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    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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    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.

    By Sam Stockard September 26, 2018
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    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.

    By Sam Stockard September 26, 2018
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    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
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    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.

    By Sam Stockard September 25, 2018
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    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.

    By Sam Stockard September 26, 2018
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    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.

    By Sam Stockard September 25, 2018
  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard September 21, 2018
  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard September 20, 2018
  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard September 19, 2018
  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard September 18, 2018
  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard September 18, 2018
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    Bredesen defends his wait-and-see stance on Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh

    Democratic U.S. Senate contender Phil Bredesen met a crowd of 500 at Rhodes College Thursday, Sept. 13, that consisted mostly of supporters on what was originally planned as a debate with Republican rival Marsha Blackburn. Blackburn would not commit to the debate.

    By Bill Dries September 17, 2018

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