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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 03/10/2026

Just in: Gov. Bill Lee on Saturday morning announced the resignation of Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada. Strada has overseen death row executions, including the botched Christa Pike one this week and the Tony Carruthers one in May.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 01/10/2026

COMMENTARY: Tennessee’s official nickname is “The Volunteer State,” but state Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is demanding records from Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi, including patient records, about advice on out-of-state abortions. From editorial cartoonist John Cole.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 30/09/2026

Endorsement alert: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, thought to be a candidate for a the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028, endorsed Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder Wednesday in Molder's bid for Tennessee's 5th Congressional District.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 24/09/2026

Ad watch: Independent gubernatorial candidate Lauren Pinkston has released an ad to be streamed on Meta platforms, including Facebook and Instagram.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 23/09/2026

COMMENTARY: Obstacles in the path. Erin Covey of the Cook Political Report, speculating a recent redistricting put Tennessee Democratic congressional candidates at a disadvantage. 'Toon from editorial cartoonist John Cole.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 09/09/2026

Gov. Bill Lee, former Gov. Bill Haslam and former U.S. Sen. Bill Frist are holding a fundraiser for Fifth Congressional District Republican nominee, Charlie Hatcher at the Tennessee governors residence on Sept. 29. Ticket prices range from $1000 per person to $7000 per couple.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 09/09/2026

John Cole’s Tennessee: Bird of prey. City and county officials and residents are pushing back on the use of Flock Safety technology, citing privacy concerns.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 02/09/2026

COMMENTARY: Meat grinder. Tennessee cattle farmers face market unrest after President Donald Trump announced a plan to import beef tariff-free in an effort to ease high prices in the run-up to midterm elections. From editorial cartoonist John Cole.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 31/08/2026

Endorsement alert: Former Vice-President Kamala Harris endorses state Rep. Justin J. Pearson in his bid for Tennessee's 9th Congressional District. “Whether at the Capitol building in Nashville or at the White House, I have seen Justin’s courage in fighting for the people over the years."

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 28/08/2026

COMMENTARY: Oh, lawd, he treading. The Trump administration repealed on August 18 the so-called roadless rule, opening up more than 58 million acres of previously protected national forests to development, including 85,000 acres of Tennessee backcountry. From John Cole’s Tennessee.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 28/08/2026

BREAKING: "It is fitting that Nashville International Airport would bear the name of our state’s favorite daughter and greet travelers with the enduring legacy of Dolly’s music, generosity, faith, and kindness," said Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Friday.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 28/08/2026

Online petition group @change.org flew a plane over the Tennessee Capitol pulling a banner promoting the renaming of the Nashville International Airport for the late, beloved Dolly Parton. Photos by John Partipilo.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 26/08/2026

Fans of Dolly Parton placed flowers on her star at Nashville’s Walk of Fame outside the Country Music Hall of Fame after the legendary singer, songwriter, actor and businesswoman died Tuesday at a Nashville hospital. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 19/08/2026

COMMENTARY: Life support. A recent report found a dozen rural Tennessee hospitals are at immediate risk for closure, while another 19 are ‘at risk.’ From editorial cartoonist John Cole.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 12/08/2026

COMMENTARY: The Department of Homeland Security is planning a 24-hour immigration call center in tiny Adams, Tennessee, prompting one local official to say “I don’t know that little, ole sleepy Adams has got the things that you need” for the project. From editorial cartoonist John Cole.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 05/08/2026

Just in: U.S. Rep. John Rose has committed to debating the Democratic candidate in the general election, should he win the Republican gubernatorial nomination on Thursday.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 27/07/2026

President Donald Trump will be holding a tele-town hall with U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles on Tuesday, and U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty has formally endorsed Ogles. This comes amid reports from former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher the race between the two is tightening.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 24/07/2026

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 23/07/2026

COMMENTARY. John Cole’s Tennessee: Memphis (Un)safe Task Force. Agents with the Memphis Safe Task Force, deployed by President Donald Trump in September, have shot seven people in Memphis, four of them fatally.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 22/07/2026

Endorsement alert: U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, has endorsed state Rep. Justin J. Pearson in the latter's race for the Democratic nomination for the 9th Congressional District.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 15/07/2026

Endorsement alert: The @timesfreepress.bsky.social has endorsed U.S. Rep. John Rose for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 13/07/2026

A pro-private school voucher group has donated $3 million to a Tennessee political action committee backing U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn in her gubernatorial campaign, the latter of which has paid for two campaign ads for Blackburn. From @friedmanadam5.bsky.social.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 01/07/2026

COMMENTARY. John Cole’s Tennessee: The Trump in the punchbowl. Plans for the Great American State Fair first went awry when performers dropped out, citing partisanship. Small crowds continue to plague the event, despite President Donald Trump saying on social media it was “packed.”

