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Tennessee approves Trump redistricting plan, dividing majority-Black Memphis voting bloc

By Marianna BacallaoandTony Gonzalez

May 7, 2026

Heeding a call from President Trump to give Republicans more seats in Congress, Tennessee’s GOP-led statehouse voted Thursday to carve Memphis into three reliably red districts.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Cameron Sexton, Elections 2026, Jason Zachary, John Stevens, justin j. pearson, London Lamar, memphis, open government, Randy McNally, redistricting, voting rights

Judge says Nashville school shooter’s writings can’t be released as victims’ families have copyright

By Travis Loller, AP

July 5, 2024

The withholding of the writings has been particularly controversial because some people see the shooting as a hate crime against Christians and believe the journals will prove it.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, I'Ashea Myles, open government, Tennessee Coalition for Open Government

Tennessee tourism deals could be kept secret from the public under advancing measure

By Blaise Gainey

March 26, 2024

A measure backed by Gov. Bill Lee would allow the state’s Department of Tourist Development to make deals without making the public aware, and it has now passed the Senate.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, NFL, open government, tnleg, tnpol, tourism

After Naomi Judd’s death, a Tennessee lawmaker has filed a bill to make it harder to release records into death investigations

By Blaise Gainey

December 7, 2022

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A Tennessee lawmaker wants to close public records in certain death investigations. The bill comes after the family of Naomi Judd pushed to conceal the release of information following her death.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, death investigations, medical examiners, Naomi Judd, open government, police, The Judds, tnpol

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