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Glen Casada: The Rise And Fall Of A House Speaker
The Republican from Franklin is now mulling a run for the Williamson County Clerk’s seat.

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The Republican from Franklin is now mulling a run for the Williamson County Clerk’s seat.

Tennessee’s leaders have already shown an eagerness to bend to Donald Trump at the sacrifice of American democracy.
State Rep. Jeremy Faison, who attempted to pull a referee’s pants down during a basketball game, has tried to get in front of the incident.
The measure would reduce the tax on gasoline and diesel to 20 cents and 17 cents per gallon
Omicron caused infections to reach their highest point in the COVID-19 pandemic in the past week.
Judge Angelita Blackshear Dalton ruled in favor of Joyce Watkins and Charlie Dunn, both of whom had always proclaimed their innocence.
The issue is set to take center stage when state lawmakers convene Tuesday, Jan. 11.
Gray Construction has filed a $3.5 million lawsuit against Tyson and the Industrial Development Board of Gibson County.
Democrats are concerned the map will split Davidson County in an effort to put more Republicans in Congress.
Entrepreneurs and investors credit TNInvestco with spurring business creation, but several legislators say they regret their support.
A prominent Williamson County family waged a fierce public campaign against the plans to install large water tanks on their property.
An area that provides drinking water for more than a million people depends on company and state for protection.
Tennessee Lookout photojournalists share more of their work from 2021.
Issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the General Assembly dominated the headlines.
The Tennessee Lookout staff chose photos that represent the year that was in politics, civil rights and COVID-19.
Politicians, activists and healthcare professionals are expected to stay in the spotlight.
A challenge to Mayor Cooper will come and it could very well be a doozy, according to poll participants.
A Tennessee state employee requested a copy of the tax-payer funded report by McKinsey & Co. but the state refused.
An Education Department news release said the pause would allow the administration to review the omicron variant’s effects.
Perkins’ order comes after the city of Murfreesboro intervened in the lawsuit, originally filed against the solid waste board by BFI.