Baker Group Strategies released a new poll on Friday, surveying voter attitudes in Davidson County, with a particular focus on Nashville Electric Service’s (NES) response to Winter Storm Fern and Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s job approval.
The survey of 418 likely Davidson County voters was conducted February 9-12, 2026.
The Tennessee State House passed a bill this week that gives public schools the option of displaying the Ten Commandments and other historical documents.
House Bill (HB) 0047, introduced by State Representative Michael Hale (R-Smithville), passed 75-17, with one member voting present. The bill now heads over to the State Senate for consideration.
The “YES ON 2” campaign officially launched this week, kicking off a statewide effort to pass a constitutional amendment that would permanently prohibit a state property tax in Tennessee.
District Attorney General for the 16th Judicial District Jennings H. Jones has determined there is “no probable cause to believe any criminal offense” was committed by Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr in connection with ethics complaints filed against him in November 2025.
As the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “TODAY” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, continues, former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline says the central legal question surrounding Tuesday night’s traffic stop and detainment of a man in the case comes down to whether law enforcement had “reasonable suspicion,” not probable cause, to briefly detain him for questioning.
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, is questioning Nashville Electric Service’s (NES) decision to retain multiple communications vendors amid mounting scrutiny over its response to Winter Storm Fern.
John DeBerry, a longtime Democratic state representative in Tennessee who served Memphis’ House District 90 for about 26 years, plans to enter the race for Shelby County mayor as a Republican, according to reports.
A Davidson County Chancery Court judge has granted the City of Murfreesboro a writ of mandamus ordering the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) to cease processing an application for a vertical expansion of the Middle Point Landfill.
Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and 39 other attorneys general sent a letter to congressional leaders asking them to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA).
Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the bill in May 2025 to protect children when using the internet. This was the fourth time KOSA has been introduced in Congress.
A poll released Tuesday by the education advocacy organization Tennesseans for Student Success (TSS) shows U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) with a commanding lead in the 2026 gubernatorial Republican primary.
The poll, which surveyed 500 voters in the Volunteer State, shows 60.6 percent of Republican primary voters support Blackburn in the Republican primary for governor, while just 8.1 percent support U.S. Representative John Rose (R-TN-06) and 5.1 percent support Tennessee State Representative Monty Fritts (Kingston).