Sarah Grace Taylor

Nashville

State Reporter at Nashville Banner

Back home covering TN politics for @nashvillebanner. Previously at POLITICO, Seattle Times, Chattanooga TFP.

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Articles

Tennessee Republicans' Kickbacks Might Go Beyond Casada

3 weeks ago | nashvillebanner.com | Sarah Grace Taylor

In May, former Speaker of the House Glen Casada and his then-chief of staff Cade Cothren were each found guilty on more than a dozen charges related to their infamous political kickback grift. In the scheme, Cothren and Casada established a political mailer company, Phoenix Solutions, and operated the out-of-state LLC under the pseudonym Matthew Phoenix, as a source of income after Cothren resigned over a series of other scandals.
Rep. Andy Ogles Backs ICE Raids; Targets Nashville Mayor

1 month ago | nashvillebanner.com | Sarah Grace Taylor

Rep. Andy Ogles announced that a pair of Congressional committees will investigate Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell in response to O’Connell’s disapproval of recent immigration raids in the city. During a rare local press availability on Monday, Ogles, whose Congressional district includes parts of Nashville, accused O’Connell of “aiding and abetting illegal immigration” and protecting violent criminals.
Tennessee Human Rights Commission faces job cuts, confusion

1 month ago | nashvillebanner.com | Sarah Grace Taylor

Staff of the Tennessee Human Rights Commission were informed this week that they would be laid off ahead of the dissolution of the commission, despite being told their jobs would transfer to a new department.
ICE detains 94 immigrants from THP traffic stops

1 month ago | nashvillebanner.com | Sarah Grace Taylor

In five days of swarming state roads to find undocumented immigrants, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said it has made 468 immigration-probing traffic stops as of early Thursday, resulting in nearly 100 U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detentions.
ICE and THP raid Nashville's Latino neighborhoods

1 month ago | nashvillebanner.com | Sarah Grace Taylor

The Tennessee Highway Patrol and federal immigration officials descended upon Nashville’s predominantly Latino neighborhoods in the wee hours of Sunday morning, making around 150 traffic stops, detaining an unknown number of people and quickly bussing some to out-of-state immigration centers.
Tennessee General Assembly adjourns : Key bills updates

2 months ago | nashvillebanner.com | Sarah Grace Taylor

Tuesday night, the Tennessee General Assembly adjourned for the year, more or less marking the halfway point of a two-year legislative session. At this juncture, some of the most controversial bills around issues like immigration and public safety are waiting to be reprised early next year, while other proposals have been irreversibly shot down or sent to the governor’s desk to be signed into law. Below is a summary of where bills previously covered by the Banner stand.
Controversial Tennessee education bill might wait until 2026

2 months ago | nashvillebanner.com | Sarah Grace Taylor

A proposed bill that would allow school districts to charge tuition for or deny public education to undocumented children may be delayed until next year as funding questions loom. The bill, which scraped by in the state Senate last week, may not get a final vote in the House until next year as even those who conceptually support the measure question its fiscal impact behind the scenes.
Tennessee Lawmakers Weigh Dissolving Human Rights Commission

2 months ago | nashvillebanner.com | Sarah Grace Taylor

Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill to dissolve the state’s Human Rights Commission, a move which staff and previous commissioners believe may be tied to the commission’s ousted vice chair. The bill would end the independent board of appointed commissioners who handle discrimination complaints about employers, housing providers and others who make decisions based on factors like race, gender or disability.
Tennessee Senate passes controversial education bill

2 months ago | nashvillebanner.com | Sarah Grace Taylor

A bill allowing school districts to charge tuition or ban students based on immigration status squeaked through the Tennessee State Senate on Thursday, leaving the House to determine its fate. In the closest Senate floor vote of the session — closer even than the contentious school voucher vote in the special session earlier this year — the votes were 19-13 to approve the bill, despite a month of protests and opposition from community members, business owners and clergy from across the state.
Tennessee's Akilah's Law: Concern over mental health aspects

2 months ago | nashvillebanner.com | Sarah Grace Taylor

As a gun control bill picks up steam in the Tennessee General Assembly, mental health advocates question the scope of the law and Democrats try to balance supporting Nashville’s newest lawmaker with effective strategy. Rep. Shaundelle Brooks (D-Hermitage) won her Tennessee House seat in last November’s election and an unexpected bipartisan victory in subcommittee last month, all on the promise of gun control to honor her late son, Akilah Dasilva.