Tennessee political news
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2019
No news has been posted yet for this year.
2018
No news was posted for this year.
2017
- The Federal Vacancy Count 7/26/2017 Jul 26, 2017
- The Federal Vacancy Count 4/26/2017 Apr 26, 2017
- The Federal Vacancy Count 3/29/2017 Mar 29, 2017
2016
- The Federal Vacancy Count 12/28/2016 Dec 28, 2016
- Ballot Law Update: Changes to Michigan's initiative process could decide the fate of pot and anti-fracking initiatives May 02, 2016
- The Federal Vacancy Count 4/27/2016 Apr 27, 2016
- Super Tuesday local judicial elections in review Mar 02, 2016
2015
- The Federal Vacancy Count 12/30/2015 Dec 30, 2015
- State Legislative Tracker: Texas state Rep. Reynolds guilty of ambulance chasing Nov 23, 2015
- Memphis Election Review: Mayor defeated, five council races head to runoffs Oct 09, 2015
- Nashville's first female mayor and Buffalo Democratic primaries; September 10 municipal elections in review Sep 11, 2015
- Nashville Election Review: Barry and Fox go to mayoral runoff Aug 07, 2015
- The Federal Vacancy Count 7/29/2015 Jul 29, 2015
- The Tuesday Count: Texas legislators send measures on taxes, hunting to November ballot Jun 02, 2015
- State Legislative Tracker: Nebraska abolishes the death penalty with an override veto Jun 01, 2015
- The Federal Vacancy Count 5/27/2015 May 27, 2015
- State Legislative Tracker: Washington to convene special session Apr 27, 2015
- State Legislative Tracker: New York Senate leader under investigation Apr 20, 2015
- State Legislative Tracker: California State Legislature takes on vaccine exemptions Apr 13, 2015
- The Federal Vacancy Count 2/11/2015 Feb 11, 2015
- The Federal Vacancy Count 1/14/2015 Jan 14, 2015
2014
- The Tuesday Count: Dust continues to settle after 2014 election Dec 16, 2014
- The Federal Vacancy Count 12/3/2014 Dec 03, 2014
- The Federal Vacancy Count 11/26/2014 Nov 26, 2014
- JP Election Brief: 2014 retention report Nov 13, 2014
- The Federal Vacancy Count 11/5/2014 Nov 05, 2014
- JP Election Brief: Lawsuits about elections and continuing controversies Aug 14, 2014
- Incumbent turnover increases only slightly following nine state legislative primaries Aug 13, 2014
- JP Election Brief: Pricey retention campaigns in Tennessee and Florida candidates in the news Aug 07, 2014
- JP Election Brief: Attorneys weigh in on non-partisan elections, Tennessee judges and conspiracy Jul 31, 2014
- JP Election Brief: Runoffs, retentions and a special election Jul 24, 2014
- JP Election Brief: Big money in supreme court elections; local race decided by coin toss Jul 17, 2014
- JP Election Brief: Retention tension, a supreme court candidate on trial, and an election decided by coin toss Jun 19, 2014
- JP Election Brief: Tough primary competition sends some incumbents packing Jun 05, 2014
- JP Election Brief: Candidate attacks May 15, 2014
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 5/7/2014 May 07, 2014
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive Tennessee elections in 2014 Apr 18, 2014
- State Legislative Tracker: Recall petition filed against Arizona legislator Apr 14, 2014
- JP Election Brief: The "E" word in judicial elections: Ethics Apr 10, 2014
- Filing deadline report: Colorful field for Tennessee Governor Apr 08, 2014
- State Legislative Tracker: Mississippi passes controversial bill Apr 07, 2014
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 3/12/2014 Mar 12, 2014
- State Legislative Tracker: New York lawmaker removed from legislature Mar 10, 2014
2013
- Holly M. Kirby appointed to Tennessee Supreme Court Dec 19, 2013
- Courtroom Weekly: Kids and the courts Dec 19, 2013
- Lamar Alexander will face state Rep. Joe Carr in 2014 primary Aug 31, 2013
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 8/28/2013 Aug 28, 2013
- Courtroom Weekly: Judges weigh in on names, juries Aug 15, 2013
