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  • State Government

    Shelby elections administrator promises Cohen she’ll process new voter registrations

    Shelby County’s elections administrator is guaranteeing her office will process some 33,000 new voter-registration applications before early voting starts Wednesday, after being queried by U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen.

    By Sam Stockard October 15, 2018
  • State Government

    Blackburn pierces Bredesen with partisan politics

    Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn’s partisan attacks appear to be trumping former governor Phil Bredesen’s moderate politics as early voting approaches for the Nov. 6 election for an open U.S. Senate seat.

    By Sam Stockard October 15, 2018
  • State Government

    Dean rolls the dice on sports betting; Lee says no way

    Democratic gubernatorial candidate Karl Dean says he would support legislation to legalize sports betting in Tennessee, but Republican candidate Bill Lee doesn’t want to gamble on it.

    By Sam Stockard October 12, 2018
  • Business

    Chamber chairman disagrees with Harris’ request for public input on Trenary’s successor

    Greater Memphis Chamber chairman Richard Smith says the organization welcomes input from local elected officials on the process of replacing its president and CEO, but the Chamber does not need to make it a public process.

    By Omer Yusuf October 12, 2018
  • State Government

    Blackburn would spend $70B on border wall; Bredesen says he’d put money into technology

    Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn committed to spending tens of billions of dollars on constructing a wall at the Southern border, while former governor Phil Bredesen called such an idea antiquated Wednesday night.

    By Sam Stockard October 12, 2018
  • State Government

    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
  • State Government

    Shelby Democrats respond to lieutenant governor’s attack on Salinas

    The Shelby County Democratic Party is defending District 31 Senate candidate Gabby Salinas against an attack ad by the lieutenant governor’s PAC, calling it “false” and a “mischaracterization.”

    By Sam Stockard October 12, 2018
  • Breaking News Metro

    Senate confirms Norris as federal judge

    Tennessee state Senate Republican leader Mark Norris of Collierville was confirmed Thursday, Oct. 11, as a federal judge for the Western District of Tennessee.

    By Bill Dries October 12, 2018
  • State Government

    Blackburn claims women’s voices ‘shredded’ during Bredesen administration

    U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn kept up her relentless attack on former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen in their final debate Wednesday night, accusing him of running a governor’s office soft on sexual harassment.

    By Sam Stockard October 11, 2018
  • State Government

    Democrats say Shelby County Schools covering for McCormick

    The Tennessee House Democratic Caucus is challenging Shelby County Schools, accusing the system of stonewalling on an open records request to keep it from finding out how many meetings Republican board member Scott McCormick failed to attend.

    By Sam Stockard October 10, 2018
  • State Government

    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
  • State Government

    Bredesen’s quandary gives points to Blackburn

    Republican U.S. Senate candidate Congressman Marsha Blackburn must have been sitting back laughing as she pounded former Gov. Phil Bredesen for postponing his stance on the Kavanaugh nomination.

    By Sam Stockard October 10, 2018
  • State Government

    Lieutenant governor’s PAC spending $300,000 to bolster Kelsey against Democrat Salinas

    Lt. Gov. Randy McNally’s PAC is pouring $300,000 into an ad campaign against Democratic Senate candidate Gabby Salinas, signaling a tight race for incumbent Republican Sen. Brian Kelsey in Memphis’ District 31. 

    By Sam Stockard October 09, 2018
  • Metro

    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
  • State Government

    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
  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard October 05, 2018
  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard October 04, 2018
  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard October 03, 2018
  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard October 03, 2018
  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard October 03, 2018
  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard October 03, 2018
  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard October 02, 2018
  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard October 02, 2018
  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard October 01, 2018
  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard September 26, 2018

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