Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has endorsed former state ag commissioner Charlie Hatcher in his primary challenge against Republican Congressman Andy Ogles. This marks the second late-race endorsement for Hatcher as internal polling shows a close primary. wpln.org/post/tenness...

Tennessee Gov. Lee endorses Hatcher over incumbent Ogles in GOP primary

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is endorsing former state agriculture commissioner Charlie Hatcher over incumbent Republican Andy Ogles for the new 5th

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Tennessee’s mid-decade redistricting may have boosted Democratic turnout in the primaries. Counties that were split between different congressional districts had the biggest rise in Dem voter turnout during early voting. wpln.org/post/in-tenn...

In Tennessee, Democrat voters outpace GOP in early voting growth

The number of Tennesseans voting early in the Democratic primaries has risen sharply from the last two midterms, outpacing the growth of GOP voters. Both

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Tennessee could get $50 billion in federal money for taking the nation's nuclear waste. The state has places in mind to store the waste, but Gov. Bill Lee won't say where. wpln.org/post/tenness...

Tennessee could get $50B for storing nuclear waste. The state won’t say where it plans to put it

Some of the specific communities that could potentially host a nuclear waste site were redacted from the public-facing version of the state's proposal.

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Immigrant advocates say ICE broke its own rules when it arrested a nursing mom in Nashville, separating her from infant daughter. The mother has since been transferred nearly 700 miles away to a Louisiana detention center. wpln.org/post/ice-sep...

ICE separated Nashville mom from infant daughter against its own rules, complaint alleges

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a nursing mother from her Nashville home without a warrant, according to a complaint by immigrant

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U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is asking a dark money group to pull an AI-generated attack ad, calling her "the queen pharma mama." It may be the first time Tennessee's ban on AI in political ads will be enforced, as other candidates have skirted the law. wpln.org/post/blackbu...

Blackburn demands dark money group take down AI attack ad

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is threatening legal action against a dark money group for running an attack ad against her using artificial intelligence. In

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Tennessee banned AI from campaign ads. But both Republican frontrunners in the race for the 6th Congressional District have used AI to attack each other. There’s a chance neither will face consequences for violating the new law. wpln.org/post/tenness...

Tennessee banned AI in political ads. Why candidates are using it anyway

This year, Tennessee banned political campaigns from using artificial intelligence in their ads without some sort of disclosure. Two Republican

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Tennessee has officially moved Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway after outcry from Vietnam veterans. For decades, State Route 386 had been designated Vietnam Veterans Boulevard, commemorating 25 Americans who died in the conflict. wpln.org/post/tenness...

Tennessee moves Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway after outcry from veterans

Tennessee officials moved signage for Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway Thursday after outcry from Vietnam veterans. For decades, State Route 386 had been

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Former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has long backed Republican challengers to U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles. Now, he's formally endorsing Ogles' opponent in the Aug. 6 primaries as internal polling shows a tight race between Ogles and former TN ag commissioner Charlie Hatcher. wpln.org/post/polling...

Polling, Haslam endorsement signals close race for Ogles

Former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam is backing a Republican challenger to incumbent U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles for the District 5 primary. Haslam endorsed former

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Tennessee's congressional races got a shakeup during redistricting. Some candidates no longer live in the districts they’re running in — and some newcomers have entered the fray. As early voting starts, here's what to know before you head to the polls: wpln.org/post/tenness...

Tennessee redrew its congressional map. Here's who's on your primary ballot.

The candidates for Tennessee's mid-term primaries shifted after redistricting. It's a lot for voters to sort out as they head to the polls.

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U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn refuses to debate her GOP opponents for governor of Tennessee. President Trump is still hesitant to endorse. What that means for the race as early voting starts: wpln.org/post/blackbu...

Blackburn refuses to debate. What that means in Tennessee’s primary for governor

As early voting kicks off in Tennessee’s primary election, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is still considered the Republican frontrunner in the race for

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President Trump has endorsed state Sen. Brent Taylor in the race for Memphis' redistricted congressional seat. Whoever wins the Republican primary is poised to flip the district red after lawmakers redrew the state's congressional map to favor the GOP. wpln.org/post/trump-e...

Trump endorses state Sen. Taylor in Memphis’ redistricted congressional race

President Donald Trump has endorsed state Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Memphis, for the congressional race to replace long-time Democratic Congressman Steve

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Some of the hemp industry’s most popular products will be taken off store shelves in Tennessee starting this week. As the state ban takes effect, farmers and small businesses are having to pivot from their cash crop. wpln.org/post/tenness...

Tennessee hemp farmers pivot as state ban takes effect

Starting Wednesday, some of the hemp industry’s most popular products will be taken off the shelves in Tennessee.

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As costs rise and corporate dollars are down, Nashville Pride is tightening its belt. That means going from a weekend of concerts to a one-day event. Some see the retreat of corporate sponsors as an opportunity for the festival to get back to its roots. wpln.org/post/corpora...

Corporate sponsors didn't come back to Nashville Pride. How the festival is moving forward

As costs rise and support is down, the festival is tightening its belt. That's meant scaling Pride back from a weekend to a one-day event.

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Voters in the historically Black neighborhood of North Nashville won't cast ballots in the same congressional race this November. Tennessee’s mid-decade redistricting plan has split the neighborhood near where I-40 initially cut through North Nashville decades ago. wpln.org/post/how-ten...

