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Showing posts with label Tennessee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tennessee. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Tennessee levied $44.78 million in penalties against private prison operator in three years

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 By Sam Stockard Tennessee’s Department of Correction is requesting a $6.8 million contract increase for its private prison operator despite...
Friday, January 31, 2025

Tennessee legislature puts hundreds of millions toward private-school vouchers

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By Sam Stockard  In one of the most hotly-contested questions in modern Tennessee political history, the legislature narrowly approved a $43...
Monday, September 9, 2024

AT&T strike continues in Southeast as company presents ‘final offer’ for union contract

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By Cassandra Stephenson  Thousands of unionized AT&T workers across the southeast marked their 20th day on strike Thursday amid a bargai...
Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Tennessee governor calls CoreCivic ‘important partner’ amid DOJ investigation

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By Sam Stockard Gov. Lee shows no signs of dumping CoreCivic, which runs four state prisons for $233 million a year As the Department of Jus...
Friday, August 23, 2024

U.S. Department of Justice opens investigation into CoreCivic Trousdale County prison

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 By J. Holly McCall and Sam Stockard The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into private prison company CoreCivic and Tr...
Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Tennessee law to let teachers carry guns in schools caused a ruckus, but has drawn little interest

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By Marta Aldrich Josh Arrowood carries his .22-caliber handgun most everywhere he goes in his rural Tennessee community — to church at Freew...
Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Private prison operator holds close ties with lawmakers as it sidesteps state law

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 By Sam Stockard CoreCivic expanded in Tennessee with three local government contracts Flush with donations from CoreCivic, Tennessee’s lawm...
Wednesday, July 3, 2024

If Tennessee was its own country, it would have the 9th highest incarceration rate in the world

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By Adam Friedman Tennessee has one of the highest rates of people put in jail or prison, a report released by the  Prison Policy Institute f...
Thursday, June 13, 2024

Report: nearly half of Tennessee households don’t earn enough to meet basic expenses

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By Anita Wadhwani Nearly half of all Tennessee working families cannot afford the basic cost of living in their counties, according to new a...
Monday, May 27, 2024

Tennessee rep calls Memphis preemption bill worse than “overreach”

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By Sam Stockard Governor signs measure turning back city ordinance despite speaking with mother of slain motorist A Memphis state representa...
Thursday, May 2, 2024

Tough-on-crime bill imposing adult sentences on juveniles heads to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk

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By Anita Wadhwani Senator says the measure brings “massive repercussions,” complicated jurisdiction and legal questions Teens as young as 14...
Thursday, April 18, 2024

Juvenile sentencing bill in Tennessee House sparks constitutional questions

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Kids as young as 14 could get up to five years in prison on top of juvenile sentences without a jury trial A get-tough-on-juvenile-crime bil...
Monday, April 15, 2024

Senate clears gallery, passes bill to arm Tennessee teachers

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BY:  JESSICA HOLDMAN   Minutes after clearing the gallery of people opposed to pro-gun legislation, the Senate passed a bill Tuesday allowin...
Thursday, October 12, 2023

State contracting with 20 firms for $415M law enforcement training project

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BY:  SAM STOCKARD   - OCTOBER 12, 2023  Tennessee is hiring nearly 20 contractors to build a massive $415 million law enforcement training c...