Some Tennesseans are concerned entrenched camps at the state Capitol don’t always reflect nuanced views found across the Grand Divisions of the state.
Author: Melissa Brown, USA TODAY NETWORK
Patients sue Vanderbilt after transgender health records turned over in insurance probe
The Attorney General’s Office has authority to access health records, but Vanderbilt University Medical Center has taken heat for not pushing back.
Youth gender-transition ban passes Tennessee Senate as legal fight looms
Tennessee Senate Republicans passed a total ban on gender transition treatments for trans youth. The ACLU on Monday threatened immediate legal action.
Legislation designed to restrict drag shows passes Tennessee Senate
The bill, which passed the Tennessee Senate on Thursday, classifies “male and female impersonators” as adult cabaret performers.
2 Tennessee officials out after scathing report on lethal injection execution errors
The Tennessee Department of Correction parted ways with 2 officials after an independent probe found failures in the department’s execution process.
Tennessee Department of Children’s Services failed to investigate sexual abuse reports, audit finds
The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services failed to adequately investigate dozens of reports of sexual abuse, according to a scathing audit.