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2 days ago · John Cole's Tennessee. Now more than ever, tough and fair journalism is important. The Tennessee Lookout is your watchdog, telling the stories of politics and policy that affect …
Report: more than $3B needed in next three years to repair …
Sep 19, 2024 · Anita Wadhwani is a senior reporter for the Tennessee Lookout. The Tennessee AP Broadcasters and Media (TAPME) named her Journalist of the Year in 2019 as well as …
Former Tennessee Gov. Winfield Dunn dies at 97
Sep 28, 2024 · Former Gov. Winfield Dunn, who in 1970 became the first Republican elected governor in more than 50 years, died Saturday at the age of 97. Gov. Bill Lee’s office …
What to know: The new Ford BlueOval City plant poised to …
Sep 13, 2024 · The construction period is expected to generate $178.9 million in state sales taxes and $70.3 million in local sales taxes. Once it is up and running, BlueOval City is projected to …
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2024-Election Voter Guide - Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee voters will go to the polls on Nov. 5 not only to vote for the next U.S. president, but to vote in a U.S. Senate race and all nine U.S. House races. Half of the Tennessee Senate is up …
Gun-law reform activist faces former House speaker aide in District …
Oct 3, 2024 · The race for an open seat in Tennessee House District 60 pits a gun-law reform activist against a former aide to the state’s Republican House speaker. They are diametrically …
State penalized private prison operator $29.5M since 2022 for …
Oct 10, 2024 · Trousdale Turner, which was assessed $7.38 million in penalties since 2022, experienced a 188% turnover rate for prison guards last year. The company sustained a 146% …
U.S. Senate race likely to wrap without a debate
Oct 14, 2024 · UPDATE: This article has been updated with a response from Sen. Marsha Blackburn. Six years after debating a former Tennessee governor twice in her first U.S. Senate …
Community members: Shooting ‘not representative’ of Jefferson …
Oct 15, 2024 · Police said Monday that five people with local gang affiliations “indiscriminately started shooting at each other” at the intersection of 27th Avenue and Jefferson Street around …