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Democrats Who Are In Tennessee’s Gubernatorial Race

Local democrats running for office Tennessee

Lately, three Democrats announced that they would compete in the state’s 2022 gubernatorial election. One of them, physician Jason Martin, announced his plan from Nashville General Hospital after establishing a new exploratory committee. The other gubernatorial candidate is Casey Nicholson, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church’s Ministry Council member. When announcing their electoral campaigns, Nicholson and...

Tennessee To Shift Nathan Bedford Forrest’s Statue From Capitol

Tennessee officials will shift a Capitol bust that honors Nathan Forrest, an enslaver, Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan leader. Through special voting, the State Building Commission (SBC) accepted the proposals to shift the statues of Forrest, Admiral Albert Gleaves, and Admiral David Farragut to the Nashville-based Tennessee State Museum. Tennessee Governor William Byron...

Ellen Hobbs Lyle Decides Against Running For Chancellor Again

The Chancellor for the Davidson County Chancery Court, namely Ellen Hobbs Lyle, has announced her decision to not seek election again next year. After having been involved in many controversial cases over the years, Lyle would step down. Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist appointed Lyle to the Davison County bench for the first time in 1995,...

New Tennessee Law Affects Nashville’s Worker-Safety Effort

The state Senate has enacted a draft law that would forestall an ongoing effort to make construction site worker safety better. That effort is in progress in Nashville Metro Council. Because the Senate passed that law in late March, it is going to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee. As for Majority Leader from Tennessee Jack Johnson,...

THC Votes To Get Rid Of Forrest’s Head Sculpture From Capitol

After controversy for a long time and many protests, the Tennessee Historical Commission (THC) voted to change Nathan Bedford Forrest’s bust from the Tennessee State Capitol building to the namesake State Museum. Several people expect that the new property would offer valuable context regarding the life of Forrest as one who was engaged in...