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The week in politics: Johnston launches first TV ad in GOP challenge to Ogles
Kicking off the air wars in the race for Tennessee's 5th Congressional District, Metro Council member Courtney Johnston, who is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles in the Republican primary, released her first television ad. In the ad she criticizes Ogles for having "accomplished nothing" during his first term in office. According to FCC filings, Johnston's campaign spent about $62,000 on TV ad buys so far. ...
Tennessee's SRO training participation increases with new state funding
Cadets from across Tennessee completed a 40-hour specialized School Resource Officer training at the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy in Donelson this week, as officials say participation and interest in serving in schools has increased since the Covenant School shooting last year. “It’s a complex job," said William Kain, director...
Group files lawsuit to block new TN abortion law
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A pro-reproductive rights organization filed a lawsuit against the state of Tennessee, days before a new law goes into effect that would make it a crime to transport a minor across state lines for an abortion. The non-profit behind the lawsuit says this bill has untold complications. “This opens up a can […]
Research and advocacy nonprofit estimates 10,000 Tennesseans left the state for abortion care in 2023
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Thousands of people left Tennessee for abortion care in 2023, according to data from a research and advocacy organization — the Guttmacher Institute. On July 1, a new state law will go into effect barring people from helping minors cross state lines to find abortion care outside Tennessee without parental permission.
‘We’re not going to tolerate it’: TBI works to indict those contributing to drug-related deaths
Law enforcement agencies like the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are making exerted efforts to arrest dealers who are contributing to drug-related deaths. It's not as easy as it sounds.
Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast
VC News | The Engine Ventures raises a nearly $400 million fund. Several Tennessee-based companies have announced successful capital raises. The Engine Ventures, a venture firm that invests in early stage founders solving critical global challenges, announced it raised a $398 million Fund III, bringing the firm’s total assets under management to more than $1 billion. Formed in 2016 as The Engine built by MIT, the firm’s mission is to unlock commercialization in tough tech, a new asset class that translates breakthrough science and engineering from lab to market.
‘They’re youth prisons’: Disability Rights TN says litigation was their ‘last step’ to improving conditions at DCS
Disability Rights Tennessee and disabled youth who spent time in Department of Children's Services custody have filed a class action lawsuit against DCS and its commissioner. The group claims DCS abused and neglected children with disabilities in the juvenile justice system.
‘Critical infrastructure’: Cyberattack affects Tennessee car dealerships and customer service
Thousands of car dealerships and mechanics across the country use this software. As a result, those dealerships can't access their databases right now and have had to revert to pen and paper for nearly everything.
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