- Tennessee secretary of state inducted as new president of national organization Aug 15, 2013
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 8/7/2013 Aug 07, 2013
- A look ahead at 2014 congressional elections in Tennessee Jul 31, 2013
- Courtroom Weekly: Electrified cattle and a new type of court Jul 25, 2013
- Conviction of man on mushrooms upheld Jul 15, 2013
- The Executive Summary: Why do state officials leave office early Jun 27, 2013
- Tennessee measures scheduled for 2014 ballot Jun 14, 2013
- Tennessee state senator will not seek re-election May 31, 2013
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 5/22/2013 May 22, 2013
- Courtroom Weekly: Second chances May 16, 2013
- Longest serving Tennessee state legislator to retire in 2014 May 15, 2013
- State Legislative Tracker: Illinois senator pleads guilty Apr 29, 2013
- Tennessee session ends with flurry of activity Apr 26, 2013
- Ballot Law Update: Michigan fast becoming a battleground for referendum rights Apr 24, 2013
- The Executive Summary: Lawmakers seek to eliminate and alter state executive positions Apr 18, 2013
- The Tuesday Count: Renaming positions, prohibiting taxes and dissolving the office of the lieutenant governor Apr 16, 2013
- Tennessee voters to have say on income tax Apr 11, 2013
- Tennessee Governor rejects Georgia's efforts to access the Tennessee River Mar 31, 2013
- The Tuesday Count: Amendment relating to judicial selection referred to the ballot in Tennessee Mar 12, 2013
- Bill to alter judicial elections in Tennessee filed Feb 19, 2013
- Tennessee judicial redistricting process begins Feb 13, 2013
- Tennessee legislator files 'Don't Say Gay' measure Jan 31, 2013
- Courtroom Weekly: Courts differ on Freedom of Information cases Jan 31, 2013
2012
- Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Review Articles: Tennessee Congressional Seats Dec 04, 2012
- Tennessee court will reconsider third party regulations case Dec 01, 2012
- Tennessee judicial election recap, 2012 Nov 16, 2012
- Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Tennessee State Legislature Oct 30, 2012
- Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Tennessee Congressional Seats Oct 30, 2012
- McGary on the offensive in Tennessee's 10th senate district Oct 01, 2012
- Finding Supreme Court justices not an easy task for Tennessee case Sep 28, 2012
- Electronic poll books not to be used in some Tennessee precincts Sep 16, 2012
- JP Election Brief: Election preview for all thirty-six states Sep 06, 2012
- Tennessee Supreme Court gets new chief justice Aug 31, 2012
- Tennessee Democrats want to delay election certification, desire investigation Aug 30, 2012
- Judges retained in Tennessee's August election Aug 09, 2012
- 2012 elections review: Tennessee holds congressional, state legislative primaries Aug 03, 2012
- Primary change: 8 Tennessee legislators fall in primaries, bringing cumulative total above 2010 figures Aug 03, 2012
- 2012 Elections preview: Tennessee voters take to the polls Aug 01, 2012
- 2012 competitiveness in Tennessee state legislative elections Jul 30, 2012
- Tennessee early voters given wrong ballot Jul 30, 2012
- Confirmation leads to vacancy in Shelby County Jul 18, 2012
- Tennessee Voter ID programs not reaching all voters Jul 14, 2012
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 7/11/2012 Jul 11, 2012
- Judge Don Ash takes on new role with Tennessee's judiciary Jul 11, 2012
- Tennessee Democrats urge Governor to call summer session Jun 28, 2012
- New Juvenile Court judge appointed in Williamson County Jun 22, 2012
- Tennessee seeks to exclude Green and Constitution parties from ballot Jun 14, 2012
- Sixth Circuit rules that detention did not violate Sixth Amendment Jun 05, 2012
- Tennessee candidate takes residency dispute to Supreme Court May 31, 2012
- Tennessee law eases ballot access for new parties May 16, 2012
