Former Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell is running for Congress. She says she’ll run in the new 5th Congressional District, which includes much of her old legislative district in south Nashville.
Tennesseans file suit over two redistricting maps drawn by state Republicans
Three Tennesseans have filed a lawsuit against Gov. Bill Lee over the redistricting process. In the complaint, filed Wednesday afternoon, the plaintiffs say the state House and Senate maps were drawn largely out of view of the public, and without input from elected Democrats.
Jim Cooper says Nashville’s business leaders could have done more to prevent the city’s ‘dismemberment’ in Congress
“They didn’t draw up these maps for a Democrat to win them,” Cooper said in an interview with WPLN News. “They were aiming and they hit the target.”
Party-line vote sends congressional map dividing Nashville to governor’s desk
Tennessee Republican lawmakers pushed through sweeping changes to congressional and state senate maps Monday night in a party-line vote. The next stop is Gov. Bill Lee’s desk for his signature. While the legislative maps have been hotly debated, it’s the congressional boundaries that have drawn the most attention. The maps will split Democratic leaning Davidson […]
As state wraps up redistricting, legal challenges start to brew though probability of success may be low
Tennessee lawmakers are expected to take final votes on newly drawn electoral districts this week and voting rights advocates are already eyeing legal challenges. They believe the proposed maps could be drawn better.
Republican-drawn legislative maps are coasting to passage in Tennessee Senate
The newly drawn Tennessee district maps have flown through legislative committees on party-line votes. The Republican-led state Senate could pass the maps Thursday.
Tennessee groups are rallying on MLK Day to oppose new political lines’ impact on Black and brown voters
Schools and businesses across the country will be closed Monday to honor the civil rights legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
What do you see in Tennessee’s new legislative map? For Democrats, it’s bad signs and gerrymandering
Is it a dinosaur? An esophagus? The shapes might spark the imagination, but Democrats are saying they represent a power grab.
Opponents to Republicans’ proposed Congressional map say it’s unfair to minority and rural voters
The proposed Congressional map that came out of a Republican-led committee Wednesday inspired fierce and immediate opposition. It would split up Shelby County into two Congressional districts and Davidson into three.
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