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.
City Election Change Looks Inevitable
Briggs raises concerns about possible Voting Rights Act violations, though Knoxville voters tend to support minority candidates.
Bill Aims to Change City Elections
Legislation under consideration in Nashville would force Knoxville to abandon citywide voting for district City Council representatives.
Election 2022: Status Quo Prevails
Heavy turnout delays results but the outcome leaves the partisan makeup of Knox County’s legislative delegation unchanged.
PAC Men and Women
Local candidates from both parties benefit from political action committee donations, although with some differences in who’s writing the checks.
Election 2022: 7th State Senate District
Seeking a third term, Republican incumbent Richard Briggs faces Democratic newcomer Bryan Langan.
The State of Cannabis
Marijuana is still prohibited in Tennessee. But as a new boutique on Gay Street demonstrates, people are getting high legally anyway.
Primary 2022: State Senate District 7
Seeking a third term, incumbent Richard Briggs faces a Republican primary challenge from newcomer Kent Morrell.
TennCare Tension
The Biden administration is dangling huge incentives for the last 12 states to expand Medicaid. Will Tennessee bite?
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