Sam Stockard
Reporter
Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.
There are 1058 articles by Sam Stockard :
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September 2018
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State Rep. Johnnie Turner can hardly believe civil rights cold-case legislation worked so fast, leading to the reopening of an investigation into the 1940 death of NAACP leader Elbert Williams. -
State Government Salinas says incumbent Kelsey out of touch with Senate District 31
Democratic state Senate candidate Gabby Salinas, a three-time cancer survivor, moved with her family to the United States from Bolivia as a child to seek treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. -
State Government Legislative panel looks to cut open records exemptions
Open records advocates believe they’re on the verge of major victories in eliminating and changing exceptions to Tennessee laws to offer a more transparent look at how government runs. -
View From the Hill: Hanging on to the party line
When it comes to bipartisanship, Tennessee politicians talk a good game. But in the ballot-box battle, they’re all about party. -
Education UT President Joe DiPietro leaving office in November
University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro is set to leave active service in mid-November, three months before he will officially retire as head of the state system. -
Education Randy Boyd may become interim UT president
Knoxville businessman Randy Boyd won’t be Tennessee’s next governor, but he is likely to be named the next president of the University of Tennessee – at least on an interim basis. -
State Government TNReady testing, women’s health services biggest differences between White, Schonbaum
Danielle Schonbaum, Democratic candidate for House District 83, is looking to upset the status quo in the General Assembly. -
State Government State Rep. Hardaway to revive legislation on officer-involved shooting investigations
With questions surrounding the shooting of Martavious Banks by a Memphis Police officer, state Rep. G.A. Hardaway is set to renew legislation requiring the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to take control of officer-involved shooting probes. -
State Government Lee misses forum; Memphis gubernatorial debate set Oct. 2
Less than two weeks before an Oct. 2 gubernatorial debate set for Memphis, Republican candidate Bill Lee missed an MTSU Gubernatorial Luncheon & Forum in Murfreesboro on Thursday, Sept. 20. -
State Government Blackburn, Bredesen pull off the gloves in Senate race
The battle to fill Tennessee’s open U.S. Senate seat is turning into a free-for-all before the Nov. 6 election. -
Education Shelby County Schools nets $4 million for school safety, security
Shelby County Schools will receive nearly $4 million this year and smaller systems across the county will net tens of thousands of dollars as part of Tennessee’s Safe Schools Act. -
State Government State leaders ignore calls to drop out of Obamacare lawsuit
A Christian group pleading with Tennessee leaders to drop out of a lawsuit seeking to overturn the Affordable Care Act could be compared to a tree falling in the forest. -
State Government Gubernatorial candidates take on vocational training
Pointing toward Tennessee’s failure to attract a major automotive plant to the Memphis Regional Megasite, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Karl Dean is backing better and more accessible workforce development statewide. -
State Government Bredesen says during debate he won’t vote for Schumer
Former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen said during the first U.S. Senate debate Tuesday night he would not vote for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer if elected, shrugging off criticism from U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn that he would be in the liberal New Yorker’s pocket. -
State Government UT names Boyd interim president despite opposition
Randy Boyd didn’t vault into a new job as the University of Tennessee interim president without opposition Tuesday. -
State Government Blackburn, Bredesen hammer each other in first debate
Marsha Blackburn and Phil Bredesen didn’t waste any time getting after each other in their first U.S. Senate debate.
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October 2018
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State Government Blackburn, Bredesen hold opposite views on endorsements
Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn is piling up conservative endorsements in the race for a U.S. Senate seat while former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen is downplaying the importance of such support, possibly a strategic move to garner moderate backers. -
State Government Stage set for Memphis gubernatorial debate
Memphis plays host Tuesday to Tennessee’s first 2018 gubernatorial debate, a chance for voters to see Republican candidate Bill Lee and Democratic candidate Karl Dean together for a rare occasion answering questions about state issues. -
State Government Bredesen supports FBI investigation of Kavanaugh allegations
U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Phil Bredesen is backing an FBI investigation of the sexual assault accusations against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh but still not saying how he would vote. -
State Government Boyd’s gubernatorial campaign haunts UT presidency vote
Randy Boyd probably knows the age-old sermon about reaping what you sow by heart. -
State Government Lee, Dean sound off on TBI investigations, guns in Memphis during first debate
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Karl Dean and Republican Bill Lee drew distinctions on the question of automatic TBI investigations into police-involved shootings in their first debate Tuesday at the University of Memphis. -
State Government Gubernatorial candidates disagree on education approach
Tennessee’s gubernatorial candidates say they will make education the focal point of their administration, but they have vastly different views on how to do it. -
State Government Dean would push Memphis’ role as ‘mighty asset’
Memphis might not have legalized gambling like neighboring states, but Democratic gubernatorial candidate Karl Dean says he’s willing to “bet” on a bright outlook here. -
State Government Democrat invites to economic meeting rile some Republicans
Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald is among Republican leaders balking at a nonpartisan West Tennessee Economic Development Caucus event for two Democratic statewide candidates in Jackson. -
State Government Bredesen would vote for Kavanaugh confirmation despite Ford allegations
U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Phil Bredesen – in a long-awaited response – said Friday, Oct. 5, he would vote for Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court even amid sexual assault allegations against the judge.
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