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The Tennessee Valley Authority plans to add 2.5 gigawatts of electrical capacity through a $581 million project supported by a $250 million federal grant. Longtime Nashville media figure Jimmy Carter has died, Metro Health to provide free flu shots, and more.
Candidates for state and federal offices are divided over Tennessee's role in immigration enforcement and the use of state resources for local policing amid ongoing debates regarding preemption and the Memphis Safe Task Force.
As early voting begins in Tennessee, the Nashville Banner has produced a quiz to help voters compare the platforms of gubernatorial candidates Marsha Blackburn, Jerri Green, David Hatley, and Lauren Pinkston and decide which best aligns with what is important to them.
Authorities identified 41-year-old Jack Gregory Henson as the gunman killed during a shooting at Nashville's federal courthouse, while Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerri Green is scheduled to debate independents Lauren Pinkston and David Hatley on Oct. 27.
Democrat Mark Proctor and Republican Bill Hancock are on the ballot for Tennessee House District 59, a closely divided district that could produce one of the state's most competitive elections in November.
Amid concerns regarding election integrity and recent redistricting, Tennessee election officials and advocacy groups try to reassure voters about the reliability of the democratic process for the upcoming midterm elections.
At the Nashville Banner, we surveyed community members to identify local concerns like cost of living and surveillance to shape our upcoming November election coverage.
A chaotic series of calls after Christa Pike survived an execution at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution delayed the response of emergency medical personnel to treat Pike and transport her to a Nashville hospital.