2024-Election Voter Guide - Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee voters will go to the polls on Nov. 5 not only to vote for the next U.S. president, but in a U.S. Senate race and all nine U.S. House races.
What to know: The new Ford BlueOval City plant poised to …
Sep 13, 2024 · The closure of a community center about two miles down the road from the new plant further inflamed the Mason community in August. Fayette County Mayor Rhea “Skip” Taylor said he temporarily closed the center’s doors and the Fayette County Commission changed the rules to prohibit private events (which were historically allowed) because of county property use and sale concerns.
Bill Freeman, Nashville real estate developer, major Democratic ...
Nov 17, 2024 · (This story has been updated with additional details.) William H. “Bill” Freeman, a titan of Nashville’s business community, former mayoral candidate and a leading fundraiser for the Democratic Party, died Sunday night at the age of 73.
Analysts: Trump may roll back EV tax credits, putting Tennessee ...
Nov 19, 2024 · General Motors announced it will lay off 1,000 employees — mostly from its global technical center in Warren, Michigan — on Nov. 15. The company’s largest facility in North America is in Spring Hill. Godfrey said all industries see “waxes and wanes” during growth, and the EV industry has been under a microscope in recent years.
Gov. Lee signs order to conserve Duck River, a ‘scenic treasure’ at ...
Nov 21, 2024 · After years of advocacy from conservation groups, Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday signed an executive order aiming to protect the Duck River, the longest and most biodiverse river in Tennessee. The scenic 269-mile waterway is renowned for hosting the largest variety of living organisms of any freshwater ...
Report: more than $3B needed in next three years to repair …
Sep 19, 2024 · Anita Wadhwani is a senior reporter for the Tennessee Lookout. The Tennessee AP Broadcasters and Media (TAPME) named her Journalist of the Year in 2019 as well as giving her the Malcolm Law Award for Investigative Journalism.
One Knox County commissioner and a Christmas story
3 days ago · Knox County Commissioner Andy Fox is relatively new at the job; he started in September. However, the South Knoxville Republican certainly is making a name for himself by pushing a nonsensical idea: he wants to turn down federal money. Fox thinks that would be a good way to pressure the federal ...
Early voting kicks off in Tennessee: Our guide to the 2024 election
Oct 16, 2024 · Tennessee voters can start casting their ballots today for the Nov. 5 election. The early voting period in Tennessee runs from Oct. 16 through Oct. 31. Beyond voting for the next U.S. president, voters will have full ballots: one U.S. Senate seat and nine U.S. House races are up for grabs. In Tennessee’s state government, […]
Law enforcement officials prepare for possible post-election …
Oct 17, 2024 · WASHINGTON — The threat of political violence will likely hang over the nation’s capital in the weeks following Election Day, security experts say, despite intensive preparations by law enforcement officials determined to avoid another Jan. 6 insurrection. The 2,000-plus officers who make up the U.S. Capitol Police, as well as other federal law enforcement agencies […]
Tennessee Correction Department requests $6.8M increase in …
Nov 14, 2024 · The Tennessee Department of Correction wants to pay $6.8 million more to the state’s private-prison operator next year despite the cloud of a federal civil rights probe and the company’s consistent failure to fulfill contract obligations.