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Tennessee panel dismisses NAACP challenge to new congressional map splitting Shelby County
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (120+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A legal challenge to Tennessee’s newly approved congressional redistricting plan has been dismissed, clearing the way for a map that splits Shelby County into three districts. A three-judge panel dismissed the NAACP’s challenge to three bills passed…...
Tennessee Republicans defend new map as Democrats, civil rights groups vow legal fight
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (547+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Tennessee Republican leaders are defending the state’s newly approved congressional map as fair and constitutional, while Democrats and civil rights groups condemned the plan as an attack on Black political representation and pledged to challenge it in…...
Tennessee dead last in U.S. for student spending as vouchers grow
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (362+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Tennessee ranks last in the nation for per-student public school spending, according to a new National Education Association report released after lawmakers approved an expansion of the state’s private school voucher program. The NEA’s annual Rankings and…...
Tennessee voucher expansion reshaped by late amendment as House, Senate diverge
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (551+ words) The amendment to House Bill 2532, filed by Republican Rep. Ryan Williams of Cookeville, passed a key House finance subcommittee this week and now heads to a dull House Finance, Ways and Means committee. The underlying bill originally filed by House…...
How Tennessee's regions nearly became separate states
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (242+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn (WZTV) — Tennessee's three stars on the state flag almost became three separate states. The state flag's three stars represent West, Middle, and East Tennessee. But those regions nearly split apart in the 1840s. "We had two separate movements in…...
Tennessee's GIFT Act to create $210M fund for rural counties
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (255+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn (WZTV) — State Rep. Clay Doggett, R-Pulaski, has introduced legislation aimed at providing additional funding to Tennessee’s rural counties. The Greenbelt Initiative Fund Transfer (GIFT) Act, House Bill 2375, would establish a $210 million Rural Revenue Equity Fund to support local…...
Clarksville’s housing crunch: Commissioner highlights Habitat for Humanity as solution
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (184+ words) CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Clarksville's population has surged by nearly 20,000 residents in the past four years, and housing costs are rising along with it. A recent study shows limited options and higher prices are making it harder for families to find…...