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Editor, Tennessee Lookout. Nonprofit news outlet holding the powerful accountable. Ego adepto stercore factum. Publish the news and raise hell. tennesseelookout.com

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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
UT people! Where am I?
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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
More on Frank Strada, the recently bounced Tennessee correction head from our colleagues at @azrww.bsky.social, where Strada plied his trade before his appointment by Gov. Bill Lee.
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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Gov. Bill Lee hired Frank Strada to run Tennessee's Department of Correction after Strada oversaw three problematic executions in Arizona. Saturday morning, after the botched execution of Christa Pike on Wednesday -- the second such execution since May -- Lee announced Strada is out.
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After botched execution of Christa Pike, Tennessee Corrections chief steps down • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Department of Corrections Commissioner Frank Strada will step down, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday — three days after a botched execution attempt left Christa Pike on a ventilator in criti...
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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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Anita Wadhwani @anitawadhwani.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
After botched execution leaves Christa Pike in critical condition, Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner resigns, according to news release from Gov. Bill Lee @tennesseelookout.com
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 03/10/2026
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is standing by his Correction Commissioner Frank Strada despite two botched executions since May. Strada had similar problems with executions with the Arizona Department of Corrections prior to coming to Tennesseex
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Stockard on the Stump: Tennessee governor defends Correction commissioner in failed executions • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee continues to give Correction Commissioner Frank Strada a get-out-of-jail free card for botched executions.
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 02/10/2026
Local and state officials across the country are bracing for possible federal election interference from now through Nov. 3 — even as they remain unsure of what will actually happen.
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Anxiety is growing Trump may try to disrupt the midterm elections. States are prepping. • Tennessee Lookout
Local and state officials across the country are bracing for possible Trump administration election interference from now through Nov. 3.
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Just posted this video with receipts from our investigation: We uncovered bribery allegations against Susan Collins. WATCH:
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We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Against Susan Collins
YouTube video by ProPublica
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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You guys. I am reviewing candidate websites for a voter guide and there is a Tennessee candidate whose site features a photo of them rolling in hay with sheep. Or maybe goats. I can't tell.
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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 02/10/2026
States Newsroom is proud to partner again with @propublica.org's Local Reporting Network. @missouriindependent.com reporter Luke Nozicka was named today as one of three journalists who will be part of ProPublica's 50-State Initiative. www.propublica.org/atpropublica...
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ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network Names Three New Partners for Its 50 State Initiative
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 02/10/2026
Dozens of President Donald Trump’s nominees remain held up amid North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer’s outrage over a Biden-era rule dealing with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wetland easements that Cramer says harm his state’s property owners.
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Outraged over 'illegal' wetlands rule, a GOP senator blocks dozens of Trump nominees • Tennessee Lookout
U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer, a North Dakota Republican, has blocked many of President Donald Trump's nominees to protest an anti-wetlands measure.
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 02/10/2026
Tennessee may have to carve out an additional $220 million from its budget next year to continue funding the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program after President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill passed more of the program’s costs to states. @cstephenson.bsky.social reports.
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Tennessee faces estimated $220M in extra SNAP costs under new federal rules • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee may have to use an additional $220 million next year to continue funding the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 02/10/2026
A D.C. Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors cannot, for a second time, charge former Olympic canoeist David Hearn with damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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Judge blocks federal prosecutors from refiling charges in Reflecting Pool case • Tennessee Lookout
A judge ruled prosecutors cannot again charge former Olympic canoeist David Hearn with damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 02/10/2026
"The baby,” she said, breaking into tears when referring to her 1-year-old daughter, “The baby, I think … I felt … she knew I was her mom.” A Nashville asylum seeker and mother of two speaks after her release from three months in a Louisiana ICE detention facility.
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Nursing Nashville mom reunited with kids 3 months after ICE arrest • Tennessee Lookout
A Nashville asylum seeker and mom of two describes her time in a Louisiana ICE detention center after she was detained against agency rules.
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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Awwwww hell!
