A legal challenge to Tennessee’s voter-ID requirement went before a state appeals court yesterday. Early voting just got underway in the first presidential election since the law passed.
Voter Registration Approaches Four Million as Deadline Nears
The agency behind Nashville’s public art projects hope its fanciful bike racks and statues will soon be marked on Google Maps. Next month, the Metro Arts Commission will ask city leaders for approval to participate in the nationwide effort to include works of art on the online app.
UT Receives Lackluster Response to Candidate Survey
“Vote Orange” is a new election slogan coming from the University of Tennessee. But according to a recent candidate survey, it’s hard to tell whose interests align with UT’s top officials. Only a third of General Assembly candidates bothered to answer the survey.
TN Supreme Court Finds Metro Sheriff Can Enforce Law
The Tennessee Supreme Court says Davidson County’s sheriff does have some law enforcement power. The question was at the center of a case challenging an immigration enforcement program known as 287(g).
As Lipscomb Watches, So Watches the Nation
Wednesday night’s presidential debate drew out a couple hundred college students to watch at Lipscomb University. The Christian school’s namesake famously argued believers should not vote, but more than a few there are planning to.
Playing Down Party in Contests Over Mega Majority
The Tennessee Republican Party is focusing its campaign energy on Nashville this election cycle. But following recent Democratic retirements in Davidson County, neither side is playing up his party.
Democrats Want Goodlettsville Republican Off the Ballot
State Democrats are asking election officials to remove a state house candidate from the ballot. Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester claims Nashville Republican Charles Williamson fraudulently entered the race using a fake address.
ECD Chief to Temporarily Leave Post for Romney Position
Tennessee’s top economic development official has raised his hand for a temporary job with Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign. Commissioner Bill Hagerty – a longtime Romney supporter – is taking unpaid leave from his state job.
Nashville GOP Campaign Offices Meant to Help Down Ticket
A campaign office for Mitt Romney opens in Green Hills this weekend, making a total of four sites across Nashville to pick up yard signs and bumper stickers. Instead of the candidate’s national organization, local Republicans are responsible. And they’re most interested in Romney’s coattails.
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