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4 years after the federal government mandated transparent hospital prices, process remains murky for some Tennessee patients Story: Cassandra Stephenson tennesseelookout.com/2024/12/17/4-y…

Tennessee immigrant group condemns Gov. Lee’s commitment to support Trump deportations as "not just a moral disaster, but an economic one" 6% of the state's 6.9M residents are foreign-born. 38% naturalized citizens & 62% noncitizens tennesseelookout.com/2024/12/17/ten… Cassandra Stephenson

Tennessee is among five states to receive multi-million-dollar awards from the U.S. Department of Energy to re-tool and upgrade automotive facilities to serve the growing electric vehicle market. Cc: Cassandra Stephenson for Tennessee Lookout || tnlookout.bsky.social. tennesseelookout.com/2024/12/19/ten…

Two people were shot in the cafeteria at Antioch High School in Nashville just after 11 a.m. today before the shooter turned the gun on themselves. The situation is "contained" and police are on the scene. We'll update as we learn more. tennessean.com/story/news/cri…

Our Tennessean colleagues are on the ground and covering live news about a shooting at Antioch High School. Here's the easiest place to keep up with updates: tennessean.com/story/news/cri…

A Tennessee bill would make it a felony for city council/county commission and other local elected officials to vote in favor of immigrant sanctuary policies. Legal experts call it a ‘constitutionally suspect’ ploy to use police power to control votes tennesseelookout.com/2025/01/29/bil…

The Lower Mississippi River’s largest ecosystem restoration project got the federal go-ahead, but the next hurdle is getting funding for the $63.7M venture. From me & Lucas Dufalla via Tennessee Lookout || tnlookout.bsky.social & Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk: tennesseelookout.com/2025/02/10/the…

Floodwaters breached an Obion River levee, inundating the 250-person town of Rives just before frigid temps roll in. While the damage appears significant, it may not be enough to trigger federal aid. “FEMA’s not coming here." Via Tennessee Lookout || tnlookout.bsky.social: tennesseelookout.com/2025/02/18/flo…

The USDA cut two programs funding the purchase of locally produced food for schools and food banks. Tennessee schools and farmers are already feeling the impact. From me via Tennessee Lookout || tnlookout.bsky.social: tennesseelookout.com/2025/03/17/ten…

Gov. Bill Lee gave up >$70m in federal $$ to feed kids during the summer because the state didn't want to spend $5m to administer the program. But his new budget will send $16 million to various Christian groups, including a Kentucky kids camp and out-of-state anti-abortion group

The man responsible for a $1.3 billion fraud scheme. A doctor who gave unnecessary eye injections. A CEO made a fortune on pain and pee. President Trump claims he will stop health care fraudsters. In his first term, he let these fraudsters go. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/t…

Officials in Tennessee and Arkansas report some mitigation projects are reducing impacts as cities along the Mississippi River experience severe flooding after torrential rain. Learn more Cassandra Stephenson @tnlookout: tennesseelookout.com/2025/04/09/mis…

Arkansas Times AR Democrat-Gazette .Cassandra Stephenson and Delaney Dryfoos investigate the impacts of waning federal protections for wetlands on the multibillion-dollar wetland mitigation banking industry tennesseelookout.com/2025/04/14/wet…

Continuing our wetlands series, reporters Cassandra Stephenson Tennessee Lookout || tnlookout.bsky.social and Delaney Dryfoos The Lens explore how proposed rollbacks in wetlands protections could disrupt the multi-billion dollar mitigation banking industry. agwaterdesk.org/2025/04/14/dow…

A must-read from Adam Friedman, who doggedly analyzed a massive amount of court records and spoke with borrowers to show the real impact that flex loans and Advance Financial have on Tennesseans.

Oscar Franklin Smith is about to be executed. It is 10 a.m. According to protocol, Smith should be being strapped to a gurney, moved from the holding cell, and into the death chamber.

A tornado in Cave City, Arkansas left damage an financial uncertainty. As the Trump admin looks to scale back FEMA recovery aid, many states are facing similar questions. Collab: Arkansas Times @tnlookout @msfreepress AR Democrat-Gazette: tennesseelookout.com/2025/05/22/unc…

Tennessee launches its summer food benefits this week. Most students across the state will miss out after the state rejected millions in federal funding chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2025…

The wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia — who was wrongfully deported to an El Salvador prison as part of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown — shared a message from him at a downtown Nashville church ahead of his arraignment Friday morning: tennesseelookout.com/2025/06/13/kil…

Jennifer Vasquez Sura, wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, said their son Kilmar Jr. is graduating from kindergarten this morning. Abrego Garcia is being arraigned in a Nashville federal court. "Instead ... I’m here fighting for my husband, for his dad, to come back home," she said.