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Gloria Johnson

Tennessee passes governor’s school vouchers plan. Here’s what the program will look like

Marianna Bacallao

January 30, 2025

Parents across Tennessee will soon be able to put taxpayer dollars toward the cost of attending private school.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Bill Lee, Chris Hurt, disabilities, Education Freedom Act, Education Freedom Scholarships, Gloria Johnson, school vouchers, Tennessee Education Association, tnleg, tnpol, William Lamberth, Williamson County, Wilson County

Blackburn holds on to her U.S. Senate seat

Paige Pfleger

November 5, 2024

Incumbent Sen. Marsha Blackburn has beaten out state Rep. Gloria Johnson in a high-profile battle for one of Tennessee’s two U.S. Senate seats. The Associated Press called the race for Blackburn just after polls closed at 7 p.m.   

Filed Under: Election Live Blog 2024, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elections 2024, Gloria Johnson, Marsha Blackburn

Here’s what Blackburn and Johnson’s ads say about their priorities in U.S. Senate standoff

Paige Pfleger

October 25, 2024

Democratic state representative Gloria Johnson is challenging Republican U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn for one of Tennessee’s two U.S. Senate seats.

Filed Under: Election in Depth 2024, Election Live Blog 2024, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elections 2024, Gloria Johnson, Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senate

Who’s on the ballot in Middle Tennessee? Brush up on your candidates with WPLN’s voter guide

Marianna Bacallao

October 15, 2024

Whether you’re brushing up before casting an absentee ballot or waiting in line at the polls on Election Day, WPLN has your guide to who’s on the ballot and what they stand for.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Allie Phillips, Andy Ogles, Elections 2024, Gloria Johnson, Heidi Campbell, John Rose, Justin Jones, Lore Bergman, Luis Mata, Mark Green, Marsha Blackburn, Maryam Abolfazli, Megan Barry, Shaundelle Brooks, voting

Fall matchup set between ‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat Gloria Johnson and GOP US Sen. Marsha Blackburn

Kimberlee Kruesi, APandJonathan Mattise, AP

August 3, 2024

The match will pit a survivor of a Republican-led expulsion effort over a gun control protest against a close ally of former President Donald Trump.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elections 2024, Gloria Johnson, Marsha Blackburn

Tennessee primary election results

WPLN Staff

August 1, 2024

Tennessee’s congressional delegation is in the spotlight, with primary contests for one U.S. Senate seat and all nine of the state’s positions in the U.S. House.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Andy Ogles, Courtney Johnston, Elections 2024, Gloria Johnson, Marsha Blackburn, Steve Cohen, voting rights

What to expect in Tennessee’s state primaries

The Associated Press

July 30, 2024

Candidates for federal and state legislative posts will compete for their parties’ nominations in primaries in Tennessee.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Andy Ogles, Courtney Johnston, Elections, Elections 2024, Gloria Johnson, Marsha Blackburn, voting rights

Tennessee election officials asking more than 14,000 voters to prove citizenship

Kimberlee Kruesi, APandJonathan Mattise, AP

June 26, 2024

The letters warn that it is illegal in Tennessee for noncitizens to vote. Voting rights advocates began raising the alarm after photos of the letter started circulating on social media.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elections 2024, Gloria Johnson, Jason Powell, Secretary of State, voting, voting rights

Progressive candidates are increasingly sharing their own abortion stories after Roe’s demise

Kimberlee Kruesi, APandChristine Fernando, AP

April 15, 2024

A growing number of progressive candidates are choosing to tell their own abortion stories. And they’re doing so more frequently in states that banned abortion after the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Filed Under: Abortion In Depth, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, Associated Press, Elections 2024, Gloria Johnson, Roe v. Wade

A bill that would prevent Tennesseans from running for two elected offices is closer to becoming law

Blaise Gainey

February 22, 2024

The proposal would put a stop to one of the two races current Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, has her hat in. She’s running for reelection and Congress.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Elections, Frank Niceley, Gloria Johnson, Mark Green, Megan Barry, Richard Briggs, tnleg, tnpol

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