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NASHVILLE (July 31, 2019) – Tennesseans once led the way on civic engagement, but today our citizens vote far less regularly than most Americans. Voter turnout in Tennessee consistently ranks [...]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 27, 2019) – A new policy brief released today by nonpartisan think tank ThinkTennessee finds that even small changes to the process Tennessee uses to draw its federal and [...]

Nashville, Tenn. (May 14, 2019) – Over 40% of female-headed families in Tennessee live in poverty. Despite some initial steps to address this problem, the 2019 legislative session has concluded [...]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (February 12, 2019) – Tennessee bars people with a felony conviction from voting at a higher rate than nearly every other state (ranked #48), which comes at great cost to both [...]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 5, 2019) – Tennessee’s overall economy is strong, but our rural areas and working families face financial challenges, according to the 2019 State of Our State dashboard [...]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (December 6, 2018) – Tennessee’s young voters are some of the least civically engaged in the country, according to a new report on youth civic education and participation [...]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (September 17, 2018) – Thousands of Tennesseans are missing out on the economic, health and educational benefits of having internet access, according to a new policy brief [...]

Nashville, Tenn. (August 28, 2018) — Humanities Tennessee and ThinkTennessee are launching a series of community conversations to address Tennessee’s consistently low voter registration and [...]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 7, 2018) – Quality housing is becoming more scarce and expensive for renters and would-be-homeowners in Tennessee, finds a new policy brief released today by [...]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 6, 2018) – Tennessee’s families consume and spend more on energy than most Americans, report ThinkTennessee and The Southern Environmental Law Center in a new policy brief [...]