— Jack Johnson, a state Senator from Franklin and a close friend of Governor-elect Marsha Blackburn, has been named the Republican choice for Tennessee’s speaker of the Senate and lieutenant governor.
— Tennessee’s takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools remains on pause until at least December 2 when a court will hear new legal arguments in the state court case.
— Tennessee’s Secretary of State says an early voting location in Shelby County that accommodated 25 first-time student voters outside of posted hours may have violated state law.
— Former Memphis City Council Chairman Kemp Conrad has announced he’ll run for the State Senate seat currently occupied by Brent Taylor.
— The City of Germantown will convert all 5,300 streetlights to LEDs.
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