A Tennessee bill that effectively ends the so-called "Mature Minor" doctrine that has allowed some Tennessee teens to get vaccines without parental permission advanced in the legislature Wednesday.
The likelihood that lawmakers will take up bills to restrict or expand access to guns this year dimmed Tuesday after a Senate committee voted to delay consideration until 2024.
A Democratic lawmaker Thursday questioned a move by Senate Judiciary Chairman Todd Gardenhire to halt further consideration of all gun bills this year, saying it impacts his bill to require gun owners to secure their firearms and ammunition safely in vehicles and boats.
Three children and three adult staff members are dead after a mass shooting event Monday at The Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville’s Green Hills neighborhood.