Politics

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (372+ words) Four Democratic Tennessee state lawmakers sent a letter to the Department of Children’s Services demanding answers about safety and oversight in the state’s juvenile justice facilities. “The allegations that serious physical and sexual abuse, dangerous restraints, injuries, and other critical…...

3+ day, 24+ min ago   (463+ words) The latest results from the Beacon Center of Tennessee show President Donald Trump's approval ratings are underwater in Tennessee. Beacon, a conservative think tank, released a statewide survey in August to 1,200 registered Tennessee voters on a range of issues and…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (475+ words) A Tennessee Democrat is set to push for new restrictions on corporate campaign spending, following the seminal steps of a movement to limit dark money in politics. State Sen. Charlane Oliver, a Nashville Democrat, said she plans to introduce a…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (499+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee lawmakers are looking into new proposals to keep children safe from artificial intelligence. A bill passed earlier this year requires the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Regulations (TACIR) to study and draft a report on the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (283+ words) (The Center Square) – Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell's political action committee is funding a Voter Protection Program to be run by the Tennessee Democratic Party. The program will provide information to voters in all 95 counties of Tennessee. "This program will cut…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (279+ words) Beau Hawk, the union leader who came within a few thousand votes of becoming Knox County's mayor last month, is not waiting long to get back in the ring. He plans to run for City of Knoxville mayor in 2027, setting…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (142+ words) In posts on Sunday, the elderly president, whose cognitive health has come under mounting scrutiny, depicted [Former President George] Washington sitting beside him in the Oval Office with the caption, "President Washington visits current President." One of the posts showed…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (287+ words) Michaela Barnett is running for the U.S. House of Representatives, District 02. When she wins, Burchett (with 2 Ts) will be out of a job. Barnett held a Town Hall at the Blount County library in downtown Maryville, TN. The attendance overwhelmed the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (772+ words) By all appearances, she is a typical fourth-grade girl. She has long, dark brown hair and an infectious smile, and she dreams of becoming a police officer when she grows up. But unlike most 10-year-ol... - A 10-year-old undocumented immigrant girl…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (137+ words) The "administration has begun acting on its deep aversion to cycling, revoking federal grants for what it calls “D.E.I. bike lanes.” tr... read more... tried to remove a bike lane near the White House. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy "have deployed…...