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What is the Tennessee Forward Party? In this Season 4 Civic Conversation, Brandon Burley talks with Nick Nugent, chair of the Tennessee Forward Party, about wha…
July 20, 2026
A judge has ordered Shelby County to reimburse legal fees from the second unsuccessful ouster effort against County Clerk Wanda Halbert.
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