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 02/10/2026
ICYMI: With diesel fuel prices in Tennessee hovering near all-time highs above $6.10 per gallon, two state lawmakers are asking Gov. Bill Lee to temporarily allow farmers and loggers to use cheaper tax-exempt diesel to transport their harvest on public roads.
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Tennessee lawmakers seek relief for farmers, loggers amid record-high diesel prices • Tennessee Lookout
Two Tennessee lawmakers ask Gov. Bill Lee to allow farmers to use cheaper tax-exempt diesel to transport their harvest on public roads.
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 01/10/2026
On Thursday afternoon, lawyers for Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike confirmed Thursday she is in critical condition and receiving life-saving medical care after her botched execution. From @friedmanadam5.bsky.social.
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Lawyers for Tennessee woman in botched execution say she’s alive but in critical condition • Tennessee Lookout
Lawyers for Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike confirmed Thursday she is in critical condition after her botched execution.
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 01/10/2026
A Nashville asylum-seeker and nursing mother of two, separated from her children after being detained by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, is speaking about her three-month experience in the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center.
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Nursing Nashville mom reunited with kids 3 months after ICE arrest • Tennessee Lookout
A Nashville asylum seeker and mom of two describes her time in a Louisiana ICE detention center after she was detained against agency rules.
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 01/10/2026
“All I’m trying to do was just help take a little bit of the burden off of the extreme amount of fuel that farmers are having to use to haul their grain (and other products),” said Tennessee Rep. Rusty Grills, a 9th generation farmer. From @cstephenson.bsky.social.
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Tennessee lawmakers seek relief for farmers, loggers amid record-high diesel prices • Tennessee Lookout
Two Tennessee lawmakers ask Gov. Bill Lee to allow farmers to use cheaper tax-exempt diesel to transport their harvest on public roads.
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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Lay aside the morality and ethics of the death penalty for the time being and think about what the constitution says about cruel and unusual punishment.
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 01/10/2026
A statement from the Tennessee Department of Correction regarding the failed execution of Christa Pike: "The Tennessee Department of Correction followed every step of the State’s lawful, established execution protocol approved by the Attorney General’s Office. (1/2)
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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Another botched execution in Tennessee: Christa Pike, the first woman to be executed in Tennessee since 1820, is receiving medical care after the state's attempt to execute her apparently didn't take. We are unclear as to her medical status.
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Death row inmate Pike's execution halted after nearly two hours • Tennessee Lookout
A three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee on Wednesday.
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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is the second execution since May that Tennessee has botched. We are unclear now what Pike's medical status is.
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 01/10/2026
Death row inmate Christa Pike is receiving medical care after her execution was halted nearly two hours of the State of Tennessee began. "I’ve witnessed, I believe, five executions in Tennessee,” said Tori Gessner with WKRN News 2 in Nashville. “Nothing about today was normal, typical at all."
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Death row inmate Pike's execution halted after nearly two hours • Tennessee Lookout
A three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee on Wednesday.
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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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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just in from @tennesseelookout.com: The State of Tennessee will execute death row inmate Christa Pike Wednesday night after the US Supreme Court vacated an earlier stay of execution.
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US Supreme Court allows execution of Tennessee woman on death row to proceed • Tennessee Lookout
A three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee on Wednesday.
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 30/09/2026
Those TV ads featuring President Donald Trump that rolled out ahead of the midterm elections? Paid for with $20 million in the Customs and Border Patrol budget intended for "commemorative events" related to border security.
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Trump TV ads paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds, Dems find • Tennessee Lookout
President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the election.
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 30/09/2026
A federal court ruled in favor of Metro Nashville and five other cities and counties, striking down the Trump administration’s effort to withhold anti-terrorism funds unless they adopted election-system policies targeting to check citizenship.
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Federal judge rules against FEMA threat to block anti-terrorism funds • Tennessee Lookout
A federal court ruled in favor of Metro Nashville striking down the Trump administration’s effort to withhold anti-terrorism funds.
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 30/09/2026
The federal government has begun supplying COVID-19 vaccines to states, including Tennessee, to be used as part of a free immunization program for low-income children, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Tuesday. From @anitawadhwani.bsky.social.