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 24/06/2026

COMMENTARY. John Cole’s Tennessee: Trolling with treasure. The Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians Foundation has launched a program offering young physicians up to $200,000 to pay off medical school debt in return for practicing In small or rural Tennessee communities.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 17/06/2026

COMMENTARY. John Cole’s Tennessee: Try THAT in a small town. Communities across Tenessee are pushing back on proliferating data centers, issuing moratoriums to halt construction.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 10/06/2026

COMMENTARY: Faithful, Tennessee style: U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles has become known for his regular eruptions on Muslims, immigrants and recently, on LGBTQ+ people. From editorial cartoonist John Cole.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 03/06/2026

Commentary from editorial cartoonist John Cole: Hare-brained immigration chase. The Trump administration’s pursuit of Kilmar Abrego Garcia has taken on the aspects of a Looney Tunes coyote-and-roadrunner pursuit.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 28/05/2026

Congratulations to Emily Siner and Camellia Burrus for their work on "The Debt," produced by the Tennessee Lookout and @wpln.bsky.social. Onward to the national Edward R. Murrow Awards!

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 27/05/2026

Commentary from editorial cartoonist John Cole: Would you like your receipt? A lawsuit by CVS against Tennessee over a new law banning the company from owning a pharmacy benefit manager is longer than a CVS receipt.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 22/05/2026

Just in: Waverly Crenshaw, U.S. District Court Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee, has dismissed charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was wrongly deported by the Trump administration in 2025.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 21/05/2026

Just in: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has issued a 1-year reprieve to death row inmate Tony Carruthers after a botched attempt by the state to execute Carruthers Thursday.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 20/05/2026

Commentary from editorial cartoonist John Cole: The elephant in the courtroom.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 20/05/2026

From the new Tennessee campaign trail: Retiring U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen endorses Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder, who is running for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the redrawn District 5.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 16/05/2026

Commentary from editorial cartoonist John Cole: Three biggest lies. Tennessee Republican lawmakers claimed to have no knowledge of the racial makeup of Memphis — a majority minority city — during the recent redistricting process.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 07/05/2026

State Sen. Brent Taylor's official announcement for Congress in the newly-drawn 9th Congressional District:

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 07/05/2026

U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty has endorsed state Sen. Brent Taylor, who is apparently running for the newly-drawn Tennessee 9th Congressional District.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 07/05/2026

Commentary: The Rev. Gordon Gibson writes of his personal experience fighting for the 1965 Voting Rights Act: "My colleague Jim Ree walking next to a close friend of mine when they were attacked by four white men on the streets of Selma . . . (Jim) died a few days later.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 07/05/2026

Keshaun Pearson, brother of Memphis Rep. Justin Pearson, was arrested in the Tennessee House gallery for apparently protesting. Photos by John Partipilo.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 06/05/2026

New Tennessee congressional maps are public:

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 05/05/2026

Hundreds of people outside the Tennessee Capitol to protest a special legislative session aimed at redrawing congressional maps 12 weeks before the election. Photos by @cstephenson.bsky.social.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 05/05/2026

Protesters line the street outside the Cordell Hull Legislative Office Building in Nashville prior to the start of Tuesday's special legislative session to redraw the state's congressional maps. In the second photo, Sen. Brent Taylor, a Memphis Republican, enters the garage amid the crowd.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 30/04/2026

John Cole's Tennessee: Rolling in dough. An update to Tennessee Lookout's Cash for Clout database tracks money from corporations and special interest groups pouring into to lawmakers' coffers.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 16/04/2026

Commentary from editorial cartoonist John Cole: Yass, girl. Jeff Yass, an investor in TikTok, donated $1 million to a political action committee supporting U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s gubernatorial bid. In 2024, Blackburn called TikTok a ” national security threat.”

A cartoon figure depicting U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn stands on a bag of cash labeled $1 million, representing the donation to a pro-Blackburn PAC from TikTok investor Jeff Yass.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 13/04/2026

Congratulations to Emily Siner and Camellia Burris! Their podcast, "The Debt," is a finalist for @edwriters.bsky.social National Awards for Education Reporting. Produced by and for Tennessee Lookout and @wpln.bsky.social, it focused on generational inequities at Tennessee State University.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 09/04/2026

Commentary from John Cole’s Tennessee: House Speaker Cameron Sexton has spearheaded a package of anti-immigrant bills, crafted with the help of White House Deputy Chief of Staff, including a measure requiring public schools to check the immigration status of students.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 08/04/2026

Tomorrow is the inaugural Local News Day, a new nationwide day of action dedicated to connecting people with trusted local news. Tennessee Lookout is proud to be a founding partner of this important event, and we hope you’ll participate. Please share this post to support local journalism.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 01/04/2026

John Cole’s Tennessee: March Madness. The Tennessee legislature is considering a host of anti-immigrant measures that would apply to public schools, including one sponsored by House Majority Leader William Lamberth that would require public schools to verify the citizenship status of all students.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 29/03/2026

From Cookeville, Tennessee, courtesy of reader Jennifer Shaffer: Around 350 people ringed the Putnam County Courthouse waving signs, shouting slogans and marching together to express disapproval of President Donald Trump. One speaker was singer and internet influencer Monte Mader, below.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 28/03/2026

In Franklin, Tennessee, county seat of Williamson County -- the highly conservative home of U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn -- police estimate a crowd of 1,700.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 28/03/2026

More scenes from the Nashville No Kings event by photographer John Partipilo tennesseelookout.com/2026/03/28/a...

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