2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (416+ words) Tennessee is a state full of "boomtowns." According to a recent report from Smart Asset, the Volunteer State is home to several boomtowns, cities that "stand out for attracting people, investment and development at a pace that sets them apart....

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (452+ words) Tennessee authorities have agreed to pay $835,000 to resolve a lawsuit brought by a man who spent over a month behind bars following a Facebook post he made regarding the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. While numerous Americans lost their…...

4+ mon, 9+ hour ago   (281+ words) WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - U.S. civil rights group NAACP said on Wednesday the new congressional map approved last week ‌by Tennessee Republicans intentionally discriminated on the basis of race ‌against Black voters. • The United States' largest civil rights group said it filed…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (515+ words) The Tennessee General Assembly has approved a new congressional map that dismantles the state’s only majority-Black district, moving quickly following a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on redistricting. The redrawn boundaries, now awaiting an expected signature from Governor Bill Lee,…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (429+ words) The NAACP on Thursday filed an emergency petition to block Tennessee’s attempt to remove the only majority Black congressional district in the state, which the organization argues violates the state constitution. Filed in Davidson County Chancery Court, the emergency petition…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (972+ words) Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) on Thursday signed into law a new GOP-friendly House map that carves up the state’s only majority-Black district and threatens the lone Democrat in the state’s nine-member delegation. The Tennessee House and Senate approved the new…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (443+ words) A coalition of Memphis faith leaders in a May 4 press conference condemned Tennessee Republicans' efforts to redraw the state's congressional map, calling on Memphis residents to voice their dissent and to vote in the May 5 Shelby County primary elections. "The…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (343+ words) Gas prices on March 5 have gone up 27 cents in both the U.S., and in Tennessee compared to one week ago, which likely relates to the war in Iran, according to AAA – The Auto Club Group. The national average for a gallon…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (758+ words) Despite a constant uproar, Republican lawmakers moved legislation Tuesday that could punish local governments for not enforcing federal immigration law and require schools to make a head count of students without legal documentation. House Bill 1711, sponsored by Republican Rep. Elaine…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (35+ words) The race to fill a vacant seat in the historically deep-red House district serves as the latest test of how much ground Republicans have lost with voters since President Trump returned to the White......