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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...

Rutherford County school board adds ‘Beloved’ and more to growing list of banned books

Feature photo by Shauna Reynolds Story by Shauna Reynolds The Rutherford County school board voted Thursday to remove six of seven questioned titles from school library...

Tennessee elected officials, political activists join panel held by MTSU College Democrats

Feature photo by Jackson Thomas Story by Jackson Thomas MTSU College Democrats hosted several Democratic public officials to recognize and celebrate their groundbreaking achievements at a...

Third-party voting: Do MTSU students believe it a viable option?

Feature photo by Makayla Boling Story by Alyssa Williams As the election draws closer, the debate over third-party voting grows in size, MTSU students included.  In an...

Three takeaways from the Sept. 10 Board of Trustees meeting

Feature photo courtesy of MTSU Story by Ethan Schmidt The MTSU Board of Trustees met yesterday to discuss developments on the MTSU hotel, enrollment numbers and...

Rutherford County Election Commission approves 2024 presidential ballot and early voting schedule

Feature Photo by Jackson Thomas  Story by Jackson Thomas  The Rutherford County Election Commission approved the 2024 presidential ballot, a state grant contract to purchase additional...

MTSU campus was legally cut in half by Tennessee’s latest round of political gerrymandering

Feature photo courtesy of MTSU Story by Noah McLane Political gerrymandering once again ensnared Tennessee with the state's newest House of Representatives maps, but this time,...