How Tennessee redistricting mirrors a historic split in Nashville's Black community

Voters in the historically Black neighborhood of North Nashville won’t all cast a ballot in the same congressional race this November. Tennessee’s

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Tennessee’s new congressional map has survived its first legal challenge. The ruling comes hours after an Alabama court struck down its state's mid-decade redistricting plan as "discriminatory." wpln.org/post/tenness...

Tennessee mid-decade redistricting survives first legal challenge

A three-judge panel has upheld Tennessee’s new congressional map, which splits the majority-Black and longtime Democratic stronghold of Memphis across

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A Nashville judge has cleared Kilmar Abrego Garcia of all charges. The court found that the government’s case against the Maryland man only came after his deportation gained national attention. wpln.org/post/nashvil...

Nashville judge dismisses case against Abrego Garcia as 'vindictive'

A federal judge has cleared Kilmar Abrego Garcia of all charges. The court found that the government’s case against the Maryland man only came after his

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Judges in Tennessee will soon decide whether the state’s new congressional map will stay in effect for the midterm elections.    The court heard arguments today in the first of four legal challenges to the new map. wpln.org/post/first-c...

First challenge to Tennessee’s congressional map heard in court

A three-judge panel will soon rule on whether Tennessee’s new congressional map is constitutional. Judges from West, Middle and East Tennessee heard

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President Trump's approval rating in Tennessee has fallen to 49%, according to a new Vanderbilt poll. The poll also finds that Gov. Bill Lee is more popular than the candidates running to fill his seat. wpln.org/post/tenness...

Tennessee’s Trump approval rating drops, gubernatorial candidates lag behind outgoing Gov. Lee

President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen in Tennessee as more voters are thinking with their wallets ahead of the midterm elections. Trump’s

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Democratic U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is ending his re-election campaign after Tennessee Republicans approved President Donald Trump’s mid-decade redistricting plan. State lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have joined the race, hoping to take his spot in Washington. wpln.org/post/u-s-rep...

U.S. Rep. Cohen drops from Tennessee congressional race after redistricting, others join

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is ending his re-election campaign after Tennessee Republicans approved President Donald Trump’s mid-decade redistricting

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Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton has taken Democrats off of their committees for the walkout they staged in protest of redistricting last week. (1/2)

Tennessee Senate Democrats are staging their walkout against congressional maps dividing Memphis. Trump’s redistricting plan now goes to Gov. Bill Lee for his signature.

Chaos just erupted in the Tennessee House as Democrats staged a walkout over redistricting that would split Memphis’s majority-Black voting bloc. Sounds like a firearm was pulled.

Protestors are being cleared from the gallery in the Tennessee House as lawmakers consider new congressional maps dividing Memphis.

Tennessee has unveiled new congressional maps that would split Memphis into three districts and further fracture Nashville into five. If passed, Democrats would lose all representation in the U.S. House. wpln.org/post/tenness...

Tennessee GOP unveils new maps fracturing Memphis and Nashville

Tennessee Republicans unveiled new congressional maps Wednesday morning that would guarantee their party an extra seat in Congress as a special session on

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Tennessee Republicans have voted to ban disruptive members of the public from this week's special session on redistricting, while voting down proposals to give the public more access. The latest on Tennessee's mid-decade redistricting effort: wpln.org/post/hundred...

Hundreds march as Tennessee takes up Trump's redistricting call

Hundreds of protesters gathered at Tennessee's capitol Tuesday as lawmakers began a special session to consider splitting Memphis’s Democratic stronghold

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Protestors outside the Tennessee statehouse, where lawmakers will meet later today to consider new congressional maps that would divide Memphis’s Democratic stronghold.

Protestors outside the Tennessee statehouse, where lawmakers will meet later today to consider new congressional maps that would divide Memphis’s Democratic stronghold.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has just called a special session to consider new congressional maps after pressure from President Donald Trump and Marsha Blackburn. It may be too quick of a turnaround for the GOP to eliminate the state’s lone Democratic seat in time for the midterms.

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling has cleared the path for Tennessee Republicans to redistrict another seat in their party’s favor ahead of the November midterms. Memphis Democrats are asking their GOP colleagues to leave the city as is. wpln.org/post/blackbu...

Blackburn calls on Tennessee to eliminate remaining Democratic seat after SCOTUS ruling

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling has cleared the path for Tennessee Republicans to redistrict another seat in their party’s favor ahead of the November

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Today on City Cast Nashville, it’s our annual roundup of what happened during the state legislative session: the bad, the ugly … and maybe the good? 🦝 @mariannabac.bsky.social from @wpln.bsky.social is here to break it all down. Here or wherever you get your pods:

The Tennessee Legislature Just Wrapped. What Bills Got Passed? - City Cast Nashville

The Tennessee General Assembly adjourned for the year last Thursday, and we’re digging into what they actually got done. Joining host Marie Cecile...

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Tennessee has voted to require local law enforcement to sign formal agreements with ICE as part of the Trump administration’s immigration agenda for states. The once voluntary program deputizes local officers to act as ICE agents. wpln.org/post/tenness...

Tennessee law enforcement will be required to partner with ICE

Tennessee lawmakers have voted to mandate local law enforcement agencies across the state to partner with U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement as

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