Listen This year more than most, polls show voters are concerned about health care. And in Tennessee, the state’s Medicaid program — known as TennCare — is often a deciding factor.
Explainer: Police Oversight As Envisioned By Nashville Charter Amendment 1
Listen After voters in Davidson County decide who they are going to vote for, they’re getting hit with another question that requires a bit more reading. Metro Charter Amendment 1 spreads across three pages, explaining a proposed citizen panel to review complaints against Nashville police (full text here).
At A Weekend Rally, Blackburn Makes A Pitch For Republican Unity In The Wake Of Kavanaugh Hearings
Listen Republican Marsha Blackburn says she is campaigning hard despite some polls showing her in the lead. Her remarks were made Sunday at a rally featuring a prominent Republican, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.
Tennessee’s Senate Race Is Either A Tie Or A Blowout, Depending On Who You Ask
Listen Vanderbilt University has released a new poll that shows the Senate race between former Governor Phil Bredesen and Congressman Marsha Blackburn remains too close to call.
Senate 2018: Will Phil Bredesen’s Down-The-Middle Approach Keep Liberal Voters Away?
Listen Former Governor Phil Bredesen has long billed himself as a centrist who’s unafraid to buck his fellow Democrats. That persona made him popular statewide in the early and mid-2000s — even as Tennessee shifted Republican.
Curious Nashville: Why Early Voting Probably Won’t Return To East Nashville
Listen Roughly half of Nashville voters in recent years have been casting their ballots during the two-week early voting period. The convenience of early voting is often cited as a reason. But one place where that’s not an option is in East Nashville.
Tennessee’s Next Governor: How Bill Lee’s Faith Would Influence State Policy If Elected
Listen Few Tennesseans knew much about Republican businessman Bill Lee a year ago. But over the gubernatorial campaign, he’s sketched a picture of what motivates him and what he’d do if elected Tennessee governor next month.
Here Are The 6 Charter Amendments On The Davidson County Ballot
Listen Early voting begins this week in much of Tennessee, and Davidson County residents will see several referendum items on their ballots.
Tennessee’s Next Governor: Will Dean’s Nashville Boom Town Cred Help Him Win Statewide?
Listen Former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean has been making the circuit this fall — of Rotary Clubs and American Legion posts and small-town diners — trying to tackle an ambitious task: Convincing voters to elect a Democrat for governor for the first time in more than a decade.
Gubernatorial Candidates Weigh In On Death Penalty, TBI Police Shooting Investigations
Both Republican Bill Lee and Democrat Karl Dean say the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation should continue to investigate officer-involved shooting deaths, but they disagree on whether that role should expand.
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