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Data and findings from ThinkTennessee and A Better Balance’s joint policy brief, State of Our State: Women in the Workforce, covered by The Tennessean (May 14, 2019). Read the full story here.

The Tennessean (April, 24, 2019) — Tennessee leaders must do everything they can to encourage more, not less voter participation. A bill that punishes voter registration drives could [...]

The Chattanooga Times Free Press (Feb. 14, 2019) —  In a state where an estimated 323,354 felons have completed their criminal sentences, two Republican lawmakers and a coalition of groups [...]

The Tennessean (Feb. 14, 2019) — Two Republican lawmakers, with the backing of the American Civil Liberties Union, are setting out to make it simpler for people with felony convictions to [...]

Associated Press (Feb. 13, 2019) — Tennessee lawmakers are considering a move to make it easier for some felons to get their voting rights restored. The legislation would lift the [...]

Fox 17 Nashville (Feb. 17, 2019) — A nonprofit Tennessee research and advocacy organization in Tennessee states restoring the rights of convicted felons would save taxpayer dollars and [...]

The Tennessean (Feb. 7, 2019) — New opportunities for innovative ideas – that’s what we see as our state welcomes one of the largest classes of new elected officials in its history. These [...]

The Tennessean (Dec. 7, 2018) — Sometimes it takes telling the stories of the most vulnerable among us, such as 1-year-old Adelaide Kauffman, to move the needle on critical issues. Adelaide [...]

WUTC Chattanooga (Oct. 16, 2018) — The nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization ThinkTennessee is evaluating the state’s digital divide: ThinkTennessee says thousands of residents are [...]

Tennessee Journal (Sept. 29, 0218) — “It is critically important in these uncertain and dangerous times that Tennesseans understand it is imperative to be involved in local, state and [...]