Jul 16, 2026
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Friday's start of the early voting period marks the straightaway for candidates in partisan primaries.
Jul 15, 2026
To expand or to limit, that is the question. Plus: Marsha's money.
Jul 14, 2026
The three Republican gubernatorial candidates talk about methods for state executions and the National Guard in Memphis.
Jul 13, 2026
Candidates for state offices have filed their fundraising disclosures; early voting starts this week.
Jul 12, 2026
1 min read
Two people shot, killed in Memphis Safe Task Force use-of-force incidents; the Democratic candidates vying for Congress in District 7; mapping data centers
Jul 10, 2026
Join experts from KFF and States Newsroom journalists for a policy briefing on the changes coming to Medicaid
Legal battles over new Tennessee immigration laws and the proliferation of data centers tops headlines
Jul 9, 2026
Agents with the Memphis Safe Task Force kill a Memphian, for the second time this week.
Jul 8, 2026
A 250-mile drive through the new 9th Congressional District finds dichotomies but one common concern
Jul 7, 2026
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U.S. Census data shows 2% of Tennesseans lack any form of air conditioning; plus, Tennessee Democratic Party sued by former officer
Jul 6, 2026
Two candidates take on the Democratic primary for Congressional District 7 for the second time in a year.
Jul 5, 2026
GOP senators want review of botched execution; Tennessee taxpayers could get SNAP bill for state errors; another try for "Pot for Potholes"
Jul 3, 2026
Another Republican lawmakers calls for a review of Tennessee's death penalty protocols; says physicians responsible violate Hippocratic oath
Jul 2, 2026
A federal judge in Nashville slams the brakes on a state takeover of Memphis schools while another judge upholds injunction on reporting critically ill kids to immigration authorities.
Jul 1, 2026
As a ban on hemp products takes effect, two Democratic lawmakers reboot "Pot for potholes."
Jun 30, 2026
GOP senators ask governor for independent review of state execution protocols.
Jun 29, 2026
Tennessee has run into more problems with federal food program SNAP, this time over state errors.
Jun 28, 2026
A shortage of doctors in rural Tennessee; the 6th Congressional District GOP primary; judge puts halt to state Health Department plan to cut care for critically ill kids
Jun 26, 2026
Two more lawsuits filed over a new state law regulating pharmacy benefits managers; plus, Senate leaders say redistricting state House, Senate a no-go
Jun 25, 2026
On the anniversary of a U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion, a lawsuit to restrict the state from limiting care for critically ill immigrant children and a monument to the unborn.
Jun 24, 2026
The August primary nears and the Lookout rolls out the first of a series of profiles of competitive primaries in congressional elections,
The Shelby County Health Department takes issue with a recent report by an environmental organization on air quality. The group stands by its findings.
Jun 23, 2026
Jun 22, 2026
There's a shortage of family medicine doctors in rural parts of the state. A new program is trying to entice more.
Jun 21, 2026
U.S. Rep. Cohen calls on Gov. Lee to "consider your Christian background;" Tennesseans lose SNAP cuts; soybean future remains "daunting"
