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Why this vote at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant is historic for the South

Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., are voting this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. Two previous attempts to unionize the plant failed. Ballots will be counted on Friday.

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Tennessee VW Workers Hold Key Unionization Vote

Volkswagen employees in Tennessee will begin casting ballots Wednesday in a vote that could make theirs the first foreign carmaker to unionize in the American South, expanding gains made by organized labor in the auto heartland of Detroit.

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Baseball has an overengineering problem and pitchers are dropping like flies

Many of MLB’s most talented stars are falling to injury as their elbows buckle under the stress of throwing max-effort on nearly every pitch

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Tennessee Passes Bill Requiring Anti-Abortion Video In Schools

Tennessee's 'Baby Olivia Act' requires students to watch a pro-life AI video on fetal development, sparking debate over accuracy and objectivity.

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Tennessee Lawmakers to Introduce Immigration Law, Drawing Comparison to Texas' SB4: Here's What They Propose

The bill would require police in the state to communicate with federal officials regarding the immigration status of a person

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‘You have imprisoned our democracy’: inside Republicans’ domination of Tennessee

A year after the Covenant school shooting in Nashville – and a mass movement for gun control – Republicans have accelerated their attacks on democratic norms

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Tennessee Governor Repeals Police Traffic Stop Reforms In Memphis

Governor Lee repeals Memphis police traffic stop reforms post Tyre Nichols' death, sparking controversy and criticism from Nichols' parents and Democratic ...

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Tennessee Governor Signs Law Blocking Local Police Reforms

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signs bill blocking cities from enacting police reforms, sparking controversy over racial profiling and police violence concerns.

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Tennessee Makes History With Landmark Legislation To Protect Artists From AI

The move has been hailed as a crucial defense of artists' intellectual property rights in an era increasingly dominated by technological advances.

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Tennessee becomes the first state to protect musicians and other artists against AI

The Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act, or ELVIS Act, is an updated version of the state's right of publicity law. The new legislation includes AI-specific protections.

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Tennessee Enacts 'ELVIS Act' To Protect Music Industry

Tennessee's ELVIS Act protects artists' vocal likeness from AI replication, a significant step for the music industry.

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New TN bill permits LGBTQ+ marriage bias

The bill would also allow government officials to deny marriage rights to interracial couples, critics warn

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More seats were open in nation’s largest cities and school districts than in the previous three cycles

Welcome to the Thursday, February 8, 2024, Brew.

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Did an Operation Lone Star Contractor Fly Tennessee’s Governor to Eagle Pass?

Flight records indicate one of the governors at a Texas press event may have flown there on a jet owned by Gothams, a border contractor.

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Tennessee governor, music leaders launch push to protect songwriters and other artists against AI

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has unveiled new legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence

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Cleanup, power restoration continues in Tennessee after officials say six died in severe storms

Central Tennessee residents and emergency workers are continuing the cleanup from severe weekend storms that killed six people and sent more to the hospital

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Dolly Parton's transgender support

The singer spoke out in the wake of anti-transgender legislation that had passed in her home state of Tennessee

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Tennessee governor, congressman discuss safety on visit to Jewish school that foiled armed intrusion

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and U.S. Rep. David Kustoff are praising security measures at a Memphis Jewish school where an ex-student with a gun was stopped from entering the building in July

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‘Subtle and sinister’: Republicans’ anti-drag crusade seen as assault on LGBTQ+ rights

Hundreds of anti-LGBTQ+ laws were introduced in 2023, including bans on drag shows, but many have been struck down

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Families upended by school shootings share trauma in push for gun law changes, but get mixed results

Throughout the corridors of many state Capitols, families are sharing emotionally gutting stories of tragedy caused by mass school shootings with the hope that revealing their trauma will convince lawmakers on either side of the political aisle to reconsider firearm policies

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Investigation shows armed officer was hostage at home of Grammy winner who was killed by police

Newly released investigative files in the police shooting death of a Grammy-winning sound engineer revealed there was an armed Tennessee Bureau of Investigation officer in the home when Mark Capps began threatening his family with guns on Jan. 5

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‘It seems like a game’: Tennessee gun reform push ends in whimper

A school shooting propelled a call for tighter gun laws – but parents and advocates feel vulnerable as legislature adjourns without making any changes

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Officials can't interfere with local Tennessee Pride festival under anti-drag law, judge rules

A federal judge has ruled law enforcement officials can’t use a Tennessee law that strictly limits drag shows to interfere with a local Pride festival this weekend

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ACLU sues Tennessee district attorney who promises to enforce the state's new anti-drag show ban

Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law placing strict limits on drag shows is facing another legal challenge

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Breaking impasse, Tennessee lawmakers adjourn tumultuous session spurred by school shooting

Tennessee lawmakers have ended a special session initially touted to improve public safety in the wake of a deadly school shooting

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