- High court rules against employee in Tennessee workers' comp case May 15, 2012
- Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to criminalize harm to embryos May 01, 2012
- Judicial selection a major topic in Tennessee Apr 30, 2012
- Temporary bankruptcy judgeships extended Apr 22, 2012
- Tennessee lawmakers advance efforts to amend attorney general selection process Apr 05, 2012
- State Legislative Tracker: Legislators keeping local law enforcement busy Mar 26, 2012
- Joe DeGaetano applies for Hamilton County vacancy Mar 15, 2012
- Former Rep. sues after being barred from polls Mar 14, 2012
- Early voting down in Tennessee Feb 29, 2012
- Phillip Robinson named judge on Tennessee's Third Circuit Court Feb 25, 2012
- Tennessee lawmakers and judges debate judicial ethics reform Feb 16, 2012
- Early and absentee voting begins in Tennessee Feb 15, 2012
- Tennessee judge Bob Moon dies at 60 Feb 01, 2012
- Tennessee income tax proposal one step away from 2014 ballot Jan 25, 2012
- Tennessee state courts adopt new ethics code Jan 14, 2012
- Redistricting Roundup: As 2012 sessions begin, states look to finalize maps Jan 13, 2012
2011
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 12/21/2011 Dec 21, 2011
- John T. Fowlkes nominated to serve as federal judge for the Western District of Tennessee Dec 19, 2011
- Derek K. Smith appointed to the 21st circuit court in Tennessee Dec 15, 2011
- Tennessee GOP leaders push for estate and Hall tax cuts Dec 14, 2011
- Tennessee Senate task force toughens lottery-funded scholarship standards Dec 01, 2011
- Judge George Paine II violated ethics but will not be disciplined Nov 29, 2011
- U.S. District Judge of Tennessee sworn to Sixth Circuit bench Nov 21, 2011
- Legislators argue about photo ID law, voters left confused Nov 16, 2011
- Election aftermath: Democrats hold Iowa Senate, Independent wins in Missouri special elections Nov 09, 2011
- Three candidates forwarded to Governor Haslam for Court of Criminal Appeals vacancy Nov 08, 2011
- Federal judge puts a hold on arresting Occupy movement protesters in Nashville Nov 01, 2011
- Voter ID shuttle service gets its first user Nov 01, 2011
- Tennessee Judicial Nominating Commission narrows field to three candidates Oct 26, 2011
- Alfred Turner awarded new trial by Tennessee Supreme Court Oct 13, 2011
- Representative Curry Todd charged with DUI Oct 13, 2011
- Tennessee judiciary members Carol Solomon and Barbara Haynes stepping down from the bench Sep 30, 2011
- Validity of voter ID law depends on impact on seniors Sep 28, 2011
- Poor turnout of early voters in Tennessee Sep 16, 2011
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 9/14/2011 Sep 14, 2011
- Tennessee Court of Appeals Judge J.C. McLin dead at 64 Sep 13, 2011
- Former Tennessee Supreme Court Justice A.A. Birch died at 78 Sep 01, 2011
- Tennessee legislators take a summer trip to China Aug 31, 2011
- Tennessee Supreme Court rules against Nissan North America in workers compensation case Aug 16, 2011
- Democratic Party chairwoman Gloria Johnson seeks Senate seat Aug 15, 2011
- Tennessee Court of Appeals upholds trial court ruling that Davy Crocket's marriage licence be returned Aug 01, 2011
- Photo ID requirement for voting angers some Tennessee voters Jul 31, 2011
- Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam desires more active second session Jul 15, 2011
- Lt. Governor Ramsey appoints Bert McCarter to judicial nominating commission Jul 15, 2011
- Tennessee population imbalance requires redistricting Jun 30, 2011
- Tammy Harrington sworn in as Blount County Circuit Judge Jun 28, 2011
- Tennessee judiciary and legislature struggle for power over the Court of Judiciary Jun 13, 2011
- Former circuit court judge passes away unexpectedly Jun 01, 2011
- Tennessee abortion amendment heads to 2014 ballot May 23, 2011
- Metro anti-discrimination law reversed by Tennessee Legislature May 14, 2011
