What’s in a name? Translating Tennessee’s laws
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What’s in a name? Translating Tennessee’s laws

Published by the Tennessee Lookout, Commentator Holly McCall – June 12, 2023 Tennessee lawmakers like to give fancy names to laws that don’t remotely represent what the titles suggest.  For instance, Gov. Bill Lee on June 5 ceremoniously signed the Transportation Modernization Act at a table by the side of Donelson Pike in Nashville, surrounded…

‘Mommy, What If I Die When I Go Back to School?’
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‘Mommy, What If I Die When I Go Back to School?’

Published by Rolling Stone, Commentator Representative Justin Pearson – May 17, 2023 Mary Joyce’s daughter witnessed the unspeakable. “The day after the children were murdered at the school, grief therapists passed out ‘Feelings Cards‘ with faces on them to help the children identify what they were feeling,” she recalled. “My nine-year-old daughter, Monroe, who saw…

One doctor’s wish list for Tennessee’s special legislative session
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One doctor’s wish list for Tennessee’s special legislative session

Published by the Tennessee Lookout, Commentator Dr. Katrina Green Mass shootings have become such a frequent occurrence in the U.S. that many of us have become numb to seeing news about them almost daily. But when one occurs in your town and affects people you know, it hits you differently.  The shooting  at the Covenant…