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Bill Lee and other state officials over Tennessee’s congressional and state Senate maps, which they allege are discriminatory and violate the constitutional rights of voters of color.
Tennessee's state House map was also challenged in the lawsuit ... extending the candidate filing deadline would harm elections officials and cause voter confusion. A legal challenge against ...
As public schools await A-F letter grades later this year, Tennessee education officials outlined how they ... of the letter grade model before the state Board of Education. Schools are currently ...
(WSMV) – As extreme drought conditions continue throughout Tennessee, wildfires are popping up across the Mid State. As of Monday ... so fire officials are encouraging many Tennesseans to ...
Three Tennessee voters on Wednesday sued state officials over two redistricting maps recently signed into law, alleging the General Assembly unconstitutionally drew House and Senate maps to ...
Another bill filed for introduction in the latest legislative session would make “The Tennessee in Me” by Debbie Mathis Watts an official state song. Lawmakers seek to add new state motto ...
According to Watts, it makes sense Tennessee has so many state songs. "The songs that have become official Tennessee State Songs are as varied and diverse as the three sections of Tennessee are in ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — An East Tennessee Representative is looking to add a new entry to the list of official state symbols. Earlier this month, Rep. Lowell Russell (R—Vonore) introduced ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — For the first time in state history, Tennessee has official state books. The Tennessee General Assembly officially passed HB1828, by Rep. Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood ...
(Take that, Moonshine). Tennessee also named the tomato as its official state fruit in 2003, and last year, state lawmakers voted to make pumpkin pie an official state symbol. “A true American ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A bill to make Memphis-style barbecue an official state food of Tennessee is on its way to the desk of Governor Bill Lee. The Tennessee Senate passed the bill on Tuesday ...
A former Tennessee prison official and a former ... The lawsuit also accused state officials of increasing the contract award to $123 million after Centurion secured it because the cost of ...