Tag: Tennessee state government

Kayaker’s photos show crack in closed I-40 bridge in 2016

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Photos taken by a Mississippi River kayaker about five years before a crack was found in the Interstate 40 bridge linking...

Tennessee governor OKs transgender youth treatment ban

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After signing two bills into law targeting transgender people over the past week, Tennessee's Gov. Bill Lee has approved legislation that...

Tennessee to mandate bathroom signs about transgender use

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee will become the first state in the United States to require businesses and government facilities open to the public to...

With I-40 bridge closed, backup route gets inspection

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An inspection of the Interstate 55 bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas began Tuesday, a week after the span became the states'...

Tennessee gov signs transgender ‘bathroom bill’ for schools

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed legislation that puts public schools and their districts at risk of losing civil lawsuits if...

Inspector who failed to catch interstate bridge crack fired

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An inspector who failed to discover a crack in the Interstate 40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee that prompted the...

Tim Tebow, Tennessee gov unveil anti-human trafficking push

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former NFL player Tim Tebow joined Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee at the state Capitol on Thursday to announce a multimillion-dollar partnership...

Mississippi River bridge at Memphis closed to fix crack

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An interstate bridge crossing the Mississippi River at Memphis, Tennessee, remained closed Wednesday after inspectors found a crack in the span...

Tennessee inmate asks court to declare he can’t be executed

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee death row inmate's attorneys on Wednesday asked a court to declare that he cannot be executed because he is...

GOP lawmaker: Three-Fifths Compromise was to end slavery

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee Republican falsely declared Tuesday that an 18th century policy designating a slave as three-fifths of a person was adopted...