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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

Tensions ignite as Tennessee lawmakers set session restrictions

Blaise GaineyandTony Gonzalez

August 21, 2023

Listen

Special session, special restrictions. The Tennessee House adopted rules on Monday that limit what lawmakers can say and how they’ll file proposals this week.

Filed Under: Special Session 2023, Special Session 2023 In Depth, WPLN News Tagged With: Jason Powell, special session, Tennessee General Assembly

Move Aside, Iowa: Bill Seeks To Make Tennessee The First Presidential Contest In 2024

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

February 18, 2020

A new bill by two Democrats would make Tennesseans to be the first in the nation to cast a ballot in a presidential contest in 2024. The sponsors of the bill (HB2511/SB2815) claim that Tennessee is better qualified to be a so-called early state.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Jason Powell, Raumesh Akbari, Super Tuesday

Gov. Bill Lee’s Voucher-Like Bill Passes In Tennessee House After Dramatic Vote

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

April 23, 2019

Listen A highly debated education proposal is moving forward, but only after a dramatic vote Tuesday in the Tennessee House of Representatives.  Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher plan passed the House after a sole Republican flipped his vote from a “no” to a “yes.”

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Jason Powell, Jason Zachary

Playing Down Party in Contests Over Mega Majority

Blake Farmer

October 1, 2012

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.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 2012election, 2012state, 53rd district, Ben Claybaker, Jason Powell, TNGOP, walkout proof majority

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