Bill giving immigrants without legal status 72 hours to leave Tennessee advances in House
Eva Fresca holds a sign to protest anti-immigration bills at the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville on March 25, 2025. (Photo: John Partipilo) A bill making it a crime for any individual without legal immigration status to set foot in Tennessee cleared a House subcommittee Tuesday. The legislation, criminalizing the act of being Tennessee without […]
Governor’s supplemental budget depends on $700 million in federal stimulus money investments
Sen. Bo Watson, a North Chattanooga Republican, told lawmakers there won’t be any investment income left next year to tap. (Photo: John Partipilo) Tennessee is using the last of its investment income from federal COVID stimulus money to balance its budget this year, leading some lawmakers to issue warnings about the governor’s spending strategy. Gov. […]
Tennessee bill would expand weed-killer manufacturers’ legal immunity
State Sen, John Stevens, a Huntington Republican, sponsored a bill to give pesticide companies legal immunity. (Photo: John Partipilo) A Republican-backed bill that passed Tennessee’s Senate Judiciary Committee Monday would give pesticide and herbicide companies such as Bayer, the owner of Roundup, broader protection from lawsuits. Senate Bill 527, sponsored by Sen. John Stevens of […]
Bill to abolish discrimination watchdog agency advances in Tennessee Legislature
Tennessee State Capitol. (Photo: John Partipilo) Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday voted in favor of abolishing the Tennessee Human Rights Commission, a 60-year-old independent agency responsible for enforcing civil rights laws in employment, housing and public accommodation. The proposed bill by Sen. John Stevens of Huntingdon and Rep. Johnny Garrett of […]
Tennessee Attorney General backs Trump’s birthright citizenship ban
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti (Photo: John Partipilo) State Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is supporting President Donald Trump’s order prohibiting birthright citizenship for children born to immigrants without permanent legal status after Feb. 19. The attorney general filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court last week in support of Trump’s move to deny […]
Tennessee poultry experts say egg prices due to remain high
Chickens roam at Kelsey Keener’s Sequatchie Cove Farm. (Photo: Sequatchie Cove Farm) As Americans look toward the Easter season, and the price of eggs continues to climb, many Tennesseeans are considering changing their usual Easter plans in order to keep eggs on their menus and hidden in their yards. Ginny Minniger’s grocery budget isn’t as […]
Poll from pro-Nashville Fairgrounds group finds opposition to NASCAR on site
Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. (Photo: John Partipilo) A recent poll of Nashville voters on potential uses for Fairgrounds Nashville found a majority of respondents oppose NASCAR races returning to the site and favor development including public parks and affordable housing. The poll by GBAO Strategies, a Washington, DC polling and public opinion firm, surveyed 600 Nashvillians […]
Youth gun deaths in the US have surged 50% since 2019
A 7-year-old boy picks up a handgun during the 2022 National Rifle Association annual convention in Houston. The number of firearm deaths among children and teens in the United States have jumped 50% since 2019. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Firearm-related deaths among children and teenagers in the United States have risen sharply in recent years, increasing […]
Stockard on the Stump: Rose jabs Gov. Lee, not his likely opponent, in gubernatorial kickoff
U.S. Rep. John Rose announces his 2026 gubernatorial bid Thursday backed by his wife, Chelsea, and sons Guy, 7, and Sam, 4. (Photo: John Partipilo) Photographs by John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout ©2025 Following through on the worst-kept secret in Tennessee politics for a year, U.S. Rep. John Rose kicked off his 2026 gubernatorial campaign Thursday, not […]