A state chancery panel tossed the NAACP's challenge to Tennessee's new congressional map that split Memphis. Federal lawsuits are still pending over the lines.

Eighty-one recruits were sworn into the Memphis Police Department in the citys largest class in nearly a decade as officials push to rebuild depleted ranks.

Memphis Rep. Steve Cohen introduced six articles of impeachment against Chief Justice John Roberts on May 21, alleging partisan conduct and ethical lapses at the Supreme Court.

TVA’s board meets Thursday in Guntersville with interim CEO Mike Skaggs in attendance; the agenda includes leadership picks, aircraft rules and a regulatory task force.

Bacarra Mauldin says she was fired while on FMLA leave and has sued the city and MATA, seeking reinstatement or up to $1 million in damages. The filing challenges MATA’s spending review and termination process.

Mayor Lee Harris and Sheriff Floyd Bonner settled a months‑long budget fight that routes roughly $18M to the sheriff’s office, but commissioners have paused for committee review.

THEC approved six new degree programs and set a 4.5% tuition-and-fee range for 2026–27, leaving campus boards to set final rates. Programs could begin enrolling as soon as fall.

A Shelby County commissioner wants line‑item budgets for community grants, tightening oversight of a roughly $2.6M pool amid recent scrutiny.

Three years after Tennessee’s trigger ban took effect, legal maneuvers and appeals have left doctors and patients uncertain about access to care.

The NAACP has filed a federal suit saying Tennessee’s new congressional map dismantles Memphis’ only majority