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MTSU James E. Walker Library sits at the heart of campus in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. (Photo from Sidelines Archives)

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

Noah McLane, Lead news reporter September 10, 2024
Political gerrymandering once again ensnared Tennessee with the state's newest House of Representatives maps, but this time, it is legal. And not even MTSU’s campus has been spared.
U.S. Capitol Building (Taken by Jorge Avila)

U.S. House passes bill that could potentially ban TikTok

Alyssa Williams March 19, 2024

Featured photo by Jorge Avila Story by RJ Ware If you want more news like this, sign up for the Sidelines weekly newsletter here! Find it in your inbox every Thursday afternoon. The United States...

$1.9 Trillion Stimulus Bill Passed by the House

$1.9 Trillion Stimulus Bill Passed by the House

CIM Digital March 11, 2021

The House passed the $1.9 trillion economic stimulus plan on Wednesday after revisions by the Senate. President Joe Biden is expected to sign it on Friday, which will start the process of sending direct...

Tennessee bill to require students to play sports by gender assigned at birth

Tennessee bill to require students to play sports by gender assigned at birth

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief January 4, 2020

A new bill was proposed to the Tennessee state legislature in early December that would require students of public elementary and secondary schools to play sports based on their gender assigned at birth. Republican...

Stones River National Battlefield limits services due to government shutdown

Stones River National Battlefield limits services due to government shutdown

Sidelines January 21, 2018

Photo and story by Bailey Wilson / Contributing Writer Stones River National Battlefield, which is a located on Old Nashville Highway in Murfreesboro, announced that it would be limiting its services...

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Black Caucus calls for State House Majority Leader to Step Down

CIM Digital March 3, 2015

The Tennessee Legislative Black Caucus on Monday renewed its call for action to be taken against a Republican state lawmaker who they say made a racist Facebook post. The group wants Rep. Sheila Butt...

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