Republicans voted to cut Mr. Jones, who was expelled from the House in April, out of all debate after he was deemed to have breached new stricter rules of decorum.
Tag: Tennessee
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Tennessee Governor’s Gun Law Proposal Is Spurned by GOP Allies
Tennessee’s Republican governor called a special session to address public safety in the wake of a school shooting, but his own party is set to thwart his key measure.
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Cleanup Begins After Severe Storms Tear Through Eastern U.S.
Air travel was slowly returning to normal, as thousands of homes and businesses remained without power. The powerful storm system moved on to New England, bringing heavy rains and floods.
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Voting by Formerly Imprisoned in Tennessee, Already Hard, Gets Harder
Tennessee has the nation’s second highest number of residents who remain disenfranchised because of past felony convictions.
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The History of the Lynching Site Where Jason Aldean Filmed ‘Try That in a Small Town’
Henry Choate, an 18-year-old Black man, was hanged outside the Maury County Courthouse in Tennessee in 1927 after he was falsely accused of attacking a white girl.