‘A Dead Fetus Inside Me’

Georgia Grammer photo.

A Knoxville woman recounts a harrowing pregnancy complication while the GOP-dominated state Senate blocked a bill allowing abortions for fatal fetal anomalies.

Home Rule Tinkering

Tennessee State Capitol Building

A bill pushed by Memphis lawmakers could limit how charter counties can change their governmental structure.

A Documented Need

Sen. Becky Massey photo.

A state study supports building a replacement for Lakeshore Mental Health Institute, but funding is not assured.

Power Poll: 2024 Primary

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

Priorities From the Right

State Rep. Elaine Davis, law director candidate Daniel Herrera and state Sen. Becky Duncan Massey at the Knox For Liberty Town Hall on Nov. 10, 2023

At its first public event, the group Knox For Liberty presses legislators and candidates on a conservative checklist including gun rights, social media regulation and privacy.

Bill Aims to Change City Elections

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Legislation under consideration in Nashville would force Knoxville to abandon citywide voting for district City Council representatives.

PAC Men and Women

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Local candidates from both parties benefit from political action committee donations, although with some differences in who’s writing the checks.