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Former House Speaker Glen Casada and chief of staff indicted in ‘bribery and kickback conspiracy’

Nina Cardona, Blake FarmerandBlaise Gainey

August 23, 2022

Former Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives Glen Casada and his chief of staff, Cade Cothren, have been arrested on bribery and conspiracy charges. 

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Cade Cothren, Glen Casada, Phoenix Solutions

The Tennessee Titans want a new stadium. Metro Government is conducting a study to find out if that’s a good deal.

Blaise Gainey

August 23, 2022

Nissan Stadium sign

While the details of the new deal aren’t final, the city and state are expected to give the Titans $1.2 billion to build a new stadium and get off the hook for maintenance.  

Filed Under: Metro, Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville Metro Council, Tennessee Titans, Titans stadium

Woman charged with murder after allegedly sneaking meth into a correctional facility

Blaise Gainey

August 17, 2022

Tennessee prison barbed wire

A Middle Tennessee woman who shared a kiss with a man inside a county prison has now been charged with his murder. Rachel Dollard is accused of passing a balloon with half an ounce of meth while kissing Joshua Brown. Brown later died of an overdose at a local hospital.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: meth, Tennessee Department of Correction

Tennessee congressmen react to search warrant at Mar-a-Lago

Blaise Gainey

August 15, 2022

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Members of Tennessee’s congressional delegation are reacting to the FBI search at Mar-a-Lago, the home of former President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida. 

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Donald Trump, FBI, Marsha Blackburn, Steve Cohen

Why are staffers with the Tennessee Democratic Party unionizing?

Blaise Gainey

August 11, 2022

Hendrell Remus

Staffers at the Tennessee Democratic Party are in the process of unionizing. They are following in the steps of several other states’ Democratic parties, including Florida and Kentucky, as well as the Democratic National Committee.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Tennessee Democratic Party, Unionization

Fire at Sumner County Courthouse construction site douses hopes of 2023 opening

Blaise Gainey

August 8, 2022

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The roof of the Sumner County Courthouse caught fire Sunday night. The Gallatin Fire Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are on the scene investigating how it started.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Fire, Gallatin, Sumner County, TBI, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

After a close gubernatorial primary, Democrats say they’ll team up against Republican Gov. Bill Lee

Blaise Gainey

August 7, 2022

Jason Martin Tennessee candidate

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jason Martin says that now that he’s won the primary, he’ll work with his former opponents to try to remove Republican Gov. Bill Lee from office. 

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Elections 2022, gubernatorial race, Jason Martin, tnpol

Middle Tennessee’s congressional races take shape, with Andy Ogles outpacing stuffed 5th District GOP primary

Blaise Gainey

August 4, 2022

With primary elections all wrapped up we now know which Middle Tennessee congressional candidates will face-off in the general on November 8.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 5th Congressional District, 6th Congressional District, 7th Congressional District, Andy Ogles, Beth Harwell, Donald Trump, Heidi Campbell, John Rose, Mark Green, Tennessee Politics, tnpol

Meet the three Tennessee Democrats who want to take on incumbent Gov. Bill Lee

Blaise Gainey

August 2, 2022

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Tennessee hasn’t elected a Democratic governor since Phil Bredesen in 2006. But, this year, there are three Democrats hoping to change that. If they win the primary election on Thursday, they’ll go on to challenge incumbent Republican Gov. Bill Lee this fall.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Elections 2022, governor, gubernatorial race

In the hotly contested primary for Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District, money and loyalty to Trump divide a large GOP field

Blaise Gainey

July 28, 2022

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After Morgan Ortagus was kicked out of the race in Tennessee’s 5th House District, she endorsed Kurt Winstead. That set up the sort of political jockeying that now has party insiders wondering who might get Trump’s blessing.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News

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