The law was one of several targeting Nashville after the council’s rejection of efforts to host the 2024 Republican National Convention in Music City.
The strategy shifted Tennessee to eight Republicans in the U.S. House, with just one Democrat left in Memphis Rep. Steve Cohen.
From banning transgender care to prohibiting implicit bias training, there was a lot of red meat approved in Tennessee.
The new statute at issue would require Nashville to craft new council districts by May 1, a deadline city officials say is unreasonable.
The law, which only applies to city or city-county governments, would cut Nashville’s combined council to 20 people.
The clinic offers pregnancy tests, ultrasounds and counseling.
The inauguration for Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s second term is set later this month. The Republican’s office says he will take the oath of office on Jan. 21 at Legislative Plaza in Nashville in a joint convention of the state House and Senate. The inaugural weekend will be themed “Tennessee: Leading the Nation” and will…
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