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WKNO Daily Newscast | Friday, April 17, 2026

Nick Newsom
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wknofm.org

— Tennessee lawmakers have now expanded the state’s private school voucher program to 35,000 students, which will cost more than $250 million.

— Tennessee’s Republican lawmakers hope to see more conservative speakers on college and university campuses in the name of free speech, and students who interrupt or protest them could face expulsion.

— A federal program to provide summer food aid to 700-thousand low-income Tennessee children still needs funding and final state approval.


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Reporting from the gates of Graceland to the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, Christopher has covered Memphis news, arts, culture and politics for more than 20 years in print and on the radio. He is currently WKNO's News Director and Senior Producer at the University of Memphis' Institute for Public Service Reporting. Join his conversations about the Memphis arts scene on the WKNO Culture Desk Facebook page.