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John Cole’s Tennessee: Tailored to fit. A state senator alleges Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti retroactively altered a predecessor’s legal opinion on deployment of National Guard troops.
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On Tuesday, Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn pulled ahead of three opponents, including two other lawmakers, to clinch the primary in the Congressional District 7 special election, while former Tennessee Commissioner of General Services handily won the GOP primary. From @friedmanadam5.bsky.social
Republican Van Epps and Democrat Behn win Middle Tenn. U.S. House primary • Tennessee Lookout
Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps will face off for the chance to fill Tennessee Congressional District 7.
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The Trump administration’s highly visible immigration crackdowns in Nashville have created new barriers to criminal justice and community safety, city law enforcement officials say. @anitawadhwani.bsky.social reports.
In Nashville, immigration sweeps deter crime victims from coming forward • Tennessee Lookout
The Trump administration's immigration crackdowns have created new barriers to criminal justice and community safety, Nashville officials say.
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Republican Matt Van Epps and Democrat Aftyn Behn will face off in a special election for the 7th Congressional District seat after securing their party nominations Tuesday. Behn ran as a progressive, advocating that the only way a Dem could win was with an energized turnout. @tennesseelookout.com
Republican Van Epps and Democrat Behn win Middle Tenn. U.S. House primary • Tennessee Lookout
Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps will face off for the chance to fill Tennessee Congressional District 7.
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The Trump administration’s highly visible immigration crackdowns have created new barriers to criminal justice and community safety, city law enforcement officials say.

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In Nashville, immigration sweeps deter crime victims from coming forward • Tennessee Lookout
The Trump administration's immigration crackdowns have created new barriers to criminal justice and community safety, Nashville officials say.
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Speaker Johnson appears to say furloughed federal workers should get back pay under 2019 law

"It has always been the case. It is tradition and I think it is statutory law that federal employees be paid. And that’s my position."
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In Nashville, immigration sweeps deter crime victims from coming forward
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In Nashville, immigration sweeps deter crime victims from coming forward • Tennessee Lookout
The Trump administration's immigration crackdowns have created new barriers to criminal justice and community safety, Nashville officials say.
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Rep. Justin J. Pearson is expected to announce his candidacy today, sources confirmed to the @tennesseelookout.com.
Memphis state Rep. Justin Pearson to challenge U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen in 2026 Democratic primary • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee state Rep. Justin J. Pearson of Memphis plans to challenge long-time U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen in the 2026 Democratic primary.
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Just in: Justin J. Pearson, a Memphis state representative who rose to national prominence for his protest against gun violence, plans to challenge longtime U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen in the 2026 Democratic primary.
Memphis state Rep. Justin Pearson to challenge U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen in 2026 Democratic primary • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee state Rep. Justin J. Pearson of Memphis plans to challenge long-time U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen in the 2026 Democratic primary.
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BREAKING: Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps, former Tennessee commissioner of General Services, won their primaries and will face off to represent Congressional District 7 on December 2.
Republican Van Epps and Democrat Behn win Middle Tenn. U.S. House primary • Tennessee Lookout
Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps will face off for the chance to fill Tennessee Congressional District 7.
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BREAKING: Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps, former Tennessee commissioner of General Services, won their primaries and will face off to represent Congressional District 7 on December 2.
Republican Van Epps and Democrat Behn win Middle Tenn. U.S. House primary • Tennessee Lookout
Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps will face off for the chance to fill Tennessee Congressional District 7.
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Planned Parenthood has temporarily closed one of two Memphis clinics as a result of a federal appeals court decision that allowed the Trump administration to block patients from using Medicaid as their insurance at the reproductive health provider.
Planned Parenthood closes a Memphis clinic after Trump administration stops Medicaid payments • Tennessee Lookout
Planned Parenthood has temporarily closed one of two Memphis clinics as a result of a federal appeals court decision.
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The Trump administration may try to interpret a law enacted during his first term in office differently than it did following the last government shutdown, potentially denying back pay to hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers. From @jennifershutt.bsky.social.
Trump floats plan to deny back pay to furloughed federal workers after shutdown • Tennessee Lookout
The Trump administration may try to potentially deny back pay to hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers.
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Trump says he'll likely announce layoffs in four or five days unless the shutdown ends before then.

