Tennessee

Editor of the Tennessean calls full-page advertisement ‘horrific’ Newspaper investigating ‘breakdown in the normal process’ Downtown Nashville. Vice-president and editor Michael Anastasi said the paper’s news and sales departments operate independently. Photograph: Mark Humphrey/AP A Tennessee newspaper said on Sunday it was investigating what its editor called a “horrific” full-page advertisement from a religious group…

Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill backed by the state's Republican governor that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee issued a warning to demonstrators looking to set up an autonomous zone in front of the state Capitol Friday, saying that “lawlessness, autonomous zones, and violence will not be tolerated.”According to a local news outlet, a large group of demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd in police custody and racial…

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee visits a drive-through COVID-19 testing location on April 18 in Franklin, Tenn. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Humphrey/AP Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee visits a drive-through COVID-19 testing location on April 18 in Franklin, Tenn. Mark Humphrey/AP Restaurants across Tennessee are able to welcome dine-in customers Monday for the first…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Tennessee, Mississippi, and Montana allowed some businesses to reopen Monday under new health guidelines as several states begin to relax coronavirus lockdown restrictions in a bid to get America’s workers safely back to work.The moves to reopen follow in the steps…