CHATTANOOGA, TENN. – The population of the Chattanooga region grew more than double the national rate from 2020 to 2025, according to a report released by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The Chattanooga, metropolitan area (including north Georgia near the state line) increased from a population of 563,291 in April 2020 to 594,530 on…
Tennessee bill targets social media content featuring minors
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — State legislators completed their work on a bill aimed at regulating commercialized social media content featuring minors in attempt to answer questions about child labor protections, parental authority, and the digital economy. The proposal introduced by Representative Ron Travis, R-Dayton, and Senator Page Walley, R-Savannah, establishes new legal standards for the involvement…
TN bill would allow trans patients to sue for ‘coercion’ of medical care
NASHVILLE, TENN. – The Tennessee General Assembly passed SB2031/HB1872 in April, legislation allowing healthcare professionals to be sued for coercing patients into seeking gender-affirming care up to 30 years after treatment. The bill is now on Governor Bill Lee’s desk awaiting his signature or veto. The bill defines coercion as “a threat, however communicated, to…
Tennessee’s important role as the final battleground for women’s suffrage
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As Women’s History Month in March highlights the fight for equality, Tennessee is recognized as holding the most decisive moment in suffrage history. In August 1920, the state became the final political battleground for women’s suffrage, with just a single man determining whether millions of women would have the right to vote.…
Tennessee Capitol to open new visitor’s center in 2027
Nashville, Tenn. – Nashville is set to unveil a new State Capitol Visitors Center as part of a larger renovation project of the War Memorial Building and Legislative Plaza, scheduled for completion in 2027. The ambitious project comes with a price tag of around $182 million paid from state tax dollars. “We’re recreating the entrance…