"If this keeps going on it’ll be substantial and a lot of those jobs will never come back."
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Outgoing Nashville development chief Bob Mendes defends the massive project on the east bank of the Cumberland River amid complaints about it from House Speaker Cameron Sexton, a member of the project's oversight authority. From @cstephenson.bsky.social and Sam Stockard.
Outgoing Nashville official defends East Bank development contract • Tennessee Lookout
Former Metro Nashville chief development officer Bob Mendes defended an agreement for a massive project on the Cumberland River’s East Bank.
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The White House slammed a President Donald Trump-appointed federal judge Monday for blocking the deployment of National Guard troops to Oregon, as hostilities escalate between the administration and Democratic states where Trump has begun sending in troops over governors’ objections.
Trump troop deployment to Oregon, Illinois intensifies confrontation with Democratic-led states • Tennessee Lookout
The White House slammed a President Donald Trump-appointed federal judge Monday for blocking deployment of National Guard troops to Oregon.
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A federal judge in Nashville ruled that there is a “realistic likelihood” that the government behaved vindictively in bringing human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador before being brought to Tennessee in June to face criminal charges.
Nashville federal judge finds “likelihood” prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia is vindictive • Tennessee Lookout
A federal judge in Nashville ruled there's a “realistic likelihood” the government acted vindictively to bringcharges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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Nationwide, out-of-state travel for abortion declined this year as pill use increased.
Last year, 10,020 Tennesseans crossed state lines for an abortion while 5,840 turned to telehealth for abortion pills, exceeded pre-Dobbs levels
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Report: Out-of-state travel for abortion declined this year as pill use increases • Tennessee Lookout
Fewer people crossed state lines to obtain an abortion in the first six months of 2025 than the same period last year.
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Knoxville College has named former Knox County Commissioner Dasha Lundy, DPT, as its new interim president, marking the return of a familiar leader at one of the most pivotal moments in the institution’s 150-year history. From @[email protected].
Historic HBCU Knoxville College names Dasha Lundy interim president as it rebuilds • Tennessee Lookout
Knoxville College's Board of Trustees has named Dasha Lundy, Ph.D., as interim president of the historically Black school.
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Jack Daniel’s is terminating a decades-long program that provided the company’s corn byproduct “slop” to local cattle farmers at low or no cost, allowing the farmers to inexpensively feed their cattle -- a change that has left Moore County farmers reeling. From @cstephenson.bsky.social.
Jack Daniel’s is ending a program that helped farmers feed cows with its scraps. What happens now? • Tennessee Lookout
Jack Daniel’s is terminating a program that provided the company’s corn byproduct “slop” to local cattle farmers at low or no cost.
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Data shows an 8% decline in patients traveling to clinics in states where abortion remains legal but does not take into account the increasing reliance on telehealth to obtain abortion-inducing medication, a shift borne out in Tennessee last year. From @anitawadhwani.bsky.social.
Report: Out-of-state travel for abortion declined this year as pill use increases • Tennessee Lookout
Fewer people crossed state lines to obtain an abortion in the first six months of 2025 than the same period last year.
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Trump administration officials on Friday defended the decision to cancel federal projects in regions of the country that have voted for Democrats, saying the move isn’t political but an effort to reduce the size and scope of government during the shutdown.
Trump cancels blue-state projects, trolls Dems on social media as shutdown drags on • Tennessee Lookout
Trump administration officials defended the decision to cancel federal projects in regions of the country that have voted for Democrats.
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The endorsement of Matt Van Epps by President Donald Trump triggered the withdrawal of another leading candidate in the GOP primary for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District.
Trump endorses Van Epps in Middle Tennessee U.S House race, Reeves drops out • Tennessee Lookout
President Donald Trump endorsed former Tennessee General Services Commissioner Matt Van Epps in the Congressional District 7 GOP primary.
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