tennessee

👀Republicans in #Tennessee House voted to advance bill that would prevent local govts from reappointing state lawmakers who were expelled due to behavior.

The proposal is 1 of several restrictions being considered after GOP’s expulsion proceedings against Dem state Reps. Justin Jones & Justin Pearson. It would bar what happened after....raises constitutional q’s…
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/tennessee-house-advances-bill-ban-reappointing-lawmakers-booted-behavi-rcna140641

#OTD

April 4, 1968, #CivilRights leader Reverend #MartinLutherKing Jr., was shot & killed while standing on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in #Memphis, #Tennessee. Considered one of the greatest Americans to ever live, he was assassinated 56 years ago today.

#PoliticalViolence #WhiteSupremacy

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#Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care -AP 🤦🏻‍♀️🤬

#Tennessee has one of the highest rates of women killed by men, and most of those homicides are committed with #guns.

One #rural county is taking steps to try to ensure that abusers don’t have access to firearms.

#News #Crime #DomesticViolence #CriminalJustice #Law #Government

https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-scott-county-domestic-violence-guns