Erik Schelzig
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Editor of the Tennessee Journal. Co-author of “Welcome to Capitol Hill: 50 Years of Scandal in Tennessee Politics.” Get in touch at: [email protected].
Nashville
Joined April 2009
Former Vice President Kamala Harris appeared at a Democratic rally Tuesday, but 7th Congressional District Candidate Aftyn Behn left before her arrival. https://t.co/DK6bijQgMO
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Former VP Kamala Harris urges voter turnout at a Democratic event in Nashville, while nominee Aftyn Behn leaves before her arrival.
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🏆 A title winning night for ☝️ One Knoxville!! An incredible 7,500 fans turned out to Covenant Health Park to watch the Scruffy Boys bring home the USL League One title.
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Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr has been hospitalized following injuries sustained while training horses with son at his Lacassas farm. #tnpol #tnleg #tnpolitics
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Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr treated for nine broken ribs, a lacerated liver and a semi-collapsed lung after a horse training accident.
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Early voting for the special election in Congressional District 7 is underway. Republican nominee Matt Van Epps cast his vote this morning in Nashville. https://t.co/OcnoRxHNYO
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Early voting for the 7th Congressional District special election begins. Republican nominee Matt Van Epps and his wife cast their ballots.
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Damn they got two bass pro shops
Sunrise from Cairo. The view outside our hotel is IMMACULATE. Great pyramids off in the distance.
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Kansas newspaper raided by police to get $3M
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A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper in 2023.
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These rankings also have Williamson County as being more affordable than its neighbors. Which calls into question what sort of metrics are being used.
Proud to see Williamson County named the #2 place in the U.S. to raise a family. Strong conservative leadership at the city, county & state level is delivering real results. We’ll keep working every day to make Tennessee the best place to live, start a business & raise a family.
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Multiple crashes reported on I-40 West in Putnam County have caused the interstate to close in that direction Monday morning.
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Multiple crashes reported on I-40 West in Putnam County have caused the interstate to close in that direction Monday morning.
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Here is President Donald Trump’s pardon of former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada.
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A White House official confirms to me: President Trump today pardoned former Tennessee Republican House Speaker Glen Casada and his chief of staff Cade Cothren. Casada and Cothren were sentenced to multiple years in prison in Sept. for fraud convictions over a political mailer
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Casada confirms he and Cothren have been pardoned.
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Former House Speaker Glen Casada says he and aide Cade Cothren pardoned by President Trump for public corruption convictions.
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Been working the phones and all my sources agree: this could all come down to turnout
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Suspicious package shuts down budget hearings at TN Capitol.
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Governor's office receives envelope with suspicious powder, causing budget hearings to be interrupted. Investigation underway.
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As baseball's hot-stove season gets underway, here's an account of Johnny Bench signing for $80,000 in 1971 -- $653,000 in today's money. He could have held out for more, "but I worry about what people think of me."
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Tennessee department heads asked to come up with plans to cut 1%.
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Tennessee agencies are being asked to propose 1% spending cuts as they prepare their budget plans for the next state budget.
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Do you remember October 29-31, 2012? 13 years ago, remnants of Hurricane Sandy resulted in snow and blizzard conditions across the higher elevations. Newfound Gap - 36" Mount LeConte - 34" High Knob, VA - 30" Roan Mountain, TN - 19" Wise, VA - 17" https://t.co/8OghGy7QiH
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Gotta have faith? Lee launches website to list federal food aid alternatives
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Gov. Bill Lee refuses to use state reserves for lost SNAP benefits during federal shutdown. Creates website for nonprofit resources instead.
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