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?
TennCare Expansion Revisited
State Sen. Richard Briggs is making the latest pitch to extend public health insurance coverage to Tennessee’s working poor.
Rethinking Thanksgiving
A newly formed group of local leaders and the CDC are urging citizens to get creative to have a safe holiday during the pandemic.
Forrest Bumped
The State Capitol Commission votes to remove a Confederate general’s bust, with prominent Knoxville names — living and dead — factoring into the decision.
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