by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 22, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South
U.S. Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) was the only member of the Tennessee congressional delegation to vote against the Laken Riley Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday. The Laken Riley Act, filed as S.5, is named after Laken Riley, the...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 20, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) voted with the majority to pass the Laken Riley Act on Monday evening. The Laken Riley Act, filed as S.5, is named after Laken Riley, the 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was killed last year at the...