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After weeks of limbo, federal government now distributing COVID vaccines to low-income kids • Tennessee Lookout
The federal government will supply COVID-19 vaccines to Tennessee, to be used as part of a free immunization program for low-income children.
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Anita Wadhwani @anitawadhwani.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
After weeks of limbo and uncertain messaging, federal government now distributing COVID vaccines to states via the Vaccines for Children program, which provides free vaccines for about half the nation's low-income, uninsured kids tennesseelookout.com/2026/09/30/a...
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After weeks of limbo, federal government now distributing COVID vaccines to low-income kids • Tennessee Lookout
The federal government will supply COVID-19 vaccines to Tennessee, to be used as part of a free immunization program for low-income children.
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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
From @friedmanadam5.bsky.social: A three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily halted the execution of Christa Pike about an hour before it was set to take place on Tuesday. The judges agreed with Pike'd lawyers that they need time to investigate her history of sexual abuse.
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Federal court temporarily halts execution of Tennessee woman on death row • Tennessee Lookout
​A federal appeals court has temporarily stopped the execution of a Tennessee woman set to be the first female put to death in the state in nearly two centuries. ​Christa Pike, 50, was set to be execu...
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 30/09/2026
​A federal appeals court temporarily halted the execution of Christa Pike, a Tennessee woman set to be the first female put to death in the state since 1820. The three-judge panel for the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals said it needs more time to address Pike's history of sexual abuse.
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Federal court temporarily halts execution of Tennessee woman on death row • Tennessee Lookout
​A federal appeals court has temporarily stopped the execution of a Tennessee woman set to be the first female put to death in the state in nearly two centuries. ​Christa Pike, 50, was set to be execu...
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Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness @mindfulness-kc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@kansasreflector.com is telling the personal stories of eight community members who gather volunteers, raise money and host meetings for the sake of those in detainment kansasreflector.com/2026/09/29/p...
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Profiles in resistance: Residents of this Kansas town unite in opposition to ICE and CoreCivic • Kansas Reflector
Kansas Reflector is telling the personal stories of eight Leavenworth commuity members who gather volunteers, raise money and host meetings for the sake of those in detainment. They don’t share the sa...
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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
One year ago, President Donald Trump deployed a coalition of federal agencies to Memphis to allegedly crack down on crime. @tennesseelookout.com looks at the effects, including how downtown businesses have been affected.
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Beale Street businesses ride out Memphis law enforcement surge • Tennessee Lookout
A year after a coalition of law enforcement agencies converged on Memphis, Beale Street businesses are struggling to stay afloat.
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 30/09/2026
Beale Street blues: year after a coalition of law enforcement agencies converged on Memphis, conducting widespread traffic stops and roundups, Beale Street businesses are struggling to stay afloat as customers avoid the historic downtown area.
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Beale Street businesses ride out Memphis law enforcement surge • Tennessee Lookout
A year after a coalition of law enforcement agencies converged on Memphis, Beale Street businesses are struggling to stay afloat.
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 30/09/2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted, for now, the Trump administration’s request to continue rapid third-country deportation of immigrants to countries not their own. From @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social.
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US Supreme Court allows Trump to resume deportations outside immigrants’ home countries • Tennessee Lookout
The U.S. Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to continue third-country deportation of immigrants to countries not their own.
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 29/09/2026
More than $26,700 in proceeds from Martin’s Grassroots Soybean Festival will be donated to the Martin Fire Department, according to John Sellers, the festival’s lead organizer. @cstephenson.bsky.social reports.
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$26K profit from grassroots Soybean Festival to be donated to Martin Fire Department • Tennessee Lookout
More than $26,700 in proceeds from the Martin Grassroots Soybean Festival will be donated to the Martin,Tennessee, Fire Department.
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The Daily Montanan @dailymontanan.com · 30/09/2026
Did you see an ad featuring President Donald Trump recently? It might have included the phrase, "This is the final battle." You may not know that you paid for that ad. dailymontanan.com/2026/09/29/r...
