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State & Local Government

‘Sidelines’ 2024: A year in review

Feature photo by MTSU Story by Bailey Brantingham 2024 has been a nonstop year for the MTSU community. From a snowstorm winter to a Bonnaroo summer to an election fall, "Sidelines" covered...

Are MTSU professors censored by the state?

Feature photo from Sidelines Archives Story by Noah McLane Last week, students received a biennial campus climate survey asking if...

Books dwindle on Rutherford County Schools library shelves as 150 titles flagged for immediate removal

Feature photo by Shauna Reynolds Story by Shauna Reynolds At the Rutherford County School Board meeting Thursday night, most of...

Republican Bryan Terry defeats Democrat Matt Ferry for Tennessee’s 48th House District

Story by Kerstie Wolaver Photos by Sam McIntyre Republican Bryan Terry defeated Democrat Matt Ferry with 65.8 percent of...

Sparks defeats Mata in close race for Tennessee’s 49th District

Story by Hannah Ferreira Feature photo by Vanessa Hamel Republican Mike Sparks defeated Democrat Luis Mata in a race to...

MTSU students, families protest State’s Rights Resolution

Photo by Sarah Grace Taylor // Managing Editor MTSU students, alumni and parents attended tonight's Rutherford County Commissioner meeting to protest the State's Rights Resolution,...

Glen Casada wants Syrian refugees removed from state

Tennessee state representative and chairman of the House GOP Caucus Glen Casada made a statement Tuesday regarding Syrian refugess in the state. "We need to activate...

Vice President Biden addresses national group of city officials in Nashville

Vice President Joe Biden addressed thousands of city leaders from across the country as part of the National League of Cities' annual meeting at Nashville's Music City Center Thursday...

Religious freedom activists meet in Nashville, discuss marriage equality laws

Dawn Wyatt//Contributing Writer  Religious leaders and elected officials from across Tennessee converged in downtown Nashville Thursday for “Stand in the Gap for Truth,” a rally on...

Tennessee Lawmakers Create “Pastor Protection Act” in Light of Supreme Court Ruling

Two Tennessee lawmakers say they are working on a bill designed to protect clergy and houses of worship that refuse to perform or host same-sex marriages. The...

New $46k logo for Tennessee spurs debate, hashtag on Twitter

The new logo for the state of Tennessee, as announced by Channel 4 WSMV, has spurred debate amongst Tennessee residents and led to the...