All 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives and half of the 33 seats in the state Senate are on the ballot. In many cases, incumbents are a lock to win their primary and proceed on to November, but there are still a few races worth watching. Here’s what you need to know about them.
Tennessee Republicans are about to find out if splitting up Nashville will pay off for them in the midterms
When the Republican-controlled Tennessee legislature gathered to redraw congressional maps earlier this year, they wanted to gain a seat in the U.S. House. So they spliced Davidson County into three more rural, Republican-leaning districts.
Here are some of the controversial laws going into effect July 1 in Tennessee
Today is the first day of July and that means a host of new laws will take effect in Tennessee.
At the statehouse: A big money week, plus a new criminal justice bill
The end is near. This week, state lawmakers completed the one task they are constitutionally bound do every year: the budget.
At the statehouse: Resignation, education and a controversial confirmation
The ninth week of session held some unexpected twists and turns.
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.
This week at the statehouse: McNally gets COVID, a state supreme court pick is confirmed, Dems ask for more college polling sites
The 112th Tennessee General Assembly is nearly a quarter of the way through, and there’s a lot to catch up on. Here’s a roundup of some of what happened during week five at the capitol.
The first lawmaker ousted from the Tennessee Senate calls the move ‘beyond partisan’
The Tennessee Senate expelled Democrat Katrina Robinson of Memphis on Wednesday. She is the first member to be kicked out in the Senate’s history.
Speakers at ‘health freedom’ conference push back on vaccines and mandates, drawing about 1,000 people
Attendees came from all over the country, as well as nearby, for the event. And despite clear signs throughout the hotel saying that unvaccinated people should wear masks inside the resort, none were.
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