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COVID Rates At CoreCivic Prisons Soar Above State-Run Facilities
CoreCivic, a private contractor, doesn’t not have to follow government policies for dealing with COVID-19.
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Redistricting To Change Metro Council, School Board Districts
The new maps by the Nashville Planning Department were released Friday morning.
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TN Lawmakers Take Bipartisan Poke At Potential Election Audit
Also in this week's Stockard on the Stump: Remembering State Rep. Jim Coley.
Nashville, TN|News|
Exit/In Afraid Of Mercy Complex Fate As Funds Alone Can’t Save It
The lease with the music club's new landlord, AJ Capital Partners, expires at midnight on Dec. 31, 2022.
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Memphis Civilian Law Enforcement Group Upholds Police Punishment
Two officers who allegedly beat Jefferson Hill while he was in handcuffs were placed on unpaid administrative leave.
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Garnering Support For COVID-19 Special Session Not A Given
Obtaining 22 signatures in the Senate and 66 in the House remains a work in progress, without Gov. Bill Lee’s backing.
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Civil Rights Groups Work To Prevent Further Gerrymandering
Tennessee organizations are conducting public outreach to educate voters about redistricting.
Knoxville, TN|News|
Knoxville City Council Elections 2021 Feature Partisan Influences
This cycle so far has been a success for the conservative Scruffy Little City PAC, which is backing a challenger in every race.
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Griffey Labels Pro-Vaccine Legislators As ‘Medical Nazis’
The conservative firebrand says vaccine mandates allow employers to threaten workers with the loss of their jobs.
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Williamson County Group Clashes With State Election Commission
Williamson County Voters for Election Integrity claimed the state’s voting system is so lax it could be manipulated with ease.
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McCall: Systemic Abuse In Rutherford County Calls For Action
The county's juvenile court judge routinely locks up 8 and 9-year-old children.
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Commentary: TN Legislature Needs To Do The Math On Incentives
Medicaid expansion would bring billions to state without taxpayer investment.
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Two Festival Seasons In, Pandemic Taxes Planners And Vendors
Life has been rough the past 18 months for Tennesseans who make their living through the state’s tourism and festival industry.
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UAW Official Has No Doubt Ford Plant Will Be Union Facility
Also in this week's Stockard on the Stump: Gov. Lee is set to make an announcement Friday morning dealing with education.
Nashville, TN|News|
Dickerson Pike Mobile Home Tenants Fight Eviction
Despite a world-wide pandemic, Nashville’s increasing development has continued to push out residents.
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TN's Top Special Education Official Has Been Demoted
Theresa Nicholls served as a witness in a federal court trial over Gov. Bill Lee’s school mask policy in Shelby County.
Memphis|News|
After Shooting, Shelby County Weighs Strengthening Early Ed
On Sept. 30, a 13-year-old student shot another student at Cummings K-8 Optional School, leaving the student in critical condition.
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COVID-19 Special Session Likely To Start Oct. 27
GOP lawmakers want to pass legislation to bypass Biden's mandate for companies with more than 100 workers to require employee vaccination.
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Robinson Faces Removal From State Senate If She Does Not Resign
She hasn't announced any immediate intention to leave her District 33 post in Shelby County after a jury found her guilty of felony fraud.
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Professors, Historians Uncover History Of Convict Leasing In TN
"A story of great misery for many, and great profit for others."
