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Tennessee’s redistricting process officially kicked off this fall. Both the House and the Senate formed redistricting committees, and each has now held its first meeting. This summer, [...]

The General Assembly likely has heard all the election bills they plan to hear this session. Although some proposed legislation still awaits a final vote, at this point in the legislative cycle [...]

If you compare voter registration and turnout rates in Tennessee with a list of elected officials, you’ll discover an interesting contradiction: Women here are more likely than men to vote – but [...]

Last November’s election saw record-breaking voter turnout in Tennessee, with more than three million Tennesseans casting a ballot despite the global health crisis. Tennessee voters sent our [...]

June 3, 2020 Representatives in the House rejected an amendment to temporarily expand absentee voting after brief floor debate.   Representative Lamar (D-Memphis) introduced an amendment to a [...]

June 2, 2020 The Senate State and Local Government Committee discussed two election bills during what was likely their last hearing of the year. It voted down a bill to expand absentee voting [...]

Traffic congestion in Tennessee’s four largest cities ranks in the worst half of the nation and costs Tennesseans more than $1.7 billion annually, according to a new report compiled by [...]

Could civil discourse make us – and our public policy decisions – better? We think so, and now Professor Dana Nelson is here to prove it.

Tennessee’s diversifying, aging population presents important opportunities and challenges. Pragmatic policymakers will take these changes into account when planning for our state’s future. [...]

Traffic congestion in Tennessee’s four largest cities ranks in the worst half of the nation and costs Tennessee more than $1.1 billion annually, according to a new report gathered by nonpartisan [...]