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NASHVILLE, TN – ThinkTennessee announced today that Adriane Bond Harris will join the staff as Senior Policy Advisor on Housing. In this role, she will lead the organization’s efforts to increase [...]

NASHVILLE, TN–Tennessee law allows for the revocation of a driver’s license for court debt that is overdue, but a new report released today by nonpartisan think tank ThinkTennessee finds that the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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   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     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 [...]