TN Politics
National news with a local lens, WKNO News Director Christopher Blank and political analyst Otis Sanford discuss the week’s latest headlines.
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Former Commercial Appeal editor Otis Sanford reflects on why local media covers national events, but also how it has changed in the decades since Sept. 11. -
The National Guard and ICE are operating in legal gray areas with little to no accountability. Otis Sanford says its time for mayors to speak out. -
Legal expenses for the MSCS takeover and Wanda Halbert litigations should advise future intra-government battles, says Otis Sanford. -
Local moratoriums on new data center builds could become a problem for lawmakers who want more of them in Tennessee. -
TN Politics: Election cements new county leadership and sets up congressional match-ups for MidtermsMickell Lowery is the new county mayor; Democrats have to increase voter turnout to win in new gerrymandered districts. -
The Aug. 6 election may be just the beginning of an issue-filled drive to November's midterms. -
Winning is "doable," says Otis Sanford. But Shelby County Democrats will need to show up in big numbers to keep a congressional seat after gerrymandering. -
As Republicans point to scandals and mismanagement from local officials, early voting begins with Democrats on the defensive. -
The complete report points to more than $100 million in "waste, fraud and abuse." Who fixes the problem is still being debated. -
Otis Sanford remembers the 1976 anniversary of the Declaration of Independence as a time when the nation came together around history and patriotism.
