Tennessee crushes early voting record for presidential primary

Tennessee has crushed the state’s presidential primary early voting record set eight years ago, with Republican primary voters this year far outpacing Democratic voters by a 2-to-1 margin. It has state election officials bracing for a massive election day turnout on...

Senate passes bill nullifying Nashville local-hire rule

From the Tennessean- The Tennessee state Senate on Monday voted in favor of a measure to nullify a local-hire initiative previously approved by Nashville voters. With a 27-5 vote, the chamber advanced an effort to nullify a controversial local-hire rule, which would...

Crockett Policy Institute Buzz Feb 19

CPI Buzz, February 19, 2016 Posted by Joseph McLean · February 19, 2016 8:54 AM House approves ‘heritage protection’ of Nathan Bedford Forrest bust and such The Tennessee House has passed a bill that would make it more difficult to remove statues or rename...