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Families are facing rising grocery prices at the same time that many of the most vulnerable are losing access to the nation’s largest food assistance program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
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Tennessee pharmacies sell potent Ivermectin, led by anti-vaccine doctor who’s taken ‘bucketloads’ tennesseelookout.com/2026/06/17/t...
U.S. Senate Democrats introduced legislation on Thursday to require Congress to sign off on any deployment of federal troops to the polls, as President Donald Trump and his administration refuse to rule out the idea. From @jonshorman.bsky.social.
Ivermectin is marketed and sold across Tennessee in roadside shops and small-town strip malls with little oversight from health authorities.
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The disappearance of local news outlets means Americans across the country turn to less reliable online sources for election information.
U.S. Senate Democrats introduced legislation on Thursday to require Congress to sign off on any deployment of federal troops to the polls.
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Trey Harrell
COMMENTARY OF THE WEEK: This Father's Day, columnist and dad @ghart14.bsky.social writes that Tennessee's proclaimed Nuclear Family Month is a slap in the face of single dads.
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Tennessee's "Nuclear Family Month" denigrates single dads who fight to see and care for their kids. The state should support dads instead.
Final peace negotiations between the United States and Iran officially began Thursday, starting a 60-day countdown for the Islamic Republic to safely open the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. to lift a blockade on Iranian oil, and for the two nations to hammer out a nuclear deal.
After killing TN's only Dem congressional seat last month, GOP said it will seek next year to redraw state senate and house districts for partisan gain. Will they go for 33-0 and 99-0? Could they? My latest column up this week at @tennesseelookout.com.
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A 60-day countdown for the Islamic Republic to safely open the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. to lift a blockade on Iranian oil has started.
With less than a month before early voting starts for the August primary elections, the chances for a forum or debate between leading Republican gubernatorial candidates look slim to none, reports Sam Stockard.
Tennessee Republicans could redistrict state House and Senate seats as early as the next legislative session.
Since Congress passed the National Voter Registration Act in 1993, nearly all states must allow residents to register to vote at motor vehicle offices. But fewer teens are obtaining driver’s licenses today and missing a chance to register to vote. From @jonshorman.bsky.social
American teens are driving less than in previous decades, prompting civic advocates to warn that fewer young people may register to vote.
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Freedom 250 announces tonight "President Donald J. Trump will join Freedom 250 and distinguished guests on July 1, 2026, for the dedication of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota. "