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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...

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.

Tennessee Voters Approve Amendment 2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee voters OK constitutional amendment enshrining merit selection for appellate judges. The constitution has said that Supreme Court justices "shall be...

Voters Approve Constitutional Income Tax Ban

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Voters have approved a change to the Tennessee Constitution that would prohibit lawmakers from imposing a state income tax. The last...

Amendment 4 Approved by Tennessee Voters

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Voters approve constitutional amendment allowing charitable gaming fundraisers for veteran groups . A 2002 constitutional amendment that created a state lottery...