Time is running out for Tennesseans who bypassed early voting. Polls open at 7 am close at 7 o’clock tonight. The presidential race has created a difficult decision for some.
Super Majority Could Expose Old Divisions
A GOP supermajority in the state house may not be all its cracked up to be. Republican Governor Bill Haslam sees two sides in controlling so much of the General Assembly.
Haslam Dodges on DesJarlais
Governor Bill Haslam is keeping his distance from fellow Republican Scott DesJarlais. The congressman representing Murfreesboro and Columbia has been battling revelations that he urged a mistress to have an abortion 12 years ago.
GOP Still Gone Country
Both presidential campaigns have their distinct soundtracks. And on the Republican side, it’s still got a twang.
TN High Court Agrees to Hear Voter ID Case, After Election
The Tennessee Supreme Court says a Memphis library card will count as voter ID for this election. In an order released Thursday, the high court also said it would hear oral arguments in the politically charged case.
TN Kids ‘Mock the Vote’
While voters flood to the polls in Tennessee, kids are casting fake ballots in mock presidential elections. Nashville’s STEM Prep charter school has spent weeks scrutinizing one issue at a time.
Referendum: Must an Engineer Run Metro Public Works?
Thursday is the final day of early voting in Tennessee ahead of next Tuesday’s election. In Nashville the ballot includes several referendums, including one on just who should be allowed to run Metro Public Works.
Sumner Ed Tax Splits School Mothers
Proposed taxes are drawing voters to the polls in several Tennessee counties, including Sumner, where a budget battle delayed the start of school by nearly two weeks. A $25 increase in car registrations is splitting voters who consider themselves conservative.
Final Days of Early Voting Produce Long Lines
Early voting continues to produce lines more than an hour long in some parts of Middle Tennessee. More than 1.1 million people statewide have cast a ballot early.
MTSU Poll: Young TN Voters Flock to Romney
President Obama has lost many of his younger supporters in Tennessee, according to a poll released Tuesday by MTSU. Nearly three-quarters of voters under the age of 45 say they’ll vote Republican.