2021-2022 REDISTRICTING PROCESS KEY FINDINGS
Public engagement and transparency in the redistricting process can empower voters and potentially improve our state’s low levels of civic engagement. In this last redistricting cycle, Tennessee [...]
THINKTENNESSEE SELECTS ERIN HAFKENSCHIEL AS NEXT PRESIDENT
NASHVILLE, TN – ThinkTennessee announced today that Erin Hafkenschiel will be its next president. Hafkenschiel currently leads the Mobility and Transportation Office at Vanderbilt University and [...]
STATEMENT AHEAD OF THIS WEEK’S REDISTRICTING HEARINGS IN THE TENNESSEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As the Tennessee House and Senate redistricting committees prepare to hold hearings this week, ThinkTennessee applauds the steps taken to increase opportunities to engage the [...]
Tennesseans with Court Debt Face Inequitable Access to the Payment Plans that Could Help Them Keep Their Driver’s Licenses
NASHVILLE, TN – Payment plans were meant to make paying court fines and fees more manageable, but they are not yet meeting that goal, according to a new three-part policy brief, Beyond Payment [...]
THINKTENNESSEE FOUNDER & PRESIDENT SHANNA SINGH HUGHEY STEPPING DOWN NEXT YEAR
THINKTENNESSEE FOUNDER & PRESIDENT SHANNA SINGH HUGHEY STEPPING DOWN NEXT YEAR NASHVILLE, TN – ThinkTennessee founder and president Shanna Singh Hughey announced today that she plans to [...]
THINKTENNESSEE’S 2021 DASHBOARD FINDS STATE LAGS NATION ON ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, OUTCOMES FOR WORKING FAMILIES
ThinkTennessee’s 2021 Dashboard finds state lags Nation on Economic opportunities, outcomes for working families Rankings show policy solutions needed to address long-term economic [...]
New Research on the 2020 Election in Tennessee Finds Strengths, Points to Additional Opportunities to Further Fortify State’s System
New Research on the 2020 Election in Tennessee Finds Strengths, Points to Additional Opportunities to Further Fortify State’s System Think tank’s four policy recommendations seek to address [...]
Report Finds Tennessee’s Redistricting Process Should Include New Opportunities for Public Engagement
Report Finds Tennessee’s Redistricting Process Should Include New Opportunities for Public Engagement Think tank’s new series details state’s redistricting laws, suggests once-in-a-decade [...]
Statement on the Last-Minute Creation of a New Legal Process for Constitutional Challenges to State Laws
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee General Assembly tonight passed an amendment to HB1130/SB868 that creates a new legal process for constitutional challenges to state laws. Seen for the first time in [...]
New Poll Finds Tennesseans Oppose Government Penalties that Worsen Families’ Financial Hardship
Tennesseans Oppose Government Penalties that Worsen Families’ Financial Hardship New Survey of Tennessee Voters Finds Support Across Party Lines for Medical, Student and Court Debt Reform [...]
