This year our General Assembly has a chance to take a major step forward in protecting victims of domestic violence from repeated abuse. Protecting victims is just one part of … Read More

Last week, Tenn. Republican State Senator Dr. Steven Dickerson of District 20 in Nashville introduced Senate Bill 1677, a proposal aimed at allowing women to purchase birth control directly from … Read More

WASHINGTON COUNTY, TN (WJHL) – Tennessee’s Opioid Abuse Reduction Act working group thinks Tennessee should do more to fight its painkiller epidemic and reduce the number of overdose deaths. Lawmakers … Read More

Two state senators are working on separate versions of legislation that seek to accomplish the same thing: giving adult women in Tennessee easier access to birth control. The legislation would allow … Read More

There’s a push to get over-the-counter birth control in the state of Tennessee. Tennessee Senator Steve Dickerson, who is also a medical doctor, is working on a bill to make … Read More

A Nashville lawmaker proposes making birth control pills available over the counter, an idea that could make Tennessee the third state to allow women to buy oral contraceptives without a … Read More

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Over-the-counter birth control doesn’t exist in Tennessee yet, but it’s already law in Oregon and California. However, one of the people who helps make Tennessee’s laws … Read More

Allison Halbrook has set the path for what Nashville officeholders hope will be a historic year in getting high school students registered to vote. As Hume-Fogg High School’s Advanced Placement … Read More

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Two lawmakers from Nashville are working together to encourage more teens to register to vote. The Tennessean reports Republican state Sen. Steve Dickerson and Democratic U.S. … Read More