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State & Local Government

Preparing to vote in a supermajority state: MTSU student reflects

Feature photo by Hannah Ferreira Story by Hannah Ferreira For the past decade or so, Tennessee consistently scraped the bottom of the barrel when it came to voter registration and turnout. In...

Charlie Baum vs. Cheri Brown: MTSU’s State House district candidates discuss charter schools, cost of living and more

Feature photo by Siri Reynolds Story by Siri Reynolds Many MTSU students will soon choose between Charlie Baum and Cheri...

Mike Sparks vs. Luis Mata: Rutherford County’s most competitive race

Feature photo courtesy of Sidelines Archive Story by Jackson Thomas One of the most competitive local races in the 2024...

Marsha Blackburn vs. Gloria Johnson: Campaigning in a red supermajority

Feature photo courtesy of Sidelines Archive Story by Marim Abbas As Tennessee gears up for the 2024 U.S. Senate race,...

Who’s on the Rutherford County ballot?

Feature photo courtesy of Sidelines Archive Story by Maia O'Brien Early voting in Tennessee begins Wednesday and goes until Oct....

Amendment 1 Vote Count under Dispute

Supporters of stricter abortion regulations in Tennessee say an effort to have the Amendment 1 vote overturned subverts the will of the voters. Amendment 1...

Tennessee Promise not for Undocumented Students

Undocumented high school students will not be able to take advantage of Tennessee Promise, the state's new free community college program. WPLN-FM reports (http://bit.ly/1xrmzi7 ) before...

Students Rushed to Apply before Tennessee Promise Deadline

The application deadline for the Tennessee Promise was November 1, and nearly 45,000 students had applied for the program since its announcement in January of...

Election 2014 Results Roundup

Gov. Bill Haslam took his re-election easily, amassing 70 percent of the vote in both the state and in Rutherford County. His Democratic opponent,...

Amendment 1 Voting By the Precinct

Despite precincts in the city center voting down the abortion regulation measure, Amendment 1 passed in Rutherford County.

See How Your Precinct Voted on the Wine Referendum

Rutherford County Voters overwhelmingly chose to support legislation that will bring wine to area grocery stores.