Coverage desks
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Articles and episodes stay in their sections and shows. When three or more closely related pieces land on the same subject, they are collected here as a desk — reporting and podcast conversations together, newest first. The newsroom can also pin a story onto a desk when matching misses it.
18 articles · 17 episodes ·
Reentry & Recidivism
TRP reporting and conversations on returning from incarceration, reducing recidivism, and what actually helps people stay free.
Latest: The Same Police Car Can Mean Safety to One Person and Fear to Another
Open desk →3 articles · 2 episodes ·
Lenoir City
Continuing TRP coverage of Lenoir City, grouped once the newsroom had enough related reporting and conversations to follow.
Latest: Four Lenoir City School Buses Destroyed in Overnight Fire; District Scrambles to Restore Transportation
Open desk →15 articles · 1 episode ·
FLOCK & Automated License Plate Readers
TRP reporting and conversations about Flock Safety, automated license plate readers, surveillance, access controls, policy and accountability.
Latest: Knox County Banned Fixed Plate Readers. The New Surveillance Ordinance Goes Much Further.
Open desk →3 articles · 3 episodes ·
That Does
Continuing TRP coverage of That Does, grouped once the newsroom had enough related reporting and conversations to follow.
Latest: Flock Can Help Solve a Case. That Does Not Prove It Reduces Crime.
Open desk →3 articles · 1 episode ·
School Board
Continuing TRP coverage of School Board, grouped once the newsroom had enough related reporting and conversations to follow.
Latest: Tennessee Flagged $54.2 Million in Memphis School Transactions. The 45-Day Audit Clock Came From MSCS — Not the State.
Open desk →6 stories ·
Data Center
Continuing TRP coverage of Data Center, grouped once the newsroom had enough related reporting and conversations to follow.
Latest: An $11.3 Billion Energy Campus Has No Customer Yet. Cleveland Is Being Asked to Zone the Possibility.
Open desk →59 articles · 3 episodes ·
2026 Governors Race
TRP coverage of Tennessee's 2026 race for governor — the candidates, their records, and what the contest means for the state.
Latest: Blackburn Is Campaigning on Infrastructure. What Does Her Washington Record Show?
Open desk →1 article · 40 episodes ·
Criminal Justice
Continuing TRP coverage of Criminal Justice, grouped once the newsroom had enough related reporting and conversations to follow.
Latest: Understanding Lobbyists: Genevieve Turner on Influence, Advocacy and How Policy Gets Made
Open desk →2 articles · 1 episode ·
Ranked Choice
Continuing TRP coverage of Ranked Choice, grouped once the newsroom had enough related reporting and conversations to follow.
Latest: Before You Argue About Primaries or Ranked-Choice Voting, Understand the System First
Open desk →6 articles · 1 episode ·
Ballot Access
TRP coverage of who gets on the ballot, who gets to vote, and how election rules are written and enforced.
Latest: Tennessee Voted. Here Are the Races That Matter Next.
Open desk →3 stories ·
November Will
Continuing TRP coverage of November Will, grouped once the newsroom had enough related reporting and conversations to follow.
Latest: Tennessee’s GOP Supermajority Is Likely to Survive. The More Interesting Question Is What Kind.
Open desk →3 stories ·
Republican Primary
Continuing TRP coverage of Republican Primary, grouped once the newsroom had enough related reporting and conversations to follow.
Latest: Redistricting Helped Send Andy Ogles to Congress. Four Years Later, a New Map Helped Defeat Him.
Open desk →1 article · 2 episodes ·
Nick Nugent
Continuing TRP coverage of Nick Nugent, grouped once the newsroom had enough related reporting and conversations to follow.
Latest: ALPR and Flock Technology Explained: When License Plate Readers Become a Privacy Debate
Open desk →7 articles · 1 episode ·
Safety Privacy
Continuing TRP coverage of Safety Privacy, grouped once the newsroom had enough related reporting and conversations to follow.
Latest: ALPR and Flock Technology Explained: When License Plate Readers Become a Privacy Debate
Open desk →3 articles · 2 episodes ·
Breanna Houston
Continuing TRP coverage of Breanna Houston, grouped once the newsroom had enough related reporting and conversations to follow.
Latest: Alliance Women’s Clinic: Breanna Houston on Faith, Pregnancy Support and a New Lenoir City Mission
Open desk →3 articles · 7 episodes ·
Synthetic Opioids
TRP reporting and conversations on emerging synthetic opioids, toxicology, forensic detection, and public-safety response.
Latest: One Drug Can Appear in Four Databases and Produce Four Different Counts
Open desk →2 articles · 2 episodes ·
Savannah Ford
Continuing TRP coverage of Savannah Ford, grouped once the newsroom had enough related reporting and conversations to follow.
Latest: More Than a Halfway House: How FOCUS Helps Women Rebuild After Incarceration
Open desk →5 stories ·
Candidates Answer
Continuing TRP coverage of Candidates Answer, grouped once the newsroom had enough related reporting and conversations to follow.
Latest: Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District candidates answer the same questions, side by side
Open desk →3 stories ·
Congressional District
Continuing TRP coverage of Congressional District, grouped once the newsroom had enough related reporting and conversations to follow.
Latest: Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District candidates answer the same questions, side by side
Open desk →3 stories ·
Proposed Constitutional
Continuing TRP coverage of Proposed Constitutional, grouped once the newsroom had enough related reporting and conversations to follow.
Latest: What Tennessee’s proposed constitutional amendment on property taxes would actually change
Open desk →1 article · 2 episodes ·
Human Trafficking
Continuing TRP coverage of Human Trafficking, grouped once the newsroom had enough related reporting and conversations to follow.
Latest: Human trafficking and tattoo studios?
Open desk →6 episodes ·
Valor Knoxville
Continuing TRP coverage of Valor Knoxville, grouped once the newsroom had enough related reporting and conversations to follow.
Latest: Redemption Story of the Week: Steve Smith
Open desk →2 articles · 1 episode ·
Dewey Burton
Continuing TRP coverage of Dewey Burton, grouped once the newsroom had enough related reporting and conversations to follow.
Latest: Redemption Story: Dewey Burton
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