Government
BREAKING: Escaped murderer caught in Missouri after weeklong manhuntA convicted murderer who escaped a Tennessee prison more than a week ago has been found and captured in Missouri. Jacob Allen Morley was serving a life… Read More
Politics
Trump’s midterm travel blitz far surpasses his predecessors’(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump has held more than 30 events from Oct. 1 to Election Day as part of his “midterm blitz,” far… Read More
Politics
Property tax relief on the ballot in seven states(The Center Square) – Propositions to amend state constitutions to reduce property taxes are on the Nov. 3 ballot in seven states. With exception of one, legislative bodies… Read More
Government
6 states say they’ll cut red tape hospital laws in exchange for federal funds(Daily Caller News Foundation) – In light of federal incentives from the Trump administration, six states say they plan to revisit their regulatory laws on hospital facilities. Tennessee,… Read More
Courts
‘Important victory’: Court finds Tennessee universal school choice program constitutional, upholds private school scholarshipsSchool choice scholarships will continue supporting Tennessee students and families after a district court dismissed a lawsuit challenging the program’s constitutionality. “This is an important victory for… Read More
Courts
Supreme Court weighs ‘Blockbuster’ case on whether 1988 VHS tape privacy law applies to online video tracking(The Daily Signal) – The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on how a video rentals privacy law from the 1980s applies to the digital age. Justices on both… Read More
Courts
Christa Pike is awake and talking yet again, defying the odds after botched executionDeath row inmate Christa Pike was set to be taken off life support Tuesday but is now awake and talking after making an “unprecedented” recovery. Read More
Courts
Criminal executions halted in Tennessee after death row inmate survives lethal injectionTennessee death row inmate Christa Pike has survived a lethal injection attempt, causing the governor to halt all executions in the state for the rest of… Read More
Courts
DOJ ends ‘onerous’ racial mandates on school districts(The Daily Signal) – The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division dismissed more than 50 desegregation cases that sat on court dockets for more than half a century. Read More
Culture
Lawmakers want to fund Dolly Parton reading initiative at 100%(The Center Square) – Tennessee could pick up the local funding for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, according to a proposal by state House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Hixson Republican… Read More
Politics
Geriatric Democrat Senator fends off young-blood challenger in rare win for old guard(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey defeated Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton Tuesday in a landslide, marking a rare win for the old-guard incumbents. Read More
Courts
Nashville School district removes LGBTQ content following religious liberty dispute with teacherA Nashville school district voluntarily removed gender ideology content that may have violated a state law requiring schools to notify parents of sex-related curriculum. “The school, on its… Read More
Government
Former WWE star-turned-mayor cuts the cord with flock(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Knox County, Tennessee, Mayor Glenn Jacobs told Flock Safety that a contract with the county sheriff was no longer valid, placing the future of… Read More
Public Education
Nashville public school student records discovered at area Goodwill storeA Nashville Goodwill store uncovered more than good deals in one of its items for sale – a treasure trove of public-school records, which would have gone unnoticed except… Read More
Public Education
Tennessee county notes shrinking school enrollment despite growing population baseEducation officials in a Tennessee district are puzzling over a pattern repeating itself nationwide – declining public-school enrollment even when the local population has been growing. … Read More
Politics
Tennessee poised to have its first female governor(The Center Square) – Memphis City Councilwoman Jerri Green took the Tennessee Democratic primary for governor, and U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn won the Republican primary in contests decided on… Read More
Culture
DOJ reaches million-dollar settlement with pro-life father targeted by Biden adminThe Justice Department has agreed to pay a seven-figure settlement to Paul Vaughn, a Christian father of 11 whose home the FBI raided after he took part in a… Read More
Culture
State protections for religious liberty: Arkansas, Tennessee rank top in fifth annual reportIn an annual report ranking state protections for religious liberty, Arkansas placed first, followed by Tennessee, while New York ranked last. “Religious liberty… Read More
Culture
Analysis: CNBC quality-of-life rankings by state overwhelmed by real-life statistics, Republican outrageRepublicans are pushing back on CNBC’s latest Top States for Business rankings, arguing the network’s quality-of-life score relies on a cherry-picked list rather than measures that reflect where Americans… Read More
Culture
First colonies and southern charm – VA, NC, SC, GA, TN showcase the southern East Coast at The Great American State Fair(Editor’s note: A series on The Great American State Fair, held in Washington, D.C., in honor of America’s 250th birthday, written by Heartlander News interns.) Virginia, North Carolina,… Read More