Power Poll: 2024 Primary

Respondents tend to prefer open primaries and a majority take national issues into account when voting in local contests.

Johnson Will Seek to Hold Legislative Seat

But a Republican-sponsored bill could block the U.S. Senate candidate from running for two offices simultaneously.

School vouchers top Gov. Bill Lee’s agenda this year, while the Legislature seems set to resist ongoing calls for firearms regulations.

Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson is emphasizing family and firearms safety in her quest to unseat GOP incumbent U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn.

A majority of respondents to this month’s survey would have preferred to see lawmakers consider more substantial firearms restrictions.

KPD says discharge was ‘not intentional,’ and there was one minor injury. But it intensified discussion of school and gun safety.

A majority of survey respondents said legislators shouldn’t have been expelled and that racism played a role in the votes.

A Q&A with state Rep. Gloria Johnson about her unexpectedly wild week.

In the wake of Thursday’s expulsion hearings, national attention turns to the legislators at its center — including Knoxville Rep. Gloria Johnson.

The state House of Representatives booted two of three Democratic members who joined gun violence protesters from the chamber last week.