Sam Stockard, Author at Tennessee Lookout

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Sam Stockard is a veteran Tennessee reporter and editor, having written for the Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro, where he served as lead editor when the paper won an award for being the state's best Sunday newspaper two years in a row. He has led the Capitol Hill bureau for The Daily Memphian. His awards include Best Single Editorial from the Tennessee Press Association.

Rep. Robin Smith, R-Hixson, talks with reporters on the opening day of the 112th General Assembly. (Photo: John Partipilo)

Politics

Smith sidesteps questions about FBI raid but won’t deny she could...

Sam Stockard - January 13, 2021

Tennessee House of Representatives (Photo: John Partipilo)

Politics

U.S. Capitol attack looms over Legislature as lawmakers downplay insurrection

Sam Stockard - January 12, 2021

Tennessee House of Representatives. (Photo: Tennessee General Assembly)

Uncategorized

Targets of FBI raid lawyer up

Sam Stockard - January 12, 2021

U.S. President Donald Trump stands in the colonnade as he is introduced to speak to March for Life participants and pro-life leaders in the Rose Garden at the White House on January 19, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Election 2020

Cooper: House to seek removal of President Trump

Sam Stockard - January 12, 2021

Healthcare

Cooper urges Biden to reverse TennCare block grant

Sam Stockard - January 11, 2021

Criminal Justice & Policing

FBI raids homes, legislative offices; Three legislative staff members placed on...

Nate Rau | Sam Stockard | Anita Wadhwani - January 8, 2021

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Putting the presidency back together: McNally recognizes Biden presidency as congressmen...

Sam Stockard - January 7, 2021

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Camper asks governor to call virtual session, State of State

Sam Stockard - January 7, 2021

Election 2020

How Tennessee leaders responded to uprising at U.S. Capitol

Anita Wadhwani | Nate Rau | Sam Stockard - January 6, 2021

Uncategorized

Sexton balks at masks, but Legislature to take other COVID-19 precautions

Sam Stockard - January 6, 2021

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Latest News

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)

Power Poll Prediction: Hagerty & Blackburn Will Not Vote to Convict...

Politics January 22, 2021

Children participating in a Sunday rally at the office of the Metro Nashville Schools Board hold up placards spelling out 'January All Schools Open.' The rally was organized by Let Nashville Parents Choose, a group advocating to return all schools to in-person learning. (Photo: John Partipilo)

Legislature passes COVID education plan; penalties for Metro Nashville, Shelby on...

Education January 22, 2021

Latest Commentary

Commentary: Pandemic shows it’s time to repeal certificate of need laws

Commentary January 21, 2021

Gov. Bill Lee addresses members of the 112th General Assembly at the opening of a special session dedicated to education. (Photo: John Partipilo)

Commentary: A costly way to change the subject

Commentary January 19, 2021

Briefs

Biden immigration reform bill gives faster path to citizenship

Civil Rights Dulce Torres Guzman - January 21, 2021

Education reform advocates weigh in on Lee’s education plans

Education Dulce Torres Guzman - January 20, 2021

Shelby County officials vaccine plan to address racial disparities

COVID-19 Dulce Torres Guzman - January 15, 2021

Cooper urges Biden to reverse TennCare block grant

Healthcare Sam Stockard - January 11, 2021

Memphis’s Community Legal Center names Jerri Green interim executive director

Politics Holly McCall - January 4, 2021

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