Bill requiring immigrants without legal status to leave Tennessee in 72 hours shelved until 2026 • Tennessee Lookout
A bill to create a new national crime for immigrants that exist illegally in Tennessee – after being punished by imprisonment, a 72-hour notice to vacate the state will be punished, but has been postponed until 2026. The Senate State and Local Government Committee’s move on Wednesday to take controversial steps came at the request […]
Vexed by judicial restraints on Trump, U.S. Senate GOP floats bill to undercut courts • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – Amid dozens of injunctions issued against the Trump administration, Republicans on the U.S. Senate Committee discussed the bill Wednesday to curb the nationwide impact of orders from federal judges. invoicesponsored by GOP Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, who heads the committee, would prohibit district court judges from issuing injunctions that have a nationwide impact. […]
“Floating crew” required at Tennessee prison to oversee inmates • Tennessee Lookout
Despite a massive increase in prison officer salaries, the Tennessee Department of Corrections has hit a staffing shortage and is forcing the introduction of “floating security forces” at state facilities. A group of five corrections officers volunteered to assist staff at Tiptonville’s Northwest Correctional Facility in March. It has the capacity of 1,776 male prisoners, […]
Trump to impose 10% base tariff on international imports, higher levies on some nations • Tennessee Lookout
This story was updated at 6:16pm. WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump unlocked “mutual” tariffs on Wednesday to trade partners and allies around the world. Declaring that foreign trade practices have created a “national emergency,” the President announced the collection of 10% baseline for all international imports, and what he described as additional “type” and “discount” […]
Trump says he’ll stop health care fraudsters. Last time, he let them walk. • Tennessee Lookout
CEO of 5 years ago One of the biggest pain clinic companies In the southeast, he was sentenced to more than three years in prison after being convicted of a $4 million illegal kickback scheme. But just four months after the bar, John Estin Davis walked freely. President Donald Trump notified Davis’ sentence on the […]
Dem states sue Trump administration over sudden cancellation of $11B in health funds • Tennessee Lookout
A coalition of Democratic state officials sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over a plan to cut the Department of Health and Human Services’ grants of more than $11 billion. In Washington, Republican chairman and top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee wrote HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. A federal […]
‘Fatal fetal anomalies’ bill fails in Tennessee legislature • Tennessee Lookout
A bill that allows doctors to perform abortions that include “fatal fetal abnormalities,” failed in the Tennessee Legislature, forcing lawmakers to settle the risks women must face to end their pregnancy. Senate Bill 1425 The sponsorship of Sen. Richard Briggs, a Knoxville Republican, was rejected last week by the Senate Judiciary Committee, circumventing efforts to […]
Bill to bar certain immigrant kids from Tennessee public schools advances in Senate • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Republicans have led efforts to eliminate immigrant children from public schools and have refused to rule out the possibility that his bill would cause educators to report students to U.S. immigration authorities. Senator Bo Watson, a Republican from Hixon, has the same Laws requiring immigration status checks Of all students in each of the […]
Trump administration freezes $8M in family planning health care grants for low-income Tennesseans • Tennessee Lookout
The Trump administration suddenly suspended an estimated $8 million federal grant on Monday that provides family planning, cancer screening and preventive care to low-income Tennessee. Since the second half of 2023, more than 30,000 Tennessees have access to healthcare through affected organizations. Planned Parenthood has announced that nine of its affiliates, including affiliates that fund […]
Trump administration targets Planned Parenthood’s family-planning grants • Tennessee Lookout
According to Guttmacher Institute estimates that over 1 million people seeking care, including birth control and sexually transmitted disease and cancer testing, could be affected by withholding Title X funds to planned custody clinics nationwide. Planned Parenthood State Affiliates said it was notified that funds received under the title of the X Family Planning Program […]
