Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

State Legislature sets the stage for 113th General Assembly in organizational session

Upon completion of organizational tasks, the General Assembly will get to work on issues facing Tennessee including some of the following issues.

Abortion Laws

On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. This action returned abortion law to the individual states and triggered Tennessee’s Human Life Protection Act into effect. Almost immediately, Tennessee became one of the most pro-life states in the nation. Tennessee’s law...