Latest Tennessee redistricting news
News and updates on the new maps for Tennessee’s congressional districts — which split Memphis into three separate districts — and the lawsuits challenging the redistricting.
Topic: Bill Lee
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June 2026
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Souls to the Polls rally mixes political optimism with hardcore organizing
Outrage over the redrawing of congressional district lines is fueling get-out-the-vote efforts in Memphis. The formal effort went public Sunday with a Souls at the Polls rally, where candidates were seen but not heard.
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Latest Memphis Safe Task Force news
News and updates on the Memphis Safe Task Force since formally beginning operations on Sept. 29, 2025, in Memphis.
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Who’s on the Memphis-Shelby County Schools state takeover board?
Here are short biographies of the appointees to the state takeover board, which will have sweeping powers over Memphis-Shelby County Schools through 2030.
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May 2026
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Here’s who Gov. Lee tapped for Memphis schools takeover board
Among Gov. Lee’s five appointments to a Memphis schools takeover board are a former Memphis superintendent and former president of the Memphis Chamber.
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Lee sends Memphian back to Tennessee’s education board in new congressional district
The appointment leaves a vacancy in the 9th Congressional District seat on the State Board of Education, which has an increasingly large role to play in setting the standards for success at Tennessee schools.
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Fourth lawsuit filed against Tennessee’s new congressional map
Tennessee’s League of Women Voters and NAACP file suit against state election officials over the new congressional map, which passed last week in a whirlwind three-day special session.
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Gov. Lee signs redistricting legislation, candidate filing period reopens
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee also signed several more bills related to redistricting.
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Lee greenlights special session for redistricting next week
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has called a special session of the Tennessee Legislature to consider redrawing the lines of the state’s nine Congressional districts in a bid to turn the state’s largest and only blue district red in this year’s midterm elections.
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Appeals court deals blow to lawsuit challenging National Guard
The court said plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the challenge of the guard’s deployment.
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Here’s who received new Tennessee vouchers
Data indicates that relatively few lower-income families applied or were eligible to participate in the program.
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Ahead of special session, Democrats want G.A. Hardaway’s vacant seat filled
The House Democratic Caucus chair is calling for the late G.A. Hardaway’s seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives to be filled before the special session on Tuesday.
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April 2026
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Bail bond limits, property tax ban, ICE regulations: A legislative session recap
A lot can happen in four months, especially when 132 Tennessee lawmakers get together. Here are some of the bills that may have slipped between the big headlines.
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Hiring, working, driving: An immigration-related legislative recap
Four months after announcing Republican lawmakers would send a “strong message” with immigration-related bills, The Daily Memphian looks at what passed and what failed.
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Tennessee bill allows anonymous applicants for director-level jobs
A new bill headed to Gov. Lee would keeps applicants for roles like superintendent and fire chief anonymous. Supporters call it protection. Critics say it’s concerning for government transparency.
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Tennessee to expand voucher program to 35,000 students in second year
Gov. Bill Lee and other Republicans are pointing to interest in the program, which will give more than $7,500 per child for private school tuition and certain educational costs.
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March 2026
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Calkins: Trump came to Memphis. We’ll soon be ‘virtually crime free.’
President Donald Trump came to Memphis to declare victory over crime. Two Friday night shootings were a reminder that work still remains.
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US to hold off striking Iranian power plants, Trump says in Memphis
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Quick vote on resolution honoring Gov. Bill Lee brings Democratic backlash
Jeers and shouts erupted from the House floor as a Republican resolution honoring Gov. Bill Lee’s deployment of the National Guard to Memphis moved forward with no discussion allowed.
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Lawmakers move to honor Bill Lee over Memphis Safe Task Force
Members of the Tennessee House of Representatives are set to vote Thursday, March 19, on a congratulatory resolution for Gov. Bill Lee following his deployment of the state’s National Guard to Memphis last year.
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GOP push to expand Tennessee voucher program to 40K students clears first hurdle
Tennessee would spend around $303 million next school year to fund private school tuition costs for 40,000 students if Gov. Bill Lee’s proposal is successful.
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February 2026
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Young’s State of the City moment collides with Task Force immigration fight
Also, Steve Cohen says next step in federal government funding centers on DHS and ICE; and Bill Lee talks about childhood visits to Memphis, as well as the tragedy that shaped his entry into politics; and a Shelby County mayoral contender opened his campaign headquarters.
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RFK Jr. touts administration efforts, makes autism claims in Nashville
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the stage with state leaders as part of his “Take Back Your Health Tour.”
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New state budget proposes $80M for Memphis
A new state budget was just introduced, with funds for Memphis, raises for teachers and a reminder that Tennessee has a funding shortfall for infrastructure needs.
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Gov. Bill Lee wants $155 million to fund 20,000 new vouchers
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Gov. Bill Lee wants $155 million to fund 20,000 new vouchers
If Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee achieves his goal, Tennessee would spend more than $303 million in public dollars on vouchers next fiscal year to help send 40,000 students to private schools across the state.
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January 2026
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Winter-storm damage in Shelby County estimated at almost $5M
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is asking Gov. Bill Lee to amend the Tennessee’s request to FEMA to include the estimate.
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