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State & Local Government

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 they can express themselves adequately at MTSU.  The survey resulted from Public...

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...

DesJarlais defeats Broderick, retains 4th Congressional District

Photos by Vanessa Hamel Story by Shauna Reynolds U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais defeated Democratic challenger Victoria Broderick in the race...

Tennessee Bill Would Allow College Beer-Manufacturers to ‘Have a Taste’

New legislation could let underage college students interested in beer-making have a taste if Sen. Bill Ketron has his way in the state legislature...

Lawmaker Wants to Make Bible Official Book of Tennessee

Representative Jerry Sexton, a Republican from Bean Station, is sponsoring legislation that would add the Bible to the state symbols of Tennessee, in hopes...

Haslam’s Insure Tennessee Plan Fails in Legislature

Governor Bill Haslam's proposal to extend healthcare coverage to 280,000 low-income Tennesseans failed during a special legislative session on Wednesday afternoon. The Senate Health Committee...

Senate Panel Could Vote on Haslam Medicaid Plan Wednesday

The fate of Gov. Bill Haslam's proposal to extend health coverage to 280,000 low-income Tennesseans could be decided on Wednesday. Senate Health Committee Chairman Rusty...

Obama Includes New Nashville Federal Courthouse in Budget

President Barack Obama's budget proposal includes $181.5 million for a new federal courthouse in Nashville. U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, a Nashville Democrat who has long...

Special Session on Insure Tennessee Underway Today

Lawmakers will convene a special session today to take up Republican Gov. Bill Haslam's proposal to extend health coverage to 280,000 low-income Tennesseans. The proposal is...