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Tennessee House, Senate Prohibit Instant Runoff Voting
Memphis political activists sued the state's elections coordinator a week ago because of his efforts to stop the practice.
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Memphis Completes Airport Renovations
The modernized and newly renovated B Concourse will officially open Tuesday at 5 p.m.
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Tennessee Lawmakers Eye $2.7B Capital Projects Plan
The plan includes selling state property such as the James K. Polk and Citizens Plaza buildings.
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Corps of Engineers Seeks To Develop Nashville Recreation Area
Nearly 300 acres of public lands and waterways along the east bank of J. Percy Priest Lake are poised to be leased to a commercial vendor.
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Stockard On The Stump: ACT Runs Into Hard Time Everywhere
The University of Tennessee is the primary opponent of Sen. Brian Kelsey’s bill requiring colleges to use the test for admissions.
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Odors 'Like Feces': Complaints Grow For Middle Point Landfill
Aluminum waste in Murfreesboro landfill could pose long term environmental and financial consequences.
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TVA Chief Jeff Lyash Gets More Power From Board
He now has authority over federal advisory committees and economic development contracts, causing concern among environmental groups.
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Union Drive At Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery Fails
Organizers with the United Distillery Workers of Tennessee say they will work to defeat the proposed Right to Work constitutional amendment.
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State Could Pour $318 Million Into TSU Facilities
A report shows the state shorted Tennessee State University by tens of millions in land grant funds over 100 years.
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Bills Spark outrage In Tennessee Immigration Organizations
The four Republican-sponsored bills include one seeking to prevent undocumented children from attending public school.
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White House Hails EV Charging Company For Opening Plant In TN
Australian manufacturer Tritium will open its first U.S. plant in Lebanon, Tenn.
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State Sen. Kelsey Postpones ACT Requirement Bill
The Germantown Republican was criticized after saying the University of Tennessee was trying to be "woke" like Harvard.
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Feds Seek 30-Month Sentence For Former Sen. Katrina Robinson
Prosecutors argue she has shown a “defiant refusal to accept responsibility” for felony wire fraud convictions.
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Memphis Ice Storm Crystalizes Need For Resilient, Reliant Action
People are sleeping in their cars or spending their fixed income on hotel rooms to stay warm due to power loss.
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State Ends No-Bid Contract With Contact Tracing Firm, $65M Poorer
The vendor, Xtend, had no prior epidemiology experience and drew criticism at times for its pandemic work.
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Commentary: Lee Partners With Michigan College For Charters
The governor said he asked the president of conservative Hillsdale College to bring 100 charter schools to Tennessee.
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Wildlife Officials Scale Down Deforestation Plans In White County
The move comes after blowback, and a threatened lawsuit, over cuts in Bridgestone Firestone Centennial Wilderness Area.
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Policy Center Finds Food Insecurity Persists In TN Children
One in three families experienced food insecurity in 2021, with nearly half of families receiving support from a food assistance program.
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GOP-Controlled Senate Expels Robinson In Historic 27-5 vote
Robinson calls it “racist, discriminatory” and a “procedural lynching.”
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Bill Would Require Local Approval For Aging Landfill Expansions
The bill was introduced by a pair of GOP lawmakers who represent parts of Rutherford County, where a dispute over a landfill continues.
