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Tennessee Unemployment Rate Holds Steady, Remains Below National Rate
Chattanooga Pulse - Tennessee
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June 19, 2025
Tennessee’s unemployment rate held steady last month at 3.5% and continues to track well below the national rate, according to the latest data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The state’s seasonally adjusted...
Nashville Council asks for investigation of Emergency Communications Department
The Tennessean
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Though details are sparse, council members have heard from nearly a dozen anonymous department staffers who allege a "potentially toxic and retaliatory workplace culture." The council approved a resolution in early June asking Nashville Mayor...
Memphis People in Business: June 19, 2025
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Tennessee
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Here's a look at promotions, hirings and other noteworthy business events in the Memphis area: Glankler Brown PLLC announced that Mark T. Jobe Jr. has been named Chair of the Real Estate Section of the Memphis Bar Association. Licensed in...
Memphis Location Marks New Direction for Sissy’s Log Cabin
INSTOREMAG
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June 19, 2025
Sissy’s Log Cabin, Memphis, TN OWNERS: Sissy Jones, Bill Jones and Sharri Jones; LOCATIONS: 6; FOUNDED: 1970; Opened featured location: 2023; AREA: 9,000 square feet; ARCHITECT AND DESIGN: Balaity Property Enhancement; TOP BRANDS: Rolex, Tudor,...
Young woman who regrets gender transition celebrates Supreme Court decision on youth trans treatments
KLIN News Talk - Nebraska
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June 19, 2025
'Fox News Sunday' anchor Shannon Bream breaks down the 6-3 ruling to uphold Tennessee's law banning specific treatments for transgender minors. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A young woman who regrets trying to change her gender as a...
US Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Ban On Transgender Treatment For Minors
The Jefferson County Post - Tennessee
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Landmark Victory for State of Tennessee at United States Supreme Court The United States Supreme Court today announced a landmark decision upholding Tennessee’s law restricting gender-transition interventions for minors and affirming the State’s...
For Tennessee’s transgender families, the court ruling was bitter, but expected
Hawaii Tribune Herald
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June 19, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — There had been cause for joy this June. There were events timed with Pride Month, when families and friends gathered with rainbow tattoos and flags for the annual celebration of LGBTQ+ life. And there was an unexpected legal...
Trump removing 988 LGBTQ+ youth suicide helpline within weeks in 'targeted move'
Irish Star
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June 19, 2025
The 988 National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline announced it would stop providing support for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults on July 17, preempting Donald Trump's proposed 2026 budget, which would cut the service's funding. The lifeline has served...
SCOTUS: No Constitutional Right to Abuse Children
Townhall
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June 19, 2025
Of course the media howled. You could practically hear the collective shriek from CNN to MSNBC to the activist enclaves at NPR and The New York Times. Why? Because the Supreme Court did something utterly radical — it allowed Tennessee to protect...
Challenge to ND gender-affirming care ban in play, despite SCOTUS ruling
Public News Service
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday released an opinion that allows Tennessee to keep in place a ban on gender-affirming care for minors. While seen as a setback for trans youth, a legal challenge in North Dakota is still active. The North Dakota...
Why did Roc-A-Fella break up? Memphis Bleek opens up about Jay-Z leaving the record label crew
Sportskeeda
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June 19, 2025
Memphis Bleek opened up about Jay-Z leaving the record label crew, Roc-A-Fella Records, in a new interview with The Breakfast Club on June 16, 2025. Bleek, who was part of Roc-A-Fella's core during its rise in the late 1990s and early 2000s,...
Watch a Dem Mayor Squirm When Pressed About the Release of Immigration Officers' Names
Townhall
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June 19, 2025
Nashville’s Democratic Mayor Freddie O’Connell might have doxed federal immigration officers. Given how this party is reckless and out of control when they’re not in power, it wouldn’t shock me if this was an intentional release by the mayor’s...
A Number Of New Laws Set To Take Effect Across Tennessee On July 1st
Chattanooga Pulse - Tennessee
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June 19, 2025
Summer is here, and for Tennessee residents that not only means warmer days and (hopefully) a nice vacation, but also it means it's time for a swath of new laws to go into effect on July 1st across the state. To make it easier, we've broken down...
ACLU SC plans to keep fighting after Supreme Court ruling on gender-affirming care for minors
Anderson Independent-Mail - South Carolina
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The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, potentially impacting similar cases like South Carolina's. South Carolina's H. 4624, banning gender-affirming care for minors, faces a legal challenge that was...
Daywatch: Advocates condemn court decision on gender-affirming care ban
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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June 19, 2025
Good morning, Chicago. Chicago-area trans and LGBTQ+ community groups responded with disappointment and anger to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care. In the case, U.S. v. Skrmetti, three families...
EDITORIAL: Ruling shields children from permanent harm
The Gazette - Colorado
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Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Skrmetti marks a resounding victory for common sense and child protection. By a 6-3 decision, the court upheld Tennessee’s SB1, affirming that states can forbid “gender-affirming care” for...
SCOTUS Upholds Tennessee Ban on Child Hormonal Mutilation: Legacy Media SAD
NewsBusters
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June 18, 2025
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States held that Tennessee had a constitutional right to ban hormonal and surgical child mutilation, more commonly referred to by its NewSpeakian nomenclature: “gender-affirming health care.”...
See the small businesses named Middle Tennessee Top Workplaces 2025
The Tennessean
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The Tennessean and Energage partnered to identify Middle Tennessee's Top Workplaces. Village Caregiving and Freeman are first-time winners in the small business category. Both companies emphasize employee well-being and value. The Tennessean...
Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors
77 WABC Radio - New York
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June 19, 2025
shutterstock_2492038237-124927 The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law that prohibits certain forms of gender-affirming medical treatment for minors. This ruling marks the first time the Supreme Court has directly addressed a state...
Supreme Court backs Missouri's stance on child gender transition laws
Show-Me State Times - Missouri
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June 18, 2025
On June 18, 2025, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced a significant legal victory for the state and others seeking to protect children from gender transition procedures. The United States Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's law banning...