Top stories: August 17-22

By J. Holly McCall | Editor-in-Chief

Stories of the Week

Banning of THCA potentially blows $110 million hole in Tennessee’s budget
Stockard on the Stump: Tenn Republican Caucus chair irritated by extremism
Tennessee taps road-building group for $9B toll lanes project
ICE changes location of Tennessee call center site from Adams to Nashville
The potential budget challenges for Tennessee’s next governor
Tennessee Republican balks at nuclear campus, waste storage
Metro Nashville joins lawsuit claiming feds withheld millions
Tennessee reports $1.2 billion surplus during past fiscal year
Trump administration appeals dismissal of criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Report: 12 Tennessee rural hospitals at ‘immediate risk’ for closure

Photo of the week: An aerial view from the Tennessee Tower in Nashville shows site for drilling on the Elon Musk Music City Loop, an underground tunnel for Tesla vehicles. The first leg of the project will transport riders from Nashville International Airport to the Tennessee Capitol. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)

Commentary of the Week

The University of Tennessee’s new civics degree should treat citizenship as a practice | Alejandro Ramos
Remembering Memphis Rep. Joseph Hanover and his role in Tennessee’s women’s suffrage | Paula F. Casey

John Cole’s Tennessee: Life Support

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