MEMPHIS — Tennessee Sen. Raumesh Akbari, D-Memphis, condemned the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade in a statement Friday: The Supreme Court just reset the clock on women’s constitutional rights to 1972. …

‘51 Years Behind Bars’ premiered this week — Sen. Raumesh Akbari (D-Memphis), a champion for juvenile sentencing reform, is featured in a documentary premiering this week that explores the lengthy sentences handed down to juvenile offenders in Tennessee, which has the longest mandatory prison time for juveniles convicted of murder of any state in the nation. For years…

Senator ‘disappointed’ by Gov. Bill Lee’s executive order — MEMPHIS — Tennessee Sen. Raumesh Akbari (D-Memphis) issued a statement calling for action to reduce gun violence in Tennessee. Her message comes hours after Gov. Bill Lee signed an executive order related to school security without taking any direct action to address the crisis of gun violence. Her full statement…

Senate proclamation follows spate of gun violence across Memphis and the nation — MEMPHIS — Tennessee Sen. Raumesh Akbari (D-Memphis) is marking National Gun Violence Awareness Day after a Memorial Day weekend that left more than a dozen people shot in Memphis. In Nashville, a security guard was gunned down Thursday. The gun violence in Tennessee follows high-profile shooting incidents at a church…

NASHVILLE — The 2020 Census results said counted 6.9 million people living in the Volunteer State. Now the U.S. Census Bureau says that number was off by 4.8% — roughly 330,000 people. With nearly one out of every 20 citizens missed, it’s one of the worst undercounts in the nation. …

Republican Attorney General Herbert Slatery III will not seek another term — NASHVILLE — With news of Attorney General Herbert Slatery’s imminent departure as the state’s top lawyer, Senate minority leader Jeff Yarbro says the next person to fill the role should ditch the partisanship that’s clouded the office. Here’s the full statement from Sen. Jeff Yarbro, D-Nashville: During General Slatery’s tenure…

Senate Dems celebrate passage of more than 40 new laws — NASHVILLE — The 112th Tennessee General Assembly has closed for legislative business. You may have heard about the record-setting $52.8 billion budget or the one-month grocery tax holiday coming in August, but you probably have not heard about these Democratic bills that passed the Senate. In between extreme partisan attacks…

Saturday event seeks to get Memphians back on the job — MEMPHIS — Memphians looking for work or access to job training could find new opportunities Saturday at the Shelby County Resource Fair hosted by Sen. London Lamar, D-Memphis, and Olympic Career Training Institute. The public fair will feature community partners who are looking for workers and offering job training. …

Sen. Jeff Yarbro aimed to increase school funding by $1 billion this year, match annual pay raise to inflation — NASHVILLE — Before approving next year’s nearly $53 billion state budget today, Republicans rejected amendments from Sen. Jeff Yarbro to increase K-12 school funding by a billion more dollars and match state employee and teacher pay raises to inflation. “It turns out the most important part of a funding formula…