Rep. Justin Jones turned in 26 signatures, of which 25 were deemed valid. Needs 25 to qualify. His Republican opponent is challenging his qualification. nashvillebanner.com/2024/04/11/lau… Nashville Banner

Fairgrounds Charter Revision Effort Challenged in Court

Filing delays signature-gathering effort by group seeking to strip legal protections for auto racing
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Tom Guarente tells me he's withdrawing from the TN05 GOP primary, leaving Metro Councilmember Courtney Johnston as only challenger to Rep. Andy Ogles. Guarente says he met with Johnston yesterday. Agrees that split ticket would make unseating Ogles harder.
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Nashville budget preview from Nashville Banner:

Revenues flat from current year. Already some debate about whether the recommended cost of living adjustment for city employees is enough. Schools focused in part on replacing federal pandemic money. nashvillebanner.com/2024/04/11/met…

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Among those on the US-Japan State Dinner guest list at the White House tonight:

Bill and Hillary Clinton, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Jamie Dimon, Robert De Niro, Dem Govs. Evers, Cooper, Shapiro, Sen. Bill Hagerty, and Biden fundraiser Bill Freeman of Nashville with Tom Loftis.

Knoxville Republican and physician Sen. Richard Briggs started the legislative session with a pitch to add exceptions to Tennessee’s nearly total abortion ban. The legislation was never filed.

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A local PAC that sent an anti-LGBT mailer in the District 11 Metro Council race last year has resurfaced sending texts to Williamson County residents urging them to call Sen. Jack Johnson and defeat a proposed East Bank development authority. nashvillebanner.com/newsletters/

.Benton McDonough you can now turn back over the reigns 🌚

BANNER & COMPANY Ep. 1 is live!

demetria kalodimos talks with former Nashville Banner staffers about scoops, scandal, smoking in the old newsroom at 1100 Broadway and a whole lot more.

And with A+ production by Andrea Tudhope (she/her)

It’s a great listen.

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This is appropriation of sorority culture.

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Well-known fundraiser Kim Kaegi listed as treasurer on Courtney Johnston's FEC filing

warts and all, from Betsy Phillips nashvillebanner.com/2024/04/05/nas…

Twice within her first 6 months with the state, TN Ed Cmsr Lizzette Reynolds signed forms certifying she had been a state employee for more than 6 months as she sought a tuition waiver for classes at UT Martin.

She recently paid back the tuition money.

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what's going on in Tullahoma

Saw Dune 2 again. Still awesome. Unfortunately, however, the lack of terminal punctuation in the subtitles means it cannot compete for Oscars, People’s Choice Awards, etc. Sorry to say.