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Proposed General Assembly legislation aims to eliminate the grocery tax in Tennessee

Kameron Scott, Reporter • January 28, 2025

A look at the proposed grocery tax legislation in the Tennessee General Assembly and what it could mean for students.

LIVE: Follow along for 2024 election results in Middle Tennessee

Bailey Brantingham and Kameron Scott • November 5, 2024

Voters took to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots for candidates in local, state and national elections. Tennessee races include U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and Tennessee State...

Preparing to vote in a supermajority state: MTSU student reflects

Hannah Ferreira, Staff reporter • October 20, 2024

For the past decade or so, Tennessee consistently scraped the bottom of the barrel when it came to voter registration and turnout.

Limits on community oversight boards pass in TN House subcommittee despite pleas from Nashville mayor, Knoxville police chief

CIM Digital • February 21, 2019

Photos and story by Alexis Marshall / Reporter The Tennessee House Criminal Justice Subcommittee passed a controversial bill to the next level Wednesday that would strip community oversight boards of...

Gov. Bill Haslam touts accomplishments, discusses state funding for new initiatives in final State of the State address

Sidelines • January 31, 2018

Photo courtesy of TN.gov Story by Michael Aldrich / Contributing Writer Gov. Bill Haslam delivered his final State of the State address on Monday night, touting his administration’s record on job...