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Tennessee Lookout Editor’s Column: Primary Colors
"As a real-life microcosm of why many people may no longer affiliate with either major party, we need look no further than Tennessee."

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"As a real-life microcosm of why many people may no longer affiliate with either major party, we need look no further than Tennessee."

The Dhillon Group filed a motion to get legal fees for an anti-mask fight.
The opinion forced the state to file an appeal arguing the decision will throw elections into chaos.
A disabled professor at MTSU says the proposal would reduce employment opportunities for the very people it is intended to help.
The judicial panel placed an injunction on the Senate plan and extended the qualifying deadline for Senate candidates until May 5.
Some said the bill could cause financial confusion among families, scrap same-sex marriages and allow older men to marry young girls.
The boy – with help from a couple of friends – robbed Jeremiah McDaniel instead and turned him into Monroe County authorities.
Legislators have reservations as to who would have access to the info.
Trial possible for House plan.
Martin, who is running for the Democratic nomination, voted in the 2016 Republican presidential primary.
Lawyers for the majority Black town called the comptroller’s effort “overreach,” while AG's office says the town’s finances are dire.
The group says CSX knew about infrastructure problems with a levee that broke and caused a 7-ft tidal wave but chose not to fix it.
The Senate State and Local Government Committee unanimously approved the bill Tuesday.
‘The fact of the matter is that Mason’s finances are bad and have been getting worse,’ the Comptroller’s legal filing says.
She was is facing eight years in prison for a fatal medication mistake at a Nashville hospital.
Centene has run into trouble, causing the state to rebid a $123 million contraction in 2021 after allegations of bid-rigging.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has denied an appeal from Marshall County to drop limits on water withdrawals.
The Tennessee Lookout editor says Williamson County voters are familiar enough with the former state Speaker of the House to decide.
An emergency hearing over the Comptroller’s financial oversight of the rural, majority Black town to take place Wednesday.
In all, 14 people died and more than 2,000 homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed in the blaze more than five years ago.