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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  Think tank’s four policy recommendations seek to address [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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   [...]

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 [...]

Report Finds Economic Distress Increasing for Tennessee Families State’s low-income, women and residents of color hit hardest financially NASHVILLE, Tenn. (December 22, 2020) – Two in five (43%) [...]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (September 22, 2020) – Six members of the bipartisan Tennessee Mayors Growing Civic Engagement (TMGCE) cohort are joining with ThinkTennessee and state and local leaders from [...]

NASHVILLE, TN – The U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration held a hearing today about 2020 general election preparations. Witnesses included Secretary of State Tre Hargett.   “Any time [...]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 4, 2020) – The Senate State and Local Government Committee, in today’s afternoon session, rejected a bill that would have temporarily expanded absentee voting for the [...]