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‘It’s a right, not a privilege’: Rally outside State Capitol ahead of hearing for undocumented students bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Ahead of a House Education Committee hearing Wednesday, protestors gathered on the steps of the east side of the Tennessee State Capitol Building, chanting against bill ...
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Lawmakers give statements after heated confrontation in TN state capitol
Nashville leaders want people to start preparing now to possibly pay a higher property tax bill starting later this year. Ahead of a House Education Committee hearing Wednesday, protestors ...
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Lawmakers honor 15 enslaved men who built Tennessee Capitol, seek permanent memorial
A bipartisan effort is underway to establish a permanent memorial honoring the work of the 15 men the state rented and forced to quarry limestone for the building. One proposal would designate the ...
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Lawmakers honor 15 enslaved men who built Tennessee Capitol, seek permanent memorial
Strains of the spiritual “Oh Freedom!” reverberated throughout the rotunda of the state Capitol last week as a small crowd honored the 15 enslaved people who were forced to help construct the ...