednesday, protestors gathered on the steps of the east side of the Tennessee State Capitol Building, chanting against bill ...
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Lawmakers honor 15 enslaved men who built Tennessee Capitol, seek permanent memorial
Keeble, the first Black representative to the Tennessee legislature ... a monument to honor these enslaved men and recognize them in a continued way in this Capitol building,” said Jones, who led ...
Tensions rise over Tennessee medical ethics bill at state capitol
A heated debate erupted at the State Capitol today as lawmakers clashed over House Bill 1044, also known as the Medical ...
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Lawmakers honor enslaved craftspeople who built the Tennessee State Capitol
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Tennessee Capitol is a monument representing democracy and freedom but state archives found enslaved people were the ones who built it. Students read a resolution ...
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Priscilla Presley receives Tennessee's highest honor for civilians, lobbies for Memphis museum
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — It's pretty common to spot familiar faces, both old and new, within the hallowed halls of the Tennessee Capitol Building. But there was a special guest Monday that had ...
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Lawmakers honor 15 enslaved men who built Tennessee Capitol, seek permanent memorial
A bipartisan effort is underway to establish a permanent memorial honoring the work of the 15 men the state rented and forced to quarry limestone for the building. One proposal would designate the ...