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  • State Government

    Lee to increase TBI crime lab staff, state troopers on Memphis roads

    “It’s important to this community. … It’s one step in a number of steps that we will continue to make to support the process,” the governor said.

    By Bill Dries September 30, 2022
  • Health Care

    Reproductive rights advocate walking across state to protest abortion ban

    Outside Planned Parenthood’s Memphis Health Center, supporters joined Francie Hunt on the first leg of her 538-mile trek across Tennessee to protest the state’s abortion ban. 

    By Aisling Mäki September 27, 2022
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    Almost 2 years after going live, sports betting booms in TN

    In January 2021, there were four licensed sportsbooks in Tennessee and around 230,000 player accounts. As of this month, there are 13 licensed sportsbooks and 1.3 million player accounts. 

    By John Martin September 26, 2022
  • Education

    State asks court to throw out Shelby, Davidson school voucher lawsuit

    The Tennessee Attorney General’s office asked a Nashville court to dismiss the case, saying the counties had lost all their relevant arguments. 

    By Ian Round September 26, 2022
  • Shelby County

    Voters could recall Shelby County Clerk under proposed bill

    Under the current law, 15% of registered county voters have to sign a petition to get a recall question on the ballot. State Rep. Mark White (R-Memphis) wants to lower that to 1%.

    By Ian Round September 22, 2022
  • Elections

    Tennessee Libertarians’ uphill battle is made harder by extreme caucus

    The Libertarian nominee for governor is a Black Memphian who says the party, which was overtaken this year by a caucus that is friendly with white nationalists and opposed to transgender people, has “broken (his) spirit.”

    By Ian Round September 18, 2022
  • State Government

    Gubernatorial candidate faults Lee, state Legislature for DNA test delays

    During a campaign stop Thursday, Sept. 15, in Memphis, Dr. Jason Martin pointed to low funding levels for the TBI crime lab despite a state surplus of $2 billion

    By Bill Dries September 15, 2022
  • State Government

    Republican state Rep. Mark White running unopposed for reelection

    The Democrats didn’t field a candidate in a district that used to be — before redistricting — one of the General Assembly’s most flippable.

    By Ian Round September 13, 2022
  • State Government

    Weirich pushes back on criticism of 2020 Kelly plea deal

    Former Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich talked to The Daily Memphian about the 2020 plea deal for Ezekiel Kelly that Gov. Bill Lee called an example of “soft-on-crime plea deals.”

    Related story:

    Gov. Lee calls for changes in plea deals during Memphis visit

    By Bill Dries September 14, 2022
  • Premium Business

    Children’s Services ‘near collapse’ with shortage of low-paid caseworkers

    “Throw money at it,” a Knoxville judge told state lawmakers. “I’m telling you right now, throw money at it. Tons of money at it.”

    By Ian Round September 06, 2022
  • State Government

    Tennessee’s grocery tax holiday ends midnight Wednesday, but food insecurity doesn’t

    The one-month grocery tax holiday has helped people stretch their budgets, but it has not made a dent in the issue of food insecurity, the Mid-South Food Bank’s CEO says.

    By Ian Round August 30, 2022
  • Education

    Lee: Every Tennessee school has had safety inspection

    The governor recently provided an update to the school safety executive order he signed in June after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

    By Ian Round August 30, 2022
  • State Government

    Billionaire charter school advocates gave to at least 22 organizations that endorsed TISA

    Bill Gates and the Walton family funded a substantial portion of the advocacy for Gov. Bill Lee’s school funding overhaul. Skeptics fear this philanthropy is self-interested, advancing an agenda to dismantle public schools to benefit private interests.

    By Ian Round August 29, 2022
  • Shelby County

    State comptroller says no takeover of county clerk’s office

    The response from Comptroller Jason Mumpower is a response to a bipartisan resolution from the Shelby County Commission calling for state oversight of the county clerk’s office led by clerk Wanda Halbert. It also raises the possibility of some kind of local ouster effort

    By Bill Dries August 26, 2022
  • State Government

    Tennessee’s abortion ban takes effect Thursday

    Criminal defense lawyers say there are effectively no exceptions to the Human Life Protection Act of 2019.

    By Ian Round August 24, 2022
  • Update State Government

    Former state House Speaker Glen Casada pleads not guilty to kickback scheme

    Casada and his former chief of staff, Cade Cothren, were indicted on 20 counts of bribery and kickbacks, wire fraud and money laundering.

    By Ian Round August 23, 2022
  • Shelby County

    Comptroller’s office says closing county clerk’s office to public is ‘unusual’

    The Tennessee Comptroller’s office plans to meet with other state officials about assisting or providing oversight of the Shelby County Clerk’s office and its distribution of license plates and the renewal of car tags.

    Related story:

    County Clerk’s office limits number of car title drops for auto dealers

    By Ian Round, Bill Dries August 18, 2022
  • Premium Health Care

    Tennessee’s abortion ban expected to increase pregnancy-related deaths

    “If you think abortion access going away does not affect you, you’re going to be mistaken, because this falls out into all areas of medicine,” said a Tennessee OB-GYN.

    By Aisling Mäki August 15, 2022
  • State Government

    Judges deny request to pause ‘rushed’ implementation of school voucher law

    Since an injunction was lifted last month, the state has been working to make taxpayer-funded private school vouchers available by the time class starts — which in Shelby County is Monday, Aug. 8.

    By Ian Round August 05, 2022
  • State Government

    Martin beats Smiley, Atwater in Democratic primary for governor

    Gov. Bill Lee is expected to win reelection, but Democrats think they have a shot after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile, incumbent lawmakers in Congress and the General Assembly all won.

    By Ian Round August 05, 2022
  • State Government

    Six apply for upcoming TN attorney general vacancy

    Tennessee is the only state in which the attorney general is appointed by the Supreme Court. The position runs in eight-year terms. The new term begins Sept. 1.

    By The Associated Press July 31, 2022
  • Premium State Government

    How Tennessee DAs will find out about, and prosecute, abortions

    Some observers believe ride share app records, credit card statements, internet search histories and more could be used to prosecute Tennessee abortion providers when the state’s near-total ban goes into effect Aug. 25.

    By Ian Round July 31, 2022
  • State Government

    Gov. Bill Lee says 2,000 families in Memphis, Nashville have applied for school vouchers

    Lee said Friday, July 29, at Knowledge Quest’s Teen Tech Center that more than 2,000 families in Memphis and Nashville have applied for school vouchers and 40 schools have expressed interest in accepting those vouchers.

    By Bill Dries July 29, 2022
  • State Government

    Kevin Ritz nominated as new U.S. Attorney for West Tennessee

    Ritz’s nomination by President Joe Biden goes to the U.S. Senate for confirmation.

    By Bill Dries July 29, 2022
  • State Government

    Gun safes, groceries, clothes and school supplies: Tax-free-bargains

    From July 1, 2022 to July 30, 2023, there is no sales tax on gun safes or safety devices. This weekend will be tax-free for clothes and school supplies. And the entire month of August will be tax-free for groceries.

    By Alicia Davidson July 28, 2022

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