Laura Olson, Author at Tennessee Lookout

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Laura covers the nation's capital as a senior reporter for States Newsroom, a network of nonprofit outlets that includes Tennessee Lookout. Her areas of coverage include politics and policy, lobbying, elections, and campaign finance.

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Just another working mom: Blackburn leads the fan club for Barrett’s...

Laura Olson - October 14, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 05: Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) holds a mask to her face as she arrives for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Crossfire Hurricane Investigation" on Capitol Hill on August 5, 2020 in Washington, DC. Crossfire Hurricane was an FBI counterintelligence investigation relating to contacts between Russian officials and associates of Donald Trump. (Photo by Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images)

COVID-19

Supreme Court confirmation hearings plowing ahead amid COVID-19 infections

Laura Olson - October 12, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump flouts the Hatch Act and delivers his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination on the South Lawn of the White House Aug. 27, 2020. Trump gave the speech in front of 1500 invited guests. Photo by Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images

COVID-19

Trump returns to the White House, still infected with coronavirus

Laura Olson - October 5, 2020

Latest News

DRAKETOWN, GA - APRIL 21: Members of the National Socialist Movement, one of the largest neo-Nazi groups in the US, hold a swastika burning after a rally on April 21, 2018 in Draketown, Georgia. Community members had opposed the rally in Newnan and came out to embrace racial unity in the small Georgia town. Fearing a repeat of the violence that broke out after Charlottesville, hundreds of police officers were stationed in the town during the rally in an attempt to keep the anti racist protesters and neo-Nazi groups separated. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Election chaos and violence possible in Tennessee, experts say

Civil Rights October 20, 2020

Sign outside Removery Nashville. Removery uses laser technology to remove unwanted tattoos. (Photo: Matt Bastin)

Former extremists get opportunities for a fresh start through tattoo removal...

Criminal Justice & Policing October 20, 2020

Latest Commentary

CLEVELAND, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 29: U.S. President Donald Trump and former Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speak during the first presidential debate at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on September 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. This is the first of three planned debates between the two candidates in the lead up to the election on November 3. (Photo by Morry Gash-Pool/Getty Images)

Commentary: Tennesseans are cheated by failure of candidates to debate

Commentary October 20, 2020

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Commentary: McNally must do the right thing

Commentary October 16, 2020

Briefs

CARES Act grants now available for minority-owned businesses

COVID-19 Dulce Torres Guzman - October 16, 2020

Metro urges caution with traditional Halloween activities

COVID-19 Dulce Torres Guzman - October 14, 2020

Think tank panel urges media to calm voters’ fears

Election 2020 Dulce Torres Guzman - October 13, 2020

Be Better Belmont town hall urges school to cut ties from CoreCivic

COVID-19 Dulce Torres Guzman - October 8, 2020

Rep. Cooper announces major early voting initiative

Civil Rights Dulce Torres Guzman - October 7, 2020

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Laura Olson

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