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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In an extraordinary act of political retaliation, Tennessee Republicans on Thursday expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature for their role in a protest calling for more gun control in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting in Nashville. A third Democrat was narrowly spared by a one-vote margin. The […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A growing chorus is pushing back against Tennessee Republicans seeking to oust three House Democrats for using a bullhorn to shout support for pro-gun control protesters in the House chamber, while the GOP has previously resisted removing its own members even when weighing criminal allegations. Most recently, the Republican-controlled Statehouse declined […]

Where to vote on Election Day See list below. Ask most Shelby County residents – who frequently vote – and they’ll tell you that this is the election they dread most out of all! It’s the one with the long, long ballot that includes all the area’s judges. Since the ballot is long, this guide […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WREG)— TN Rep. Torrey Harris (D-Memphis) was charged for stealing property from his ex-boyfriend on July 15, according to records from Metro Nashville Police. Documents obtained by WREG show Representative Harris went to his former boyfriend’s apartment to talk about their relationship and wouldn’t let him leave. The complainant told police he noticed […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A judge sentenced former Sen. Katrina Robinson to time served with no fine and one year of supervised release Friday evening. Several character witnesses testified at the hearing and the judge received 57 letters of support for Robinson. In a statement, Robinson said “Since 2015, I have lived and breathed THI. Offenses are […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A day after being appointed to an open Tennessee Senate seat, London Lamar hit the ground running as Interim Senator for District 33 and as a panelist on the “Root Cause of Youth Crime” symposium at LeMoyne-Owen College. “Yesterday, we saw three students shot outside the Whitehaven Library. We have a problem in this city […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — State Rep. London Lamar was selected by the Shelby County Commission on Thursday to serve as Interim Senator for the state of Tennessee, District 33, completing the term vacated by former state Sen. Katrina Robinson. Lamar (D-Memphis) will vacate her House District 91 seat to serve in the appointed Senate role. Regardless […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Tennessee Senate voted 27-5 Wednesday to accept an ethics committee report that would remove Sen. Katrina Robinson of Memphis from her office. The Associated Press reports it is the body’s first time to expel a member since at least the Civil War. Sen. Ferrell Haile read the complaint to the Republican-controlled […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A Tennessee senate committee found probable cause to remove Sen. Katrina Robinson from office Thursday following her conviction in a federal wire fraud case.   Sen. Katrina Robinson’s future in office is question nearly two weeks after being acquitted on two charges. Robinson (D-Memphis) is appearing before the Senate Ethics Committee after two complaints […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– The Senate Committee has found probable cause for the removal of Sen. Katrina Robinson from her position following her federal convictions. UPDATE: The Ethics Committee has voted 4 to 1 to move forward with a Senate hearing to determine whether or not Sen. Robinson’s action constitute an ethics violation. Sen. Jack Johnson on […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A judge acquitted state Sen. Katrina Robinson of two charges after her conviction in a federal wire fraud case last year, but denied acquittal on two other charges. Judge Sheryl Lipman, in a ruling filed Thursday, also denied Robinson’s request for a new trial. Robinson, who operates a nursing school in Cordova […]