In the aftermath of the murder of activist Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, Virginia, state legislators who had previously pushed to shield drivers who killed protesters with a moving vehicle are largely standing by their various efforts, arguing that their legislation would not have applied in this weekend’s attack ( Read more... )

A jury acquitted the tech mogul of rape.


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Which, lbr, we all knew was going to happen. But it still sucks.

Donald Trump Completes Final Lap, Electoral College, to White House

The Electoral College has affirmed Donald J. Trump as the nation’s 45th president, pushing him past the 270-vote threshold for election, with scant evidence of the anti-Trump revolt among electors that some of his ( Read more... )

Dolly Parton To Donate $1,000 A Month To Families Devastated By Tennessee FiresDolly Parton announced Thursday that she will be donating $1,000 a month to families affected by the devastating wildfires that have ripped their way across Tennessee’s Sevier County ( Read more... )

Michelle Edmisten is angry. The Christian mother from Tennessee is upset that her daughter learned basic facts about the Islamic faith in her seventh grade social studies class ( Read more... )

The state will no longer tax feminine hygiene products like luxuries

Not so long after the GOP presidential nominee blamed his inability to answer tough questions on the possibility his questioner was menstruating, another Republican is taking strides to make period week a little bit easier.

On Friday, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) signed a law ( Read more... )

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Eleven states and state officials filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the Obama administration over federal guidance directing schools to allow transgender students to use restrooms and other facilities that match their gender identities.

The federal lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, states that the ( Read more... )

Gov. Bill Haslam vetoed a bill that would have made the Bible the official state book

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (R) vetoed a bill that would have made the Bible his state’s official book.

On April 5, the state Senate voted 19-8 to approve a bill making the Bible the state book. Haslam expressed “some personal reservations” about the bill, ( Read more... )

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