Ex-Johnson City businessman at center of police misconduct allegations sentenced to 95 years • Tennessee Lookout
Johnson City serial rapist Sean Williams was sentenced to 95 years in federal prison on Monday for three counts of child pornography that involved victims at a young age of nine months. The sentence, which includes a five-year sentence to escape federal custody, will result in the 53-year-old former businessman who has been involved in […]
USDA cuts $1M grant for Nashville urban canopy program; Nonprofit says move will hurt tree farms • Tennessee Lookout
Ending federal funds for the USDA’s program to restore tree canopies in low-income cities leaves one Nashville-based nonprofit and tree farmers that dry them high says the nonprofit organization. Cumberland River Compact It was set to receive about $1 million from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to plant approximately 5,000 trees in the Nashville area. […]
Tennessee Republicans sponsor abortion ban exception bill • Tennessee Lookout
Two Tennessee Republican lawmakers support measures that allow doctors to perform abortions, including “fatal fetal abnormalities,” and are latent with those opposed to changes in the state’s abortion ban. This is a conflict that is set up. Sponsored by Senators Richard Briggs and Esther Helton Haynes of Knoxville House Bill 1241which specifies that doctors do […]
Flood-weary Rives begins cleanup as officials call for levee improvements • Tennessee Lookout
Mary Kilburn said she and her neighbors cried for two days after the flood evacuated a small town in northwestern Tennessee. Heavy water from heavy rains on February 14th and 15th began washing the summit of the embankment that protects the town from Hoosier Creek, which is fed to the North Fork Obion River. By […]
Hemp industry fears slate of restrictive bills could gut industry • Tennessee Lookout
Crossville businessman Maggie Clark believes a swarm of Tennessee Legislature bills that restrict hemp-related products will take the industry away from those who build it and give it to “conglomerates.” Clark is a grower, manufacturer and retailer, and says her business, Cann-I-Help and small Tennessee stores will suffer even after six years of complying with […]
A bill to preempt Metro Council by a Nashville Democrat raises eyebrows • Tennessee Lookout
The recent introduction and rapid withdrawal by state legislators to eliminate local governments of police surveillance cameras has raised eyebrows in Nashville. Nashville Democrat John Ray Clemons introduced it invoice It will effectively interfere with local surveillance of controversial surveillance technologies such as license plate readers (LPRS) – an automatic camera that captures and analyzes […]
Election officials blast Trump’s ‘retreat’ from protecting voting against foreign threats • Tennessee Lookout
The Trump administration has begun to dismantle the state’s defense against foreign interference in the vote, a drastic hideaway that surprised national and local election officials. The administration has closed last week with the FBI’s Foreign Impact Task Force cut Over 100 positions in US cybersecurity and infrastructure security agencies. President Donald Trump signed the […]
Tennessee bill would bar immigrants without legal status from bringing lawsuits • Tennessee Lookout
Immigrants without permanent legal status will no longer have the right to pursue most cases in Tennessee courts under the bill introduced this month by Republican lawmakers. bill(SB791/HB1037) Rep. Johnny Garrett of Goodlettsville and Sen. Paul Bailey of Sparta prohibit immigrants from suing local governments for compensation for negligence or medical malpractice, pursuing product liability […]
Who’s funding Tennessee’s politics? • Tennessee Lookout
(Photo illustrations by John Partipilo) This database was first published in July 24, 2023. since then Updated Multiple times. The final update took place on February 24th, 2025. Millions of dollars flow to Nashville every year, flooding the halls of Tennessee’s state capitol building. As a A few Deep group groups try to influence lawmakers. […]
GOP-led lawsuit that could dismantle disability protections draws public backlash • Tennessee Lookout
The push by Republican Attorney Generals in 17 states to break down some federal laws protecting people with disabilities from discrimination has prompted protests from advocates, parents and local officials. The GOP-led lawsuit covers specific protections for transgender people. However, some experts have warned that it could undermine federal protections for all people with disabilities. […]
