July 09, 2021 10:18 PM ET A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Friday, stalling the implementation of a Tennessee law regulating transgender bathrooms. The law signed by Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee stipulates, among other things, that bold, uppercase letter signage must be posted outside multi-person bathrooms where transgender individuals are allowed to use the…
‘Fair Competition’: Tennessee Governor Signs Bill Requiring Student Athletes Compete Based On Biological Sex
March 28, 2021 by
March 27, 2021 12:41 PM ET Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill into law Friday requiring that transgender athletes only compete in school sports competitions that align with their biological sex. Tennessee joins Mississippi and Arkansas as the third state in the nation to implement such a law, the Tennessean reported. “I signed…
Tennessee ramps up punishments for protesters, including loss of voting rights
August 23, 2020 by
Tennessee’s Republican governor quietly signed a bill earlier this week creating harsher punishments for protesters, including increased jail time and loss of voting rights.Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill Thursday revising criminal laws related to peaceful protesting, after months of demonstrations in front of the state Capitol building in Nashville.The bill, put forward by the state Senate, makes…
Here’s everything we know about the Waffle House massacre in Tennessee.
April 23, 2018 by
A mass killing at a Waffle House in Tennessee Sunday left four people dead and at least another 7 injured. (Jason Davis/Getty Images) Four people were murdered and at least seven others were injured when a gunman opened fire inside a Tennessee Waffle House early Sunday morning, according to the Tennessean. Here’s everything we know: […]
Game On: Tennessee to Sue Feds Over Unconstitutional Refugee Resettlement
April 20, 2016 by
NASHVILLE, Tennessee–On Tuesday, the Tennessee General Assembly declared it will sue the federal government over its refugee resettlement program on Tenth Amendment grounds. The State Senate passed a resolution authorizing that lawsuit in a 29 to 4 vote one day after it passed the Tennessee House by a 69 to 25 margin. “Today we struck […]
CAIR Demands Tennessee 7th Graders Learn ‘Muhammad Is The Messenger Of God’
October 13, 2015 by
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling on people in Tennessee to oppose a bill that would prevent public schools from teaching the principles of Islam and every other religion until students reach the 10th grade. Tennessee state legislator Sheila Butt, a Republican, proposed the bill late last week in response to a grassroots […]
Shortly After 4 US Marines Were Slain By A Muslim Terrorist In Tennessee, Obama Sends Out A “Happy End Of Ramadan” Greeting To All Muslims
July 17, 2015 by
On the same day that four unarmed Marines were gunned down by an Islamic terrorist, Barack and Michelle Obama issued a celebratory greeting to all Muslims worldwide. The statement from the White House was issued just hours ‘after‘ the attack on two military facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Obama Ramadan statement: Michelle and I would […]
REVEALED: How Tennessee terrorist posted cryptic blog on Islam and his special policeman father was once investigated for terror links
July 16, 2015 by
Chattanooga gunman Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez was described by classmates and former school coaches as a ‘humble’ student. The 24-year old, who shot and killed four marines in Tennessee on Thursday, was born in Kuwait and became a naturalized citizen before when he moved to the United States with his family in 1996. He was a […]