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A site plan of the Memphis Megasite. (Photo: Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development)

Memphis megasite to land $5.6B Ford plant

By Sam Stockard - September 27, 2021

Shelby Count calls for DOJ oversight of juvenile courts

By Dulce Torres Guzman - September 27, 2021

Afghan-Americans rallied in Nashville to urge the American government to push for human rights protections in Afghanistan. (Photo: John Partipilo)

Tennessee’s Afghan residents rally for support

By Dulce Torres Guzman - September 27, 2021

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Katie Beckett program for kids with disabilities falls short in first year

BY Anita Wadhwani - September 27, 2021

Case against Sen. Katrina Robinson hits snag

BY Eli Motycka - September 24, 2021

Governor discounts effect of constitutional carry law on Collierville Kroger shooting

BY Sam Stockard - September 24, 2021

Tennessee lawmaker says Virginia needs to do more to fix Bristol landfill’s malodorous emissions

BY Sarah Wade - September 24, 2021

Week two of Robinson trial in Memphis: Prosecutors call former THI employees

BY Eli Motycka - September 23, 2021

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Shelby County committee recommends DOJ oversight of juvenile courts

BY Dulce Torres Guzman - September 23, 2021

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Commentary: Decades-long promise of citizenship needs to become reality

BY Sandra Pita - September 27, 2021

Stockard on the Stump: Schwinn denies piloting materials in book adoption, but LIFT did

BY Sam Stockard - September 24, 2021

Editor’s column: Slatery’s tenure as AG shows mixed legal bag

BY Holly McCall - September 23, 2021

Commentary: Overcome by pandemic fatigue, a physician begs for masks

BY Dr. Katrina Green - September 21, 2021

Tennessee immigration advocates head to DC to urge pathway to citizenship

BY Dulce Torres Guzman - September 20, 2021

Education committee drops discussion of Black history education

BY Lookout Staff - September 17, 2021

Lieutenant governor appoints bipartisan redistricting committee

BY Sam Stockard - September 17, 2021

Robinson trial to resume Friday in Memphis

BY Eli Motycka - September 16, 2021

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Shelby County Schools in Memphis, Tennessee on September 15, 2021. Kingsbury Middle School in Berclair neighborhood of Memphis. (Photo: Karen Pulfer Focht)

Tennessee sees student improvement from summer programs

By Sam Stockard - September 22, 2021

London Moore, 6, at of Historic First Community Church in Nashville. (Photo by John Partipilo)

Orphaned, infected, in crisis: How the pandemic is traumatizing kids

By Laura Olson - September 22, 2021

Doherty, 19, and his mother, Tommi, at their Nashville home. (Photo: John Partipilo)

“I feel like the public schools have let us down.”

By Anita Wadhwani - September 22, 2021

Memphis residents are pushing back against the Byhalia Pipeline project. The proposed pipeline, has been the subject of controversy since 2019. The joint venture project would build a 49-mile pipeline between Memphis and Mississippi and would run through several Black communities in Memphis. VALERO Memphis Refinery (PICTURED) is located on along the Mississippi River's Lake McKellar in South Memphis. (Photo by Karen Pulfer Focht)

Memphis Council bridges regulatory gaps that have threatened water

By Dulce Torres Guzman - September 22, 2021

Dr. Lisa Piercey, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health, at a Thursday press conference with Gov. Bill Lee. (Photo: John Partipilo)

State saving monoclonal antibodies for the unvaccinated

By Sam Stockard - September 21, 2021