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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 [...]

Shanna Singh Hughey, president of ThinkTennessee was featured on the Nashville Radio Show by cityCurrent. Listen to her interview here.

Johnson City Press (Sept. 19, 2018) — A report released by a nonpartisan think tank said rural Tennesseans are not reaping the educational, health and economic benefits of the internet. A [...]

The Commercial Appeal (Dec. 10, 2018) — After the Civil War and the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, the formerly enslaved people wanted mainly two things: land, and access to the [...]

Kingsport Times-News (Aug. 29, 2018) — We are by nature political beings, yet Tennessee ranks at the bottom in voting and voter registration, concerned citizens were told Tuesday at a [...]