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“Action can’t wait,” the formerly expelled representative wrote.

Justin J. Pearson was reinstated as District 86 House Representative.

A group of Senate Democrats is demanding the U.S. Department of Justice investigate the recent expulsions of two Black Democratic Tennessee legislators after they led a gun legislation protest on the Tennessee House floor days after the Covenant School shooting, according to NBC News.

Gov. Bill Lee plans to pass an executive order regarding background checks on Tuesday.

“This is what democracy looks like,” Justin Pearson said before Jones was sworn in.

Shelby County commissioners have already made their decision two days ahead of Wednesday’s special meeting called for the reappointment of Justin J. Pearson, one of the two Democrats who was thrown out of the Tennessee House last Thursday.

Shelby County Commissioners shared their thoughts on reappointing former Tennessee State Rep. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) after he was expelled by the Tennessee General Assembly on Thursday.

On Friday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the approval of his federal emergency assistance request, which will support ten counties impacted by tornadoes and severe storms on March 31 and April 1.

The Tennessee House of Representatives voted to expel Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson Thursday.

There are now about 45,000 registered voters in Shelby County who do not currently have representation in the Tennessee State House.

The Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled in favor of an appeal made by one of the West Memphis Three, ruling against the Arkansas Attorney General’s efforts to delay a decision to refuse DNA testing using state-of-the-art M-vac technology in a nearly 30-year-old murder case.

A federal judge has extended his order halting Tennessee’s so-called drag ban.

Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Memphis) says he has been following the controversy over three Tennessee House members’ breach of decorum and chamber rules following last week’s Covenant School shooting and is urging the Tennessee General Assembly to consider alternatives to expelling them.

Governor Bill Lee is now requesting federal emergency assistance for the ten Tennessee counties that were impacted by Friday’s storms four days after the governors of Mississippi and Arkansas did the same.

“There is nothing more important than our students safely returning home each day,” Lee said during a press conference on Monday.

Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton considered the lawmakers’ actions out of order and said they tried to ‘incite riots.’

New from Nashville Monday night — a vote that puts the possible expulsion of three Tennessee lawmakers on the table.Monday’s vote comes in the wake of protests for gun reform at the state capitol.

A second lawsuit related to the legislation restricting drag performances was just filed Thursday morning—this one filed against Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy.

Mississippi’s Republican-led Senate voted Wednesday against confirming veteran educator Robert P. Taylor.

A lawsuit was filed against the state of Tennessee over the passing of a first-of-its-kind drag bill that could bring criminal charges against some drag performers.

There’s a new effort to increase the age of those served by the Shelby County Juvenile Court system to 24.

Tennessee State Representative Antonio Parkinson has introduced a bill that would reconstruct Tennessee’s Achievement School District.

Memphis City Council will start discussions regarding residency requirements for Memphis mayoral candidates Tuesday night.

Van Turner is the second Memphis mayoral candidate to file a lawsuit against the Shelby County Election Commission.

Multiple LGBTQ+ organizations gathered Downtown Thursday afternoon to protest recent legislation that they feel violates trans rights.

“The bottom line is this: Randy McNally is a predator,” Warner said in the statement.

There’s now legislation in the Mississippi General Assembly that could pave the way to shrinking the electricity service area for the Holly Springs Utility Department (HSUD). This is after customers continue to be frustrated with the utility’s inconsistent service and prolonged outages.

A bill in the Tennessee General Assembly that would rename enhanced and concealed handgun carry permits is moving forward.

A new proposal in Tennessee would make sweeping reforms to how concert tickets are sold online.

Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner has filed a lawsuit against Shelby County Election Commission over a five-year residency requirement that could disqualify him as a mayoral candidate.