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Tennessee governor targeting drag says a photo showing him dressed as a woman isn't a problem because it was 'lighthearted' when he did it
A school photo of Gov. Bill Lee dressed as a woman has raised accusations of hypocrisy, with Lee se…
Sinéad Baker
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee quietly signed a law that prohibits trans students and staff from using bathrooms or locker rooms that match their gender
Schools can be sued for "psychological, emotional, and physical harm suffered" should a person come…
Connor Perrett
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Tennessee protesters could lose their right to vote if they illegally camp on state property, under a new bill signed into law this week
Civil liberties campaigners have condemned the move as an affront to free speech and its failure to…
Theron Mohamed
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Tennessee makes it possible to carry a handgun without training or a background check for most adults 21 or older
The law comes as President Joe Biden announced new gun control executive orders following several m…
Azmi Haroun
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Results: Republican Gov. Bill Lee beats Democrat Jason Martin in Tennessee's gubernatorial election
The race was one of 36 gubernatorial elections happening across the country.
Hanna Kang,Madison Hall
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2 Republican leaders pushing for anti-drag laws have dressed in what could be considered drag based on the bill texts' definition
A photo of Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee dressed in women's clothing and a video of Texas Rep. Nate Schat…
Lloyd Lee
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A Tennessee judge blocked Gov. Bill Lee's order allowing students to opt-out of mask mandates after 2 students sued
Two students with medical conditions sued over the order, claiming they were unfairly excluded from…
Connor Perrett
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GOP Tennessee governor invites New York and LA cops who refuse to get vaccinated to join the state's highway patrol
Florida Gov. DeSantis announced a similar move in October, saying he wants to give $5,000 bonuses t…
Jake Epstein
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A new Tennessee law forces businesses to post a 'policy' sign if they allow transgender people to use bathrooms matching their gender identity
The new law comes days after another Governor Bill Lee signed an anti-trans bill that prohibited sc…
Kelly McLaughlin
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GOP Sen. Mike Lee proposes bill that could ban access to Internet porn in the US
For those who work in the adult film industry, the bill is a "threat to their business, to their li…
Katie Balevic
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An Airbnb host who was left with a $640 utility bill says that guests left the gas and water taps running after he did not meet their cancellation request
Lee only discovered the high gas usage when a gas meter inspector called to tell him that the prope…
Huileng Tan,Reena Koh
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MCCAIN: I haven't even seen the secret healthcare bill, but 'I'm sure the Russians have been able to hack in'
"Even though I've been a member of this working group assigned to help narrow some of the focus of …
Bob Bryan
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Tennessee declared 'ground zero' for a US surge in COVID-19 cases, after it recorded the nation's highest rate of new coronavirus infections
"We are in the darkest part of this pandemic in Tennessee," Gov. Bill Lee said, as cases continued …
Grace Dean
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Biden got down on one knee to welcome the 94-year-old 'grandmother' of Juneteenth to the White House
In 2016, then-89-year-old activist Opal Lee marched 1,400 miles from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washingt…
Eliza Relman
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ripped into GOP Sen. Mike Lee after he blocked the creation of Latino and women's history museums during a dramatic Senate session
Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez and GOP Sen. Susan Collins both pushed back at Lee, who said Americans d…
Kelsey Vlamis
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The family that owns Samsung is donating a treasure trove of art, including Picassos and Dalís, in an attempt to cut their massive inheritance tax bill
The family is set to pay a record 12 trillion won ($10.78 billion) in inheritance taxes, but it has…
Cheryl Teh
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The governor of Tennessee signed a sweeping bill into law that prohibits businesses from mandating COVID-19 vaccinations and imposes limits on schools
There must be at least 1,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases for every 100,000 residents within a 14-day p…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Tennessee plans to make the mail-order abortion pill illegal — and other red states are expected to try the same if Roe v. Wade falls
Governor Bill Lee signed the bill, called HB2416, May 5. It will automatically become law if SCOTUS…
Julia Naftulin
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The revised Senate healthcare bill is already on the verge of imploding
Almost immediately, two Republican senators came out against a procedural vote that would get the b…
Bob Bryan
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Green card wait time for Indians can go to 450 years by 2030, warns a Republican Senator
The wait time for green cards for Indians professionals stuck in the "awful, hellish green card b…