Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Spotted in downtown Nashville. These bachelorette parties are getting out of hand. 072
Reposted by Erik SchelzigStephen Elliott @stelliott.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Back-bench Republican state Rep. Todd Warner is also running in the redrawn 9th docquery.fec.gov/pdf/393/2026...docquery.fec.gov 001
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Here's a curiosity from the new congressional maps. A seemingly unpopulated Sumner County island across from Nashville stays in the 6th District, while much of the rest of the county goes into the 7th. What gives? 270
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 05/05/2026With Tennessee House and Senate at remap impasse, Republican lawmakers seek White House decision on preferred course.pro.stateaffairs.comLawmakers Reconvene for Congressional RedistrictingLawmakers convene for a special session to consider new maps, potentially eliminating the last Democratic congressional seat. 000
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 13/04/2026To make it feel even more like the border to East Germany? 000
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Checking the Ethics Commission site to see if the North Pole has registered a lobbyist this session. 030
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Sad news at the AP.apnews.comAP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper journalismThe Associated Press says it will offer buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based journalists as part of an acceleration away from the focus on newspaper journalism that sustained the company... 010
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 01/04/2026The government cited the recent school bus crash that left two Clarksville middle school students dead.pro.stateaffairs.comLee Declines to Sign Bus Mileage Bill, Citing Fatal CrashGov. Bill Lee declined to sign a bill increasing school bus mileage, citing a fatal Carroll County crash, though the measure will still become law. 000
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 20/03/2026I’m relived the NYT says a more complete obit is upcoming. Leaving out “Way of the Dragon” just ain’t rightnytimes.comChuck Norris, Crowd-Pleasing Star of Action Movies and TV, Dies at 86 100
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 17/03/2026State GOP denies Cothren candidacy in state House primary.pro.stateaffairs.comCothren Falls Short of GOP Candidate RequirementsCade Cothren, a former top House aide, did not meet Republican candidate requirements to run in primary for District 71. 022
Reposted by Erik SchelzigSteve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Sometimes life pitches you a softball, @schelzig.bsky.social ... 0121
Reposted by Erik SchelzigSteve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 13/02/2026A+ juxtaposition in this week's Tennessee Journal. No notes. 084
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Tennessee Supreme Court throws out challenges to state Senate, House redistricting maps.pro.stateaffairs.comNashville Voter Lacks Standing in Tennessee Senate District Case, Court RulesThe Tennessee Supreme Court found that a Nashville voter did not have standing to contest a Senate district's numbering under the state Constitution. 000
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Jimmy Cliff, Reggae Icon, Dies at 81nytimes.comJimmy Cliff, Reggae Icon, Dies at 81 010
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Kansas newspaper raided by police to get $3Mapnews.comKansas county agrees to pay $3 million over law enforcement raid on a small-town newspaperThe editor of a small-town Kansas newspaper says his rural county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over police raid on the paper in August 2023. 000
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Here is President Donald Trump’s pardon of former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada. 100
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Casada confirms he and Cothren have been pardoned.pro.stateaffairs.comCasada Confirms Trump Pardon in Corruption CaseFormer House Speaker Glen Casada says he and aide Cade Cothren pardoned by President Trump for public corruption convictions. 002
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Tennessee department heads asked to come up with plans to cut 1%.pro.stateaffairs.comLee to Review Agency Budgets Amid 1% Cut DirectiveTennessee agencies are being asked to propose 1% spending cuts as they prepare their budget plans for the next state budget. 000
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Former Agriculture Commissioner Hatcher to challenge U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles in 5th District GOP primary.pro.stateaffairs.comHatcher To Run Against Ogles in Tennessee's 5th District PrimaryCharlie Hatcher, who recently stepped down as Tennessee's agriculture commissioner, plans to run against Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles in the 5th Congressional District primary. 001
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Cohen preps for 9th District primary challenge from Tennessee Three’s Justin Pearsonpro.stateaffairs.comCohen Confirms Pearson's Challenge in Tennessee's 9th DistrictState Rep. Justin Pearson, who gained attention for a gun protest, is running against U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen in Tennessee's 9th Congressional District Democratic primary. 012
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Former House Speaker Glen Casada gets 3-year prison sentence.pro.stateaffairs.comEx-Speaker Casada sentenced in federal corruption caseFormer House speaker Glen Casada was sentenced to three years in prison following his conviction in a public corruption trial. Co-defendant Cade Cothren was sentenced to two and a half years last week... 040
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 23/09/2025KIrby’s retirement timetable will give Legislature opportunity to hold confirmation hearings and votes next springpro.stateaffairs.comTennessee Supreme Court's Holly Kirby announces retirementTennessee Supreme Court Justice Holly Kirby announces retirement, paving the way for a new appointment to the high court. 001
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Lee puts deployment to Memphis at 150 guardsmen, he tells @dailymemphian.bsky.social.pro.stateaffairs.comGov. Lee estimates 150 guardsmen will be deployed to MemphisGovernor Bill Lee plans to deploy 150 National Guard members to Memphis, aiming to support and amplify the existing police force. 000
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Casada sentencing kicked to next week.pro.stateaffairs.comFormer top legislative aide faces sentencing; ex-speaker's hearing delayedFormer top legislative aide faces sentencing for money laundering convictions in Phoenix Solutions case on Tuesday. Ex-Hose speaker's hearing delayed. 000
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Musk’s Boring Co. has asked for utility information near two sites in Murfreesboro Pike near airport.pro.stateaffairs.comMusic City Loop: Boring Co. explores Nashville sitesTickets filed with Tennessee 811 reveal potential sites near Nashville airport for Elon Musk's Boring Co.'s Music City Loop project. 000
