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Damon Curry Morris, second from left, Racheal Spriggs, third from left, and Tikeila Rucker, fourth from right, at a June 9 press conference in Memphis to address their banning from school property after speaking at a school board meeting. (Photo: Theryn Bond)

Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson backs group banned from Memphis school board meetings

By Theryn Bond - June 9, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 09: Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on a recently unsealed indictment against former President Donald Trump at the Justice Department on June 9, 2023, in Washington, DC. Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been indicted on 37 felony counts in the special counsel’s classified documents probe. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The indictment is unsealed: Trump faces 37 felony counts in classified documents prob

By Jacob Fischler - June 9, 2023

(Photo taken Feb. 3, 2021 in Memphis, Tennessee, by Karen Pulfer Focht.)

Stockard on the Stump: Push to arm teachers will rise again

By Sam Stockard - June 9, 2023

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Social media, trauma, hate speech add to youth mental health crisis, U.S. Senate panel told

BY Jennifer Shutt - June 9, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court rules Alabama’s congressional maps violate Voting Rights Act

BY Brian Lyman - June 8, 2023

University of Tennessee report quantifies the staggering costs of child abuse

BY Anita Wadhwani - June 8, 2023

Hate groups’ political influence growing, watchdog says

BY Ashley Murray - June 8, 2023

Legislature constantly embroiled in litigation

BY Sam Stockard - June 7, 2023

Sumner County Human Resources department survives cut — for the time being

BY Anita Wadhwani - June 7, 2023

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Donald Trump’s dress rehearsal revealed

BY Mark Harmon - June 8, 2023

John Cole’s Tennessee: It’s (not) about the kids

BY John Cole - June 7, 2023

Every Tennessee city deserves safe, high-quality parks

BY Noel Durant - June 5, 2023

Stockard on the Stump: House speaker avoids questions on Cothren claims

BY Sam Stockard - June 2, 2023

Nashville’s Alive Hospice to remain nonprofit

BY Kathy Carlson - June 6, 2023

Nashville Democratic Rep. Bill Beck dies

BY Holly McCall - June 5, 2023

Tennessean sues Metro Nashville government over Covenant shooting records

BY Holly McCall - May 18, 2023

Democratic attempt to expel Santos from U.S. House handed over to ethics panel

BY Ariana Figueroa - May 18, 2023

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U.S. Capitol (Photo: Jane Norman/States Newsroom)

U.S. House committee approves bills on whole milk, condemns sheltering migrants in schools

By Ariana Figueroa - June 6, 2023

Gov. Bill Lee photographed on June 5, 2023, in Nashville as he touted his roads plan. (Photo: John Partipilo)

Governor hands drag show court case to attorney general

By Sam Stockard - June 6, 2023

Tennessee taxpayers could, under a new court ruling, be liable for years of back payments to emergency room doctors. Photo at Vanderbilt University Medical Center by John Partipilo.

Tennessee Supreme Court strikes TennCare cap on emergency room payments

By Anita Wadhwani - June 6, 2023

Margi Quin, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Children's Services, photographed on June 2, 2023. (Photo: John Partipilo)

Tennessee Department of Children’s Services holds weekend “surge” to address caseloads

By Anita Wadhwani - June 5, 2023

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, speaking at Nashville's Fisk University on Friday, May 2, 2023. (Photo: John Partipilo)

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders rallies for minimum wage hike in Nashville

By Alexander Willis - June 3, 2023