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A federal judge has dismissed a petition by a Nashville Spanish-language news reporter that alleged her detention by federal immigration agents this year was an unconstitutional retaliation for her critical reporting on immigration raids.

Estefany Rodriguez, a reporter for Nashville Noticias, was the subject of a targeted arrest on March 4 by Immigration and Customs En...


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There are political moments that test our ideology, and there are political moments that test our maturity. Memphis is presently experiencing both.

The question before us is no longer simply what Tennessee’s recent congressional redistricting has done to Black political representation in Memphis. That has already shaped the terrain of the November election.

The ...


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The term “one man, one vote” is taking on new meaning in Memphis where, in the haste to fill a vacant seat, a lone member of the Shelby County Democratic Party selected the next state representative for House District 84.

You could call it the perfect storm, or you could call it a cluster. 

Either way, to replace retired Rep. Joe Towns on the November general el...


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The Department of General Services has requested a waiver to bypass its project disclosure requirement and speed up the process of choosing a master developer for state-owned land near the Tennessee Capitol.

The department wants to put out a request for qualifications to find a master developer for 10 acres of parking lots surrounding the State Capitol.

The goal...


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A debate — or a series of debates — may be on the horizon in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District race. 

Columbia Mayor and Democratic candidate Chaz Molder on Thursday morning formally challenged Republican competitor Charlie Hatcher, a farmer and former Tennessee agriculture commissioner, to a series of three debates across the district.

Molder suggested hol...


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