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 5/4/2011 May 04, 2011
- UPDATE: Finalists selected to replace former Judge Baumgartner May 01, 2011
- Abortion amendment one step closer to Tennessee ballot Apr 19, 2011
- Tennessee House approves photo ID requirement for voting Apr 16, 2011
- Eight apply to fill former judge's seat Apr 15, 2011
- Confirmation hearing held for Judge Bernice Donald Apr 01, 2011
- Supreme Weekly: Proposed changes to judicial selection Mar 31, 2011
- Tennessee Legislature passes bill which will alter tenure rules of teachers Mar 31, 2011
- Four vacancies filled in Tuesday's special elections Mar 09, 2011
- Judge's ruling reversed because of ties to hospital Mar 01, 2011
- Redistricting Roundup: Redistricting affects more than Congressional and state legislative districts Feb 18, 2011
- Photo ID voter requirement approved by Tennessee Senate Feb 15, 2011
- Four candidates apply to replace former judge William D. Young Feb 14, 2011
- 2011 bill filing deadlines: New Hampshire has latest date Feb 04, 2011
- Two U.S. House reps plan to introduce redistricting legislation Jan 28, 2011
- Federal bankruptcy Judge Paine retires Jan 22, 2011
- County Judge Young retires after 26 years on the bench Jan 18, 2011
- Tennessee Speaker of the House replaces most subcommittees Jan 14, 2011
- Governors in the news: across the nation, governors are targeting red ink Jan 10, 2011
2010
- States to begin legislative sessions in 2011 Dec 29, 2010
- Judge Donald nominated to Sixth U.S. Appellate Court Dec 21, 2010
- Tea Party Aims to Get Tennessee AG position elected Dec 20, 2010
- Redistricting in Tennessee likely delayed until 2012 Dec 13, 2010
- Tennessee House GOP selects first female speaker in state history Dec 01, 2010
- Voters supported "right to hunt" in three of four states Nov 09, 2010
- Ballotpedia's Regional Breakdown: Southeast ballot measures Oct 28, 2010
- Competitiveness in national elections does not trickle down to state level Oct 05, 2010
- Third parties win key victory in Tennessee Sep 30, 2010
- Tennessee federal judge finds 3rd party requirements unconstitutional Sep 28, 2010
- State legislative elections come into national focus Sep 08, 2010
- Tennessee November amendment sees little campaigning Sep 01, 2010
- Judge Clark to be Chief Justice Aug 11, 2010
- Senate to vote on Stranch's nomination on Sept. 13 Aug 11, 2010
- Tennessee election results: 2010 Aug 06, 2010
- Tennessee legislators stop three initiative bills Jul 26, 2010
- Tennessee early voting begins today for Primary Jul 16, 2010
- Democratic majorities in state senates at greater risk than Republican majorities, analyst says Jul 16, 2010
- Federal judge Echols to retire Jul 12, 2010
- Tennessee Legislature enacts Immigration law, ACLU urged veto Jun 29, 2010
- Candidates file for judgeships in Shelby County Jun 16, 2010
- Pugh not retired yet Jun 08, 2010
- Two Tennessee bills could change state voting requirements May 25, 2010
- Tennessee and three other states will decide on hunting in November May 14, 2010
- Judge Colton retiring Apr 25, 2010
- Temporary judge fills vacancy on Chancery Court Apr 02, 2010
- Tennessee right to hunt measure moves forward to 2010 ballot Mar 19, 2010
- New candidate for Conroe municipal judge seat Mar 12, 2010
- Hurd appointed to Circuit Court Mar 06, 2010
- Eleven candidates seek Chancery Court position Feb 23, 2010
- Tennessee Senate votes to place hunting rights amendment on ballot Jan 29, 2010
2009
- Pam Murray recall appears to be successful Nov 13, 2009
- Tennessee counties hurry to meet new voting legislation deadline Aug 20, 2009
- Legal challenge to the Tennessee Plan dismissed Jul 30, 2009
- Judge follows in father's footsteps Jul 28, 2009
- New judicial nominating commission formed Jul 21, 2009
- Recall confusion raises questions in Chattanooga May 12, 2009
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