by Kaitlin Housler | May 7, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
With a new poll showing U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) continuing to dominate the Republican field in the upcoming 2026 gubernatorial primary, The Tennessee Star’s lead reporter Tom Pappert said Thursday that Blackburn has become so entrenched in Tennessee...
by Kaitlin Housler | May 7, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD
The Tennessee General Assembly passed legislation allowing the state to establish a new congressional district map on Thursday that Republicans say will “maximize alignment of political representation with Tennessee’s voter preferences.” Under the new map,...
by Kaitlin Housler | May 7, 2026 | Economy, News, Tennessee, The South
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude, announced Wednesday it has signed an agreement to use the full compute capacity of the Colossus 1 supercomputer facility in Memphis. The agreement gives Anthropic access to more than 300 megawatts of...
by Kaitlin Housler | May 7, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD
A new poll released by the Nashville-based Beacon Center of Tennessee shows U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) continuing to dominate the Republican field in the upcoming 2026 gubernatorial primary, expanding her already significant lead. The latest Beacon Poll...
