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Stockard on the Stump: Criminal Court judge balks at state’s supervision plan

By Sam Stockard - January 27, 2023

The busts of U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln tower over the Black Hills at Mount Rushmore National Monument. Politicians frequently, and selectively, quote only one portion of a famous Roosevelt speech. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Fair criticism does not equal incivility

By Holly McCall - January 26, 2023

Justice A.A. Birch Building in Nashville, in which a Community Corrections program has operated. (Photo: Brad Freeman, Metropolitan Nashville General Sessions Court)

GOP senators sent message to interim correction commissioner on Community Corrections

By Sam Stockard - January 26, 2023

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Teachers would get $60K minimum salary under bill in Congress making grants to states

BY Adam Goldstein - January 27, 2023

Democrats in Congress condemn Biden administration expansion of Title 42

BY Ariana Figueroa - January 27, 2023

National Dems give New Hampshire, Georgia more time to change 2024 primary dates

BY Jennifer Shutt - January 26, 2023

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Tennessee attorney general challenges Biden program allowing asylum seekers path to U.S.

BY Anita Wadhwani - January 26, 2023

Juvenile justice recommendations from legislature lean heavily on institutions

BY Anita Wadhwani - January 26, 2023

Health commissioner declines to answer reporters’ questions on HIV funds

BY Sam Stockard - January 25, 2023

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John Cole’s Tennessee: Leading the way!

BY John Cole - January 25, 2023

Stockard on the Stump: Pending bill could invoke death penalty for fentanyl homicide

BY Sam Stockard - January 20, 2023

John Cole’s Tennessee: Elephant walk

BY John Cole - January 18, 2023

Environmental racism in Tennessee, fueled by the presence of military bases

BY Jonathan Sharp - January 17, 2023

Austin Peay State University lands grant for study of grassland development

BY Anita Wadhwani - January 25, 2023

FBI offers reward for info in Hope Clinic vandalism

BY Lookout Staff - January 19, 2023

After top departure, an interim director leads Tennessee’s domestic violence nonprofit

BY Natasha Senjanovic - January 17, 2023

New law requires Tennessee Children’s Services to cover more kids 18-21 leaving state custody

BY Anita Wadhwani - January 9, 2023

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Assault weapons at a gun show.(Photo by Alex Wong, Getty Images)

Wave of mass shootings prompts Biden to call yet again for assault weapons ban

By Ariana Figueroa - January 25, 2023

Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton discussed his priorities for the legislative session at a Jan. 24 meeting in Nashville. (Photo: Alexander Willis)

Tennessee House Speaker lays out legislative priorities in Nashville speech

By Alexander Willis - January 25, 2023

A Nurse performs a rapid test for AIDS, syphilis and hepatitis. The Tennessee Department of Health will no longer take federal funds for the prevention and treatment of HIV. (Photo: Getty Images)

Lawmakers look for motive in HIV funding shift

By Sam Stockard - January 25, 2023

Federal agents removed a dozen classified documents from the Indiana home of former Vice-President Mike Pence in Jan. 2023. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Classified material found in the Indiana home of former VP Mike Pence

By Ashley Murray - January 24, 2023

Gov. Bill Lee, Jan. 21, 2023. (Photo: John Partipilo)

Governor broaches paid family medical leave – again

By Sam Stockard - January 24, 2023