Gov. Bill Lee said the Memphis City Council cannot override the state government. He added that the city fighting with state government is the last thing anyone needs.
A Tennessee judge ruled Wednesday that three gun control questions can go on the November ballot in Memphis, even as top Republican state leaders have threatened to withhold tens of millions of dollars in state funding should city leaders put the initiative before voters.
Campaigners said thoughts and prayers were not enough, and that lawmakers needed to take action to stop students living in fear.
March for Our Lives is backing U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego over Kari Lake, and former state Sen. Kirsten Engel who is challenging first-term U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani.
Twenty years later, the story is repeating itself: the state has said they would not approve a ballot with the gun control questions on it, the election commission said they would not put the questions on the ballot,
A former sheriff and a career lawyer are both vying to be Washington's next governor in November's election, fighting for the post overseeing a $70 billion budget and more than 8 million state residents.
Former Rep. Mondaire Jones held a press conference on his gun-control stance in the wake of a Georgia school shooting that left four dead.
As San Francisco's district attorney, Kamala Harris told legal gun owners in her community that authorities could "walk into" their homes to inspect whether they were storing their firearms properly under a new law she helped draft.
Multiple outlets – including The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, BBC, Vox, and NPR – published articles in the wake of this announcement with headlines such as " Wait, Kamala Harris owns a gun? " And " Kamala Harris is a gun owner — but she's still a proponent of stricter gun laws. "
The Democratic nominee and her running mate have publicly stated they own guns amid claims they would ban them.
Also on the docket this week, the Memphis Police Department will be hosting a hiring expot on Sept. 28 as they look to bring on more officers.