Tennessee lawmakers have approved legislation drastically expanding the number of families who can use taxpayer money on private schools regardless of income.

The silencing of a transgender lawmaker in Montana marks the third time in five weeks that Republicans have attempted to compare disruptive but nonviolent protests at state capitols to insurrections.

CNN videoNASHVILLE, Tenn. - Gun violence is a major problem in Tennessee. One group came together to talk about ways to fix the problem this week. Safe Tennessee Project said it's time to talk. The group, along with state Rep. John Ray Clemmons and other lawmakers, health professionals and dozens of Nashvillians took a deeper dive into shocking numbers on gun violence in the state, like how nearly 3.5 Tennesseans are killed every day by gun violence. Two points Safe Tennessee Project made in a research book it created:The need for mental health care to reduce suicide rates and people who shouldn't have access to guns Reduce gun thefts from cars.