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WEB3 days ago · The Tennessee Lookout is your watchdog, telling the stories of politics and policy that affect the people of the Volunteer State. We’re part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization. Our stories may be republished online or in print under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
Mason, TN residents demand restoration of community center …
WEBAug 14, 2024 · The Bernard Community Center is located just south of Interstate 40, about two miles down the road from Ford Motor Co’s 4,100-acre electric truck and battery plant BlueOval City. The plant is expected to spur a population boom in Tipton, Haywood and Fayette counties when it opens in 2025. Fayette County, Tenn. Mayor Rhea “Skip” Taylor.
Commentary: Four ways Tennessee’s new trust regulations benefit ...
WEBJul 30, 2021 · Tennessee’s national reputation as a leading state to establish and administer a trust took another step forward with the passage of several new regulations on May 12.
One year after all-time low, number of economically distressed …
WEBAug 13, 2024 · The Appalachian Regional Commission compiles the distressed county reports, which indicate whether a county suffers from higher poverty or unemployment rates than the rest of the southeastern United States.
Kinder Morgan, TVA expanding gas pipeline across Dickson County
WEBFeb 23, 2022 · Kinder Morgan operates 83,000 miles of pipelines and 143 fuel terminals across the country. It is one of the nation’s largest shippers of crude oil, gasoline, natural gas, and carbon dioxide, claiming $16.6 billion in revenue and $70.4 billion in assets in 2021. The proposed project across Middle Tennessee adds a 32-mile branch to a 11,755 ...
TVA board still has no Memphis members • Tennessee Lookout
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Robinson, a former Memphis City Council member, was nominated by President Joe Biden to the nine-member TVA board on Sept. 11, 2023. She has yet to be confirmed. In fact, she has not even had a confirmation hearing, and it doesn’t look like one will be scheduled any time soon. Former Memphis City Councilmember Patrice Robinson.
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WEB5 days ago · BY: Charlotte Rene Woods - September 10, 2024. Tennessee state lawmaker Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, on Thursday joined U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, in Ettrick to engage young Democratic voters ahead of the presidential and congressional elections this fall. His visit to support Virginia Democrats and Vice President Kamala Harris ...
Judges strike down Tennessee law allowing warrantless searches …
WEBMar 23, 2022 · The longstanding practice of conducting warrantless searches on private property by officers with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is unconstitutional, a three judge panel hearing a case in Benton County Circuit Court ruled Tuesday. The ruling invalidates Tennessee law that TWRA has relied on to conduct warrantless searches and surveillance on private land in order […]
Tennessee Republican Party bounces three candidates from 5th ...
WEBApr 19, 2022 · The Tennessee Republican Party Executive Committee voted Tuesday to remove three candidates for the Republican nomination in the 5th Congressional District, including former President Donald Trump’s endorsee, Morgan Ortagus. Scott Golden, TNGOP chair, confirmed that Ortagus, Robby Starbuck and Baxter Lee failed in their appeals to be restored to the ballot after the executive committee […]
PAC playing in Middle Tennessee's 5th district U.S. Congress race …
WEBJul 30, 2024 · Following the gerrymandering, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, who held the 5th District for nearly two decades, dropped out of the race. Ogles then vaulted to the win with the help of dark-money independent spending on ads that blasted his opponents, former House Speaker Beth Harwell and retired Brigadier Gen. Kurt Winstead as …
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