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Trump TV ads paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds, Dems find • Daily Montanan
President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call…
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 29/09/2026
Riley Gaines, famous for turning her 5th place tie with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas into a far-right career agianst transgender people, has officially had her lawsuit against the NCAA thrown out by a judge today. The judge found no evidence for her claims. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Riley Gaines' Title IX Lawsuit Against The NCAA Struck Down After Judge Finds "No Evidence" Of Funding Claims
Gaines’ attorneys argued her civil rights were violated because she competed against a transgender athlete.
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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Gonna start using this when someone thinks they've dunked on me.
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 29/09/2026
The three news organizations that President Donald Trump barred from entering the White House grounds earlier this month have asked a federal judge to ensure their reporters continue to have access after a temporary restraining order expires in early October. @jennifershutt.bsky.social reports.
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News orgs banned from White House accuse Trump of First Amendment violation • Tennessee Lookout
CNN, MS Now and Politico asked a judge to extend an order allowing them to access the White House after President Trump banned reporters.
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 29/09/2026
In the latest on an ongoing state legal battle, the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office argued Monday before a three-judge panel that the City of Chattanooga has no legal standing to challenge a state-appointed airport authority.
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Chattanooga goes head to head with state attorney over control of airport board • Tennessee Lookout
The Tennessee Attorney General’s Office argued Monday the City of Chattanooga lacks standing to sue over a state-appointed airport authority.
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 29/09/2026
State Sen. Charlane Oliver has sued Lt. Gov. Randy McNally over her committee reassignment and travel reimbursement restrictions implemented after she protested from the Senate Floor during a recent special session to redraw the state’s U.S. House map. From @friedmanadam5.bsky.social
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Nashville Democrat sues Tennessee lieutenant governor over committee suspension, other restrictions • Tennessee Lookout
Democratic Sen. Charlane Oliver sued Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally after he punished her followinga special legislative session.
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 28/09/2026
​The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that prediction market Kalshi’s sports-event contracts are subject to Tennessee’s sports-wagering laws, reversing a lower-court ruling. @friedmanadam5.bsky.social reports.
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Federal court rules Kalshi is subject to Tennessee’s gambling laws for sports contracts • Tennessee Lookout
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that prediction market Kalshi’s sports-event contracts are subject to Tennessee’s sports-wagering laws
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 28/09/2026
Decades after a civil rights case, Brown V. Chattanooga, forced an overhaul of Chattanooga city government to ensure greater Black representation, the strength of the Voting Rights Act that underpinned that decision has been weakened and Black Chattanoogans are preparing for a renewed fight.
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After a fight for equality in the 1980s, Chattanooga civil rights activists prepare for new effort • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee congressional redistricting has Black Chattanooga voters gearing up for a renewed fight for city council representation.
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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I just received a press release from the @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social campaign. For background: The Tennessee Press Association, of which I am a board member, invited Green, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, and independents Lauren Pinkston and David Hatley to a forum to be held at MTSU. (1)
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 28/09/2026
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerri Green says she talks to disaffected Trump voters at every campaign stop. “They’re tired of the chaos and the culture wars, and they just want somebody who’s going to not gaslight them about grocery prices or gas prices and talk about real solutions."
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Democratic gubernatorial contender Jerri Green talks affordability, Republican supermajority • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jerri Green says she has path to beat Republican nominee, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn.
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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The story of the day here: go for Broadway, stay for the sewer spelunking.
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2 Men Who Popped Out of Manhattan Sewer Have Been Arrested (Gift Article)
The authorities said that the men had slinked out of a manhole near where world leaders were staying for the U.N. General Assembly. The arrests come amid a surge of similar incidents in the city.
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 25/09/2026
A Tennessee law preventing adults from giving information to minors about legal out-of-state abortions will remain blocked, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled Thursday. @friedmanadam5.bsky.social reports.
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Federal court upholds block on TN law making it a crime to aid minors seeking out-of-state abortions • Tennessee Lookout
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a block on a Tennessee law banning adults from giving abortion information to minors.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline. Comic book villainy.
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Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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