Listen The topic of abortion has begun to rise in prominence in the race for Tennessee governor. Two candidates in particular — the Republicans Diane Black and Randy Boyd — are showcasing their positions on the issue in ads and mailers.
Tennessee’s Next Governor: How They’d Smooth Relations Between Cities And The State Legislature
Listen A recurring theme over the past several years has been sparring between the Republican-controlled state legislature and Tennessee’s more liberal big cities. They’ve staked out positions on issues like LGBT rights, living wages and immigration, only to have them undone by lawmakers.
Tennessee’s Next Governor: How The Candidates Want To Close The Achievement Gap In Education
Listen Narrowing the education gap will be one challenge facing whoever becomes Tennessee’s next governor. Students in the state are doing better in math and reading, but black and Hispanic students aren’t improving as fast as their white counterparts.
Tennessee’s Next Governor: How The Candidates Talk About Immigration — And Why It Matters
Listen About 315,000 people in the state are immigrants. That’s works out to about one in 20 Tennesseans. How other people feel about those newcomers has become one of the most polarizing questions among voters.
Tennessee’s Next Governor: Should TennCare Beneficiaries Be Required To Work?
Listen The push to require Medicaid recipients to get jobs has at least some support from everyone running to be Tennessee governor — even the Democrats.
Tennessee’s Next Governor: Interpreting The First Ads Of The Republican Campaign
Listen The primary elections for governor are still months away, but Tennesseans have already gotten a taste of it. The Republican candidates to follow Governor Bill Haslam have been hitting television sets with some high-profile ads. Experts on political advertising say these first pitches to Tennessee voters are among the most important of the campaign.
Tennessee’s Next Governor: Even Democratic Candidates Say They’ll Aim To Work With Trump
Listen Eight years ago, when Republicans were outside the White House, their political advertising in Tennessee largely stuck to a single formula. “You would take a picture of the Democratic candidate. Put a picture of Barack Obama on one side,” says Kent Syler, a professor of political science at Middle Tennessee State University. “You know, throw […]
Tennessee’s Next Governor: Interest In School Vouchers Dims
Listen In recent years, one of the biggest debates in Tennessee has been whether to give families vouchers for their children to attend private schools. But after state lawmakers’ failed attempts to get a plan through, interest in the issue among the candidates for governor seems to be diminishing.
GOP Field Shrinks As Mae Beavers Drops Bid For Governor
This year’s race for governor has one less contender. Mt. Juliet Republican Mae Beavers announced on Facebook Tuesday that she’s suspending her campaign. The move follows signs that the former state senator had been lagging far behind the other top Republicans.
Broad Support For Pre-K, Raising Teacher Pay As Gubernatorial Candidates Talk Education
Preschool programs and raising the pay for teachers both got votes of confidence, as five of the major candidates for governor lined up at Belmont University Tuesday night to discuss education.
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