More states embrace ‘50-50’ child custody in divorce cases
A growing number of states are making an equal split between parents the default child custody option in divorce cases. Louisiana and Mississippi this year joined at least five other states that have adopted the so-called 50-50 standard — four of them since 2021, as more legislators rework divorce-related laws that remained mostly unchanged for years. The […]
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A Tennessee Democrat is set to push for new restrictions on corporate campaign spending, following the seminal steps of a movement to limit dark money in politics. State Sen. Charlane Oliver, a Nashville Democrat, said she plans to introduce a bill in January mirroring a move by Hawaii to ban corporations, unions and dark money […]
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Tennessee’s poverty rate rose from 10.1% to 10.7% last year, according to newly released U.S. Census Bureau data. Overall, the Census estimated last year 762,000 Tennesseans made less than the $33,000 federal poverty threshold for a family of four. In 2024, the number was 716,000. The numbers are within the margin of error for the […]