Latest Tennessee state government News
AP Race Call: Republican Tim Burchett wins reelection to U.S. House in Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District
Republican Rep. Tim Burchett won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Tennessee on Tuesday. Burchett secured a fourth term representing the 2nd District, which spans seven eastern Tennessee counties. The Knoxville incumbent defeated Democrat Jane George. Burchett was among eight Republicans who led the...
Republican US Sen. Marsha Blackburn wins reelection in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn won her reelection bid Tuesday, securing a victory in GOP-dominant Tennessee after largely avoiding her Democratic opponent. Blackburn defeated state Rep. Gloria Johnson, who shot to fame last year after she was nearly...
AP Race Call: Republican Marsha Blackburn wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Tennessee
Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn won reelection to a second term in the U.S. Senate representing Tennessee on Tuesday. Blackburn is the first female U.S. senator from the Volunteer State. The Republican's 2018 Senate victory against former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen marked a rightward shift in Tennessee's...
AP Decision Note: What to expect in Tennessee on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tennessee voters will weigh in on the race for the White House in the Nov. 5 election, as well as races for Congress and the state Legislature. Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump will compete for 11 electoral votes...
Law letting Tennessee attorney general argue certain capital cases is constitutional, court rules
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee law giving the appointed state attorney general authority to argue certain death penalty cases and removing that power from the hands of locally elected district attorneys is constitutional, an appeals court has ruled. Tennessee's Court of Criminal...
Plaintiffs won't revive federal lawsuit over Tennessee's redistricting maps
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A group of Tennessee voting and civil rights advocates says it won't refile a federal lawsuit alleging the state's U.S. House map and boundaries for the state Senate amount to unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. In a news release Friday, the plaintiffs...
