Some public school teachers in Tennessee could gain new powers to carry concealed guns into the classroom, a year after a deadly school shooting in the state’s capital city stirred impassioned debate about the best ways to curb such violence. The Republican-led Legislature in Tennessee gave final approval to the legislation Tuesday, just days after […]
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – Tennessee lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow the state’s teachers to carry concealed handguns at school, as protesters yelled their opposition from the gallery. The bill was approved in a 68-28 vote in the Republican-dominated Tennessee House. The state’s Senate passed the bill earlier this month. Tennessee […]
Public lands in the Montana Mountains provide access to the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in northwest Nevada. (Bureau of Land Management photo) The Bureau of Land Management will publish a final rule soon allowing the nation’s public lands to be leased for environmental protection, a news release from the Interior Department said. The rule, which […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — It’s a race against time for some Tennessee parents. With this year’s legislative session rapidly drawing to a close, Republican lawmakers could take the final vote on a bill to arm teachers any day now. On top of background checks and other requirements, teachers would have to go through 40 hours […]
Public lands in the Montana Mountains provide access to the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in northwest Nevada. (Courtesy of the Bureau of Land Management) The Bureau of Land Management will publish a final rule soon allowing the nation’s public lands to be leased for environmental protection, a news release from the Interior Department said. The […]
Public lands in the Montana Mountains provide access to the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in northwest Nevada. (Bureau of Land Management photo) The Bureau of Land Management will publish a final rule soon allowing the nation’s public lands to be leased for environmental protection, a Thursday news release from the Interior Department said. The rule, […]
Public lands in the Montana Mountains provide access to the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in northwest Nevada. (Bureau of Land Management photo) The Bureau of Land Management will publish a final rule soon allowing the nation’s public lands to be leased for environmental protection, a Thursday news release from the Interior Department said. The rule, […]
Public lands in the Montana Mountains provide access to the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in northwest Nevada. (Bureau of Land Management photo) The Bureau of Land Management will publish a final rule soon allowing the nation’s public lands to be leased for environmental protection, a Thursday news release from the Interior Department said. The rule, […]
Ukraine lawmakers are pushing a bill to allow prisoners to serve in the military. The bill aims to boost combat manpower while excluding people imprisoned for certain severe crimes. The move comes amid Ukraine’s struggle with soldier shortfalls in the face of Russia’s larger military. Ukrainian lawmakers are advancing a bill that would allow prisoners […]
Apr. 2—MORGANTOWN — The state Public Service Commission has wrapped up its investigation of the maintenance and testing of fire hydrants across the state and closed the case. The closure comes following the Legislature passing a bill last month to authorize the PSC to adopt and enforce rules regarding the inspection, flushing, flow testing and […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and other defendants accused of illegally trying to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia on Friday submitted a formal application to appeal a judge’s ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case. Trump and other defendants had tried to get Willis and […]
The Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday narrowly blocked a controversial proposal that would have allowed concealed carry permit holders to bring guns into businesses without the property owners’ consent. Senate Bill 2180, backed by Sen. Joey Hensley, R-Hohenwald, aimed to exempt concealed carry or enhanced-handgun carry permit holders from current Tennessee criminal code that […]