Davidson County says it has geo‑mapped every voter and is mailing canary‑yellow registration cards ahead of the Aug. 6 primary to prevent 2022‑style ballot mixups.

A Haywood County resident sued the Tennessee Municipal League, arguing the Nashville organization must open internal policies, training and lobbying records under state public‑records law.

Two federal trials are now scheduled after lawsuits say DeSoto County officials tried to block Black performers at Southaven’s Landers Center and fired leaders who resisted. The cases will test whether county oversight crossed the line into civil‑rights violations.

A decade after SB 1391 expired, survivors and advocates say arrests, custody loss and fear still shape maternal care in Tennessee.

A federal hearing is set for July 22 after DeSoto County residents, including Supervisor Robert Foster, sued over a judicial map they say dilutes most voters’ influence.

MPD legal advisors began precinct forums this week to explain the 1978 Kendrick Consent Decree and its limits on police surveillance. The sessions aim to clarify when social-media checks and information-sharing are allowed.

HB2428, now Public Chapter 1104, raises penalties for assaulting Tennessee first responders to Class E felonies with higher fines and mandatory jail time effective July 1.

Tennessee has turned its emergency management agency into a cabinet-level department — the Tennessee Emergency Management Authority — effective July 1, 2026. Officials say the restructure aims to speed coordination and support for local disaster response.

UT System President Randy Boyd outlined 90‑credit, three‑year bachelor’s degrees as targeted, workforce‑focused pathways. The approach would be piloted under the UT strategic plan with accreditor review required.

A federal judge rejected a legal bid to redraw DeSoto County’s supervisor districts into majority‑Black seats, saying plaintiffs failed to meet the Voting Rights Act standard. Civil‑rights groups called the decision disappointing and tied it to recent Supreme Court changes to Section 2.

Mayor Paul Young reshuffled top City Hall roles June 26, naming new deputies in operations and finance and an interim city engineer as he pushes to speed projects. The Daily Memphian broke the update.

Metro leaders are turning the July 18 Rep. John Lewis Way March into a voter‑registration push as they respond to redistricting that reshaped Tennessee’s congressional map.

A nine-member state oversight board will meet Thursday in Nashville to elect officers and appoint committees that will shape oversight of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.