From immigration enforcement to voucher expansion, the Republican supermajority is pushing for Tennessee to be the nation’s conservative leader

Who’s retiring and who’s angling for higher office in the Tennessee General Assembly?

Is Tennessee’s budget tight? It depends who you ask.

K-12 immigration bills, Memphis-Shelby County Schools takeover to stir more debate

Legislators seek to tighten regulations on family influencers and AI health care, loosen for child care

Taking cues from the Trump administration, the state’s Republican supermajority is targeting undocumented immigrants

State GOP aims at undermining gay marriage, removing discrimination protections and more

From midterm elections and the Music City Loop to zoning reform and AI, here are eight stories to watch in the coming year

With battle lines drawn in the ongoing zoning debate, the city will likely take more steps toward reform this year

U.S. House, U.S. Senate and governor’s races loom

Additional permits and approvals likely to be requested for The Boring Company’s airport-to-downtown Tesla tunnel

The Boys in Gold will enter unfamiliar territory this season

Rollbacks on Affordable Care Act and Medicaid coverage leave Tennesseans in the lurch 

Luxury hotels, East Bank and Wedgewood-Houston will all see continued building in 2026

At the primary, secondary and university levels, artificial intelligence is making its way into the classroom

Five venues whose openings or renovations will offer Nashville audiences even more live music

Everyday citizens document ICE, warn neighbors in effort to resist mass deportations in their own communities

Commemorating many of the irreplaceable figures Nashville lost in 2025

Remembering Todd Snider, Raul Malo, Steve Cropper and more

Remembering Kathleen Cotter, ‘Santa’ Irwin, Jim Ayers and more

Remembering Larry Cantrell, Dick Barnett and more

Remembering Jerry Strobel, Dolores Seigenthaler and more

Remembering John Carney Jr., state Sen. Frank Niceley, Judge Randall Wyatt and more

Remembering Dot Dobbins, William Cooper and more

From country star meltdowns to political ineptitude, here’s our 36th annual lineup of blunders and bloopers

From an ill-advised tequila heist to a Clapton fan ditching her britches, here’s our roundup of 2025’s Boner Award-worthy small-time crime

A look at one of the country’s largest for-profit private prison companies — and the politics, money and institutions that have contributed to its power

As the Major League Soccer season draws to a close, the Boys in Gold are chasing trophies 

In 2022, Tennessee’s Republican supermajority carved Nashville into three new congressional districts. Here’s how that has played out since.

The race to replace U.S. Rep. Mark Green is crowded — and early voting in the primary begins Sept. 17

History and data show that gerrymandering has worked, delivering easy victories for Republicans

Taking a tour of the area where Nashville’s three gerrymandered congressional districts meet

Coming off of a wretched season, the Tennessee Titans are rebuilding — again

Exploring the work of Metro's Office of Homeless Services and rapid rehousing nonprofit Safe Haven

The Office of Homeless Services is at the center of shaky citywide efforts as detractors call for director to be ousted

Nashville family shelter shows how rapid rehousing works

Following the departure of NSWX’s founder, Music City’s most popular ‘weather nerds’ keep the labor of love alive

See the winners, honorable mentions and other gems in this year’s YASNI contest

A century later, we look back at the Dayton, Tenn., case that’s still resonating in our courtrooms and legislatures today

With legal changes on the horizon, we take a three-part look at the cannabis industry and related regulations

Business owners and advocates say overhauled hemp rules kneecap a burgeoning field

Retail stores pack shelves with gummies, drinks and dried plants. What exactly is each one?

Talking to the commission’s Aaron Rummage about the regulation and enforcement of new hemp laws

New local businesses are exploring wellness practices — from time-tested methods like saunas to trendy, experimental therapies

The good, the bad and the ugly from the 2025 session of the Tennessee General Assembly

The Republican supermajority ramped up immigration crackdowns this year. Here’s what did and didn’t become law.

Vouchers, cellphone bans and school curriculum changes become law

Scant progress on gun safety follows tragic legacies of Nashville school shootings

The legislature made small but impactful changes related to vaccines, caregivers and WHO

Bills targeting undocumented students and same-sex marriage seen as ‘opportunities’ to reverse precedent