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Something came up.pro.stateaffairs.comGov. Bill Lee cancels Nashville Rotary Club addressGov. Bill Lee cancels address to Nashville Rotary Club amid President Trump's National Guard deployment to Memphis. 000
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 08/09/2025A (political?) dinosaur overlooks a reception before a 7th Congressional District forum in Dickson. 000
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 06/09/2025At a Republican debate for the special election in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District. How’s your Friday night going? 040
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Blackburn enters TN governor’s race.pro.stateaffairs.comSen. Blackburn announces bid for TN Governor in 2026Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn announces bid for Tennessee governor in 2026, setting up a GOP nomination battle with Rep. John Rose. 000
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 18/06/2025The Mount Rushmore of premixed whiskey drinks in Germany. 040
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Pardon-proofing the verdict? House Speaker Cameron Sexton makes point to thank the Trump adminstration after Casada, Cothren found guilty in bribery and kickback trial. 010
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Closing arguments are done in the Phoenix Solutions trial. The case will go to the jury on Tuesday. 111
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Durham guilty on five of six counts.pro.stateaffairs.comFormer Rep. Jeremy Durham found guilty of drunken drivingDurham was found guilty of five counts and not guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on Wednesday after three days of witness testimony. 000
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 07/05/2025A motion for a mistrial has been denied in the Phoenix Solutions case against Glen Casada and Cade Cothren. 031
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 05/05/2025First time for everything!pro.stateaffairs.comLee wields veto pen for first time in seven legislative sessionLee on Monday vetoed a bill to authorize the Board of Parole to reject applications solely based on the seriousness of any crime the person had committed. 120
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 05/05/2025The Windle saga comes up in Phoenix Solutions trial.pro.stateaffairs.comLIVE UPDATES: Military promotion offer to lawmaker in voucher vote discussed with FBICade Cothren tells agents the speaker's office didn't make National Guard promotion offer to former lawmaker for voucher vote. 010
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 02/05/2025I don’t know to whom I can assign the task of reading this Nikki Sixx ruling to see if the Tennessee Court of Appeals slipped in any Mötley Crüe references. It’s the same old situation, really. 161
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 02/05/2025President Donald Trump has nominated Whitney Hermandorfer of the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office to join the bench of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.pro.stateaffairs.comTrump picks lawyer from Tennessee AG's office for 6th CircuitPresident Donald Trump has nominated Whitney Hermandorfer, a top official in the Tennessee Attorney General 's office , to join the bench of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. 000
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Tre Hargett still considering gubernatorial bid.pro.stateaffairs.comHargett not ruling out Republican bid for Tennessee governorSecretary of State Tre Hargett is still mulling over a 2026 bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. “I don’t see a reason to rule it out at this time,” Hargett told The Tennessee Journal. 000
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Ex-Rep. Robin Smith is expected to face cross examination by defense attorneys on Tuesday.pro.stateaffairs.comLIVE UPDATES: Smith returns for second day of testimony in Phoenix Solutions trialEx-Rep. Robin Smith said she didn't trust former House Speaker Glen Casada 'to get the story right' about their consulting work. 000
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean gets an unexpected mention after Phoenix Solutions jury goes home for the day.pro.stateaffairs.comJudge seeks more formality in Phoenix Solutions trialDefense attorneys agreed to stop referring to their clients by their first names when cross examining government witnesses. 010
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Prosecutors cite “epic fall from power” for Casada, Cothren in Phoenix Solutions casepro.stateaffairs.comPhoenix Solutions trial moves toward opening statements; Warner smells a ratThe trial of the former Tennessee House speaker and his onetime top aide heads to opening statements 010
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Live Updates: Phoenix Solutions trial goes to opening statements; Todd Warner smells a ratpro.stateaffairs.comPhoenix Solutions trial moves toward opening statements; Warner smells a ratThe trial of the former Tennessee House speaker and his onetime top aide heads to opening statements 000
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 23/04/2025It’s over.pro.stateaffairs.comTennessee lawmakers adjourn first regular session of 114th General AssemblyTennessee lawmakers adjourned the first regular session of the 114th General Assembly on Tuesday. 052
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Casada rejects plea offer from federal prosecutors on eve of Phoenix Solutions trialpro.stateaffairs.comCasada rejects plea offer on eve of Phoenix Solutions trialFormer House Speaker Glen Casada told a federal judge he rejected a plea offer from federal prosecutors on the eve of the Phoenix Solutions trial. 111
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Immigrant tuition bill appears dead for year after sponsor asks feds for guidance.pro.stateaffairs.comSponsor asking feds for guidance on cost of immigrant tuition bill, passage unlikelyA bill seeking to allow school districts to charge tuition to noncitizen students appears to be dead for the year after its House sponsor decided to seek guidance from the federal government about its... 001
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Rep. Gino Bulso is acting as a legal go-between for GOP colleagues subpoenaed in the Phoenix Solutions case.pro.stateaffairs.comSitting lawmaker represents colleagues in Phoenix Solutions caseFirebrand Rep. Gino Bulso is offering unpaid legal services to Republican colleagues subpoenaed to testify at the Phoenix Solutions trial. 011
Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 21/04/202511 House Republicans are calling on Gov. Bill Lee to issue first ever veto over IVF bill.pro.stateaffairs.com11 hard-right House Republicans want governor to veto IVF billEleven Republicans have signed a letter urging Gov. Bill Lee to veto a bill that codifies protections for in vitro fertilization and birth control in Tennessee 000
Reposted by Erik SchelzigStephen Elliott @stelliott.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Appeals court mostly turns back challenge of Nashville transit referendum but says Metro can't use the proceeds to buy land for housing/parks:bizjournals.com 092