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A Fair Ride Passed Inspection. Seven Days Later, Riders Were Hurt.

Here’s how Tennessee decides whether the Wave Swinger can reopen after the Wilson County–Tennessee State Fair incident.

August 28, 2026

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TVA Says Data Centers Will Pay Their Share. The Public Still Can’t Check the Math.

TVA says its new data-center rate will raise average bills about 10% and charge new or expanding large loads roughly $1.5 million per megawatt.

August 28, 2026

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Blackburn Is Campaigning on Infrastructure. What Does Her Washington Record Show?

Marsha Blackburn says Tennessee’s growth has outpaced its roads and broadband.

August 28, 2026

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The Opioid Law Blackburn Helped Pass — and Later Tried to Undo

Marsha Blackburn helped advance legislation that changed the DEA’s enforcement standard for drug distributors during the opioid epidemic.

August 28, 2026

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An Entire Union County Jail Shift Failed to Report. State Standards Require a Backup Plan for a Job Action.

Union County transferred dozens of inmates after the jail administrator and four scheduled officers failed to report Wednesday.

August 27, 2026

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Oklahoma’s Child-Exploitation Sweep Raises a Tennessee Question: What Happens After a CyberTip?

Federal prosecutors announced charges against 39 people and said 21 minors were separated from defendants.

August 27, 2026

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What Makes Democracy Feel Alive Close to Home?

by Brandon Burley and The Redemption Project

August 27, 2026

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The data center backlash is not just online noise

June 4, 2026

August 27, 2026

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Lauren Pinkston Has No Voting Record. What Should Voters Use Instead?

Pinkston has never held elected office, so Tennessee voters cannot examine roll-call votes, vetoes or public budgets bearing her name.

August 26, 2026

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The Flip-Flop File: When Candidates Change Positions, What Actually Counts?

Politicians change positions.

August 26, 2026

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Canada Is Tennessee’s Largest Export Customer. But Which Tennessee Products Are Actually in the Tariff Crosshairs?

Tennessee sold about $6.4 billion in goods to Canada last year.

August 25, 2026

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Vulcan’s Quarry Expansion Could Reshape More Than 60 Acres. It Could Also Reshape Graybeal Road.

A 2009 approval explicitly kept Vulcan-owned land east of Graybeal Road outside quarry operations unless the company returned for another public approval.

August 24, 2026

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