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The redistricting of Tennessee carves out the northwest corner of Montgomery County and puts it in the same District 5 as Memphis. What do you think?
Contributed commentary by Rita Allsop, Director of Ajax Turner Senior Citizens Center.
Mayor Joe Pitts dropped some bombshells in the last week. What’s going on, why the surprises, and why isn’t the city collaborating with other government agencies?
Open letter from Clarksville-Montgomery County elected officials on this week’s Tennessee gerrymandering effort.
One of the biggest public debates surrounding the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office election has been over the possible restoration of the jail booking log.
Seems simple enough: Require sprinklers in “stacked duplexes.” But Clarksville developers say the costs will make this option for low-cost housing too expensive to build.
Contributed commentary by Curtis Johnson, former Deputy Speaker in the Tennessee House, on a change to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2026 Physician Fee Schedule.
An open letter to Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Sen. Bill Hagerty and Rep. Matt Van Epps on administration plans to send Afghanis who helped US forces to a third country.
Contributed commentary by Tommy Vallejos, Latinos for Tennessee and former Montgomery County commissioner, on the proposed credit card interest rate cap.
In a couple of years, the 101st Airborne Division will begin flying the newly named “Cheyenne” tiltrotor instead of the Black Hawk helicopter. It’s a critical change for important reasons, and no, this isn’t an Osprey.