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Tennessee Politics

NashVillager Podcast: Crime and punishment, political edition

Nina Cardona

April 15, 2025

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What can be learned from recent political scandals in our state? Plus, the local news for April 15, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Brian Kelsey, Glen Casada, Tennessee Politics

NashVillager Podcast: The past and present of Tennessee’s political scandals

Nina Cardona

December 20, 2024

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What makes a political scandal criminal? Plus, the local news for December 20, 2024.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Brian Kelsey, Politics, Tennessee Politics

Tennessee statehouse races to keep an eye on as Election Day approaches

Rose Gilbert

October 31, 2024

As early voting winds down Thursday, here are a few state races to watch this election season.

Filed Under: Election in Depth 2024, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, Allie Phillips, Bo Mitchell, Bobby Harshbarger, Chad Bobo, gun reform, Jennifer Frensley Webb, Luis Mata, Mike Sparks, Shaundelle Brooks, Tennessee Politics

NashVillager Podcast: Nullification redux

Nina Cardona

October 10, 2024

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Why do Tennessee legislators keep considering efforts to declare federal laws null and void? Plus the local news for October 10, 2024.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Politics, Tennessee Politics

NashVillager Podcast: A tale of two campaign finance investigations

Nina Cardona

July 25, 2024

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Who is looking into whether campaign finance laws were broken in two Midstate communities? Plus the local news for July 25, 2024.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: campaign finance, Elections 2024, Sumner County, Sumner County Constitutional Republicans, Tennessee Politics

NashVillager Podcast: When Tennessee was the test case for a divided nation

Nina Cardona

July 24, 2024

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Why was Tennessee once the prime example of how the United States should (or shouldn’t) handle a major issue? Plus the local news for July 24, 2024.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Tennessee Politics

NashVillager Podcast: Politics and bullying

Nina Cardona

June 6, 2024

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When do political fights get so ugly that officials have to say enough’s enough? Plus your local newscast for June 6, 2024.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Politics, Tennessee Politics

This is Nashville: What it’s like to report on Tennessee’s tense legislative session

Miriam Kramer

January 11, 2024

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The first week of Tennessee’s legislative session was marked by controversy, tension and debate, setting the stage for the coming weeks.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Education, health, Health Care, Politics, Tennessee Politics

Gun reform advocates are demanding action ahead of gun-specific special session

Blaise Gainey

June 22, 2023

Gun safety advocates in Tennessee have ramped up their call for the General Assembly to make substantive changes to the state’s gun laws. In the past week, groups have held rallies in Middle Tennessee as well as press conferences across the state.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Bill Lee, guns, Tennessee Politics, tnpol

There are more women serving in state legislatures than ever before, but Tennessee is going in the opposite direction

Blaise Gainey

December 28, 2022

Tennessee ranks near the bottom in gender diversity in its legislature.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Politics, representation, Tennessee Legislature, Tennessee Politics, tnleg, tnpol, top stories 2022, women

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