There are 25 article(s) tagged Karl Dean:

• January 2019

  • Gov.-elect Lee to depart as chairman of Lee Company

    Lee exiting as Lee Company chairman and putting stock in a blind trust during term as governor.

    By Sam Stockard January 09, 2019

• November 2018

  • Dems see gains, but Haslam calls election ‘mixed’ night

    Democrats took a thrashing statewide in the midterm elections as a potential “blue wave” hit a “red wall” in Tennessee. But nationally, the tone was more middle of the road, and Memphis Democrats take solace in making some senatorial history.

    By Sam Stockard November 10, 2018

  • Haslam prepares to hand governor’s office keys to Lee

    The day after Republican Bill Lee’s landslide win over Democrat Karl Dean, Gov. Bill Haslam said he is committed to making the switch to the governor-elect “the best transition in the history of Tennessee.”

    By Sam Stockard November 07, 2018

  • Majority of Shelby County voters turn out for the vote

    For the first time in 24 years a majority of Shelby County voters showed up for an election other than the presidential general election.

    By Bill Dries November 07, 2018

  • Lee, Dean approach final day at the polls

    At nearly every stop, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee recalls a moment in his campaign when he introduced himself to a Cumberland County man and got an unexpected response.

    By Sam Stockard November 06, 2018

  • Both sides of partisan divide push Memphis voter turnout

    At his next-to-last campaign stop in his bid for the U.S. Senate Monday evening, former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen had trouble getting in the door of Jim Neely’s Interstate Barbecue in South Memphis.

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2018

  • Top statewide contenders expected in Shelby on election eve

    With no partisan primaries on the Nov. 6 ballot, it’s not clear whether voters will shift to blue or further solidify the state’s status since 2000 as a red or Republican state.

    By Bill Dries November 04, 2018

  • Early voting ends with ‘robust’ turnout, Medicaid stand by Dean

    Early voting in advance of the Nov. 6 Election Day ended Thursday evening with Shelby County turnout expected to remain below 200,000 and below the early voter turnout for the November 2016 presidential general election.

    By Bill Dries November 02, 2018

  • Blackburn leading Bredesen in three new polls for U.S. Senate seat

    With less than a week left until the Nov. 6 election, Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn is leading former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen in three new polls released this week.

    By Sam Stockard November 01, 2018

• October 2018

  • Gubernatorial candidates holding out on laptops for all students

    Tennessee’s gubernatorial candidates won’t commit to Gov. Bill Haslam’s proposal to buy laptops for Tennessee students - at an unspecified cost - in an effort to prepare them for the end-of-year test called TNReady.

    By Sam Stockard October 29, 2018

  • Lee’s a political ‘outsider,’ but his company does plenty of government work

    Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee presents himself as a political “outsider.” He’s never run for public office, and he says he’s “never worked for the government.”

    By Sam Stockard October 29, 2018

  • Dean taking jab at Lee on vouchers

    Democratic gubernatorial candidate Karl Dean is taking a jab at Republican frontrunner Bill Lee on vouchers, calling him an “extreme” candidate whose policies would hurt public education.

    By Sam Stockard October 24, 2018

  • Glitches, suspicion overshadow heavy start of early voting

    When the first day of early voting in advance of the Nov. 6 election day had ended Wednesday, Shelby County election commissioner Norma Lester offered her verdict on how it went with a brief Facebook post. “Don’t know any other way to say it except the first day of Early Voting was absolute HELL!” she wrote. “Hoping for a better Second day.”

    By Bill Dries October 19, 2018

  • Lee dislikes lottery but offers no alternative for funding scholarships

    Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee didn’t exactly shock anyone by saying he would fight legislative efforts to legalize sports gambling in Tennessee.

    By Sam Stockard October 17, 2018

  • Lee holds financial edge on Dean heading into final debate tonight

    Set for their final gubernatorial debate Friday night in Nashville, Republican candidate Bill Lee and Democratic candidate Karl Dean released fundraising figures showing Lee with a major edge going into the final three weeks of the campaign.

    By Sam Stockard October 12, 2018

  • Even in East Tennessee, gubernatorial candidates keep Memphis on the mind

    Memphis is about a nine-hour drive from Kingsport, but the city’s major topics were still on the minds of Tennessee’s two top gubernatorial candidates in the second gubernatorial debate, an East Tennessee event in which they sparred a bit for the first time.

    By Sam Stockard October 10, 2018

  • Memphis legislator criticizes Hopson’s endorsement of Lee

    A Memphis legislator is castigating Shelby County Schools Superintendent Dorsey Hopson’s decision to endorse Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee, saying it “confuses” a tough situation.

    By Sam Stockard October 09, 2018

  • Gubernatorial candidates criticize Legislature’s retribution on Memphis

    Tennessee’s two main gubernatorial candidates disagree with the Legislature’s move to strip funding from Memphis this year and punish the city for its role in removing Confederate monuments from parks.

    By Sam Stockard October 06, 2018

  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard October 03, 2018

  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard October 03, 2018

  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard October 03, 2018

  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard October 02, 2018

• September 2018

  • Lee seems well-positioned to break the 52-year trend of the governor’s office alternating between the two major parties - or is he?

    If you believe the polls, Republican Bill Lee is steamrolling toward victory in the Tennessee governor’s race.

    By Otis Sanford September 27, 2018

  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard September 26, 2018

  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard September 21, 2018