Why is the minimum wage higher in many other states? Plus, the local news for June 4, 2026.
NashVillager Podcast: Power to the people (and the data centers)
Where do massive server farms get their electricity? Plus the local news for June 3, 2026.
NashVillager Podcast: The Backstory
How did Tennessee get to be the way it is now? Plus the local news for June 2, 2026.
NashVillager Podcast: Happy 230th, Tennessee!
Who was in charge here before Tennessee became a state?Plus the local news for June 1, 2026.
NashVillager Podcast: Legislature, rule thyself
Who gets to decide what lawmakers can and can’t do on the House or Senate floor? Plus the local news for May 29, and Billy Hudson’s healing journey.
Millions of people have been placed in new voting districts. Here’s where the redistricting stands
Republicans think they could gain as many as 14 seats from their redistricting efforts while Democrats think they could gain six seats from new districts in California and Utah.
Tennessee mid-decade redistricting survives first legal challenge
A three-judge panel has upheld Tennessee’s new congressional map, which splits the majority-Black and longtime Democratic stronghold of Memphis across three different districts.
First challenge to Tennessee’s congressional map heard in court
A three-judge panel will soon rule on whether Tennessee’s new congressional map is constitutional.
NAACP calls for boycott of Southern college sports programs over voting rights
The NAACP is calling on Black athletes, alumni, fans and the general public to boycott the athletic programs of public universities in states that aim to redistrict longtime Black lawmakers.




