by Kaitlin Housler | May 15, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD
U.S. Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) said he has requested his name be taken off the ballot for Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District amid the state’s implementation of a new congressional map. In a press conference Friday, Cohen, from his D.C. office, called...
by Zachery Schmidt | May 15, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell appointed the wife of a Democratic state legislator to be the city’s new director of the Department of Law. Tyler Yarbro, the wife of State Senator Jeff Yarbro (D-Nashville), is set to replace Wally Dietz, who is retiring in July....
by Kaitlin Housler | May 15, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) said The Boring Company’s Music City Loop underground transit system a “win-win all the way around,” praising the privately funded project as a major solution to the city’s growing traffic congestion. During a...
