This little-known ‘dark roof’ lobby may be making your city hotter
As cities heat up, reflective roofs could lower energy bills and help the climate. But dark roofing manufacturers are waging a quiet campaign to block new rules.
Tag: TENNESSEE
How head of embattled Tennessee juvenile detention center held on to power for decades
Richard L. Bean remained in his perch as the superintendent of the juvenile detention center that bears his name despite scandals, investigations and the use of seclusion to punish children.
States still awaiting federal disaster aid decisions as storms roll in
Multiple states bordering the Mississippi River are still waiting for federal disaster aid decisions.
Tennessee governor refuses another death row reprieve
Gov. Bill Lee denied the request this week of death row prisoners even though a trial on the execution process won’t be held until January 2026.
Report: Climate change made April flooding, severe storms 9% more intense
Researchers used historical records, observational data and climate models to estimate impact of warmer climate.
Memphis Lawmakers Speak Out: 3 Former Police Officers Found Not Guilty in Death of Tyre Nichols
Memphis lawmakers expressed their “devastation” Wednesday at an out-of-town jury’s verdict finding three former Memphis police officers not guilty in the death of Tyre Nichols. Nichols, 29, died in…
West Tennessee awaits FEMA decision after severe storms
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee requested a major disaster declaration on April 17.
Trump ban on changes to passport gender markers leaves transgender residents without IDs
Tennessee LGBTQ+ advocates have been assisting transgender residents with getting ID that reflects their gender identity. Now they are invalid after Trump’s passport gender marker ban.
Don’t Fear the Reefer
On marijuana, the Tennessee legislature again gives voters what they don’t want.
Tennessee legislature echoes Trump
Heavy-handed anti-immigration bills and a suspicion of local media echo the presidential administration.
Bill to Hold Charities Liable for Providing Housing to Certain Immigrants Heads to Governor’s Desk
House Republicans refused to allow debate Wednesday on the measure, which has drawn pushback from faith leaders as an infringement on religious freedom.
TN bill to bar giving guns to certain mental health patients stalls until 2026
A bill to prevent mental health patients from getting firearms was pushed into 2026.
Lawmakers push private-prison operator to cut death rates
Innocence Project bill resurrected; Cordell Hull hit with urine
Republican Bill Allowing Tennessee Schools to Deny an Education to Immigrant Children Advances
‘We should not put our children — the least of us, those that cannot do for themselves — in the middle of an adult battle,’ one Democrat said.
First came the warning signs. Then a teen opened fire on a Nashville school.
Tennessee authorities were alerted to Solomon Henderson’s threatening and violent behavior long before he brought a gun to Antioch High School. It’s unclear how many red flags were heeded.
Tim Burchett Takedown by Jasmine Crockett
TX Rep. Jasmine Crockett was having absolutely none of TN Rep. Tim Burchett's nonsense in a recent House Oversight Committee hearing.
