Tennessee’s new congressional maps are now facing multiple legal challenges, as voters, candidates and the NAACP, file to stop new maps from going into effect before the midterms.
Tennessee approves Trump redistricting plan, dividing majority-Black Memphis voting bloc
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.
Democrats walk out of redistricting hearing; protesters arrested
It was a chaotic morning in the Tennessee General Assembly as lawmakers raced toward redistricting votes. Gov. Bill Lee signed a measure to strike down a 1972 law that prohibited mid-decade redistricting.
Tennessee strikes down decades-old law against redistricting
Gov. Bill Lee has signed a measure to strike down a 1972 law that prohibited mid-decade redistricting, a mere hour after the bill cleared the Republican supermajority in the statehouse. Heeding a call from President Donald Trump, state Republicans are altering Tennessee law and the timeline for its elections to give the GOP another seat […]
NashVillager Podcast: The Congressional maps just keep on changing (except for when they didn’t)
How long have Tennessee’s political maps been gerrymandered? Plus, the local news for May 7.
Justice Department agrees to return Rep. Andy Ogles’ phone, signaling end of campaign finance probe
The Justice Department has agreed to return U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles’ personal cellphone that was seized as part of an investigation into his campaign finances, signaling it’s abandoning its probe into the staunch Trump supporter that began under the Biden administration.
Late Tennessee Rep. G.A. Hardaway’s son to replace him ahead of redistricting vote
Shelby County is sending TJ Hardaway, the son of late Rep. G.A. Hardaway, D-Memphis, to the Tennessee statehouse to replace his father, who passed away less than two weeks ago.
Tennessee GOP unveils new maps fracturing Memphis and Nashville area
Tennessee Republicans unveiled new congressional maps Wednesday morning that would likely help their party gain an extra seat in Congress as a special session on redistricting continues this week.
Williamson, Rutherford counties will have new mayors following primary elections
The primaries toppled one incumbent and bring fresh leadership to a county that’s had the same mayor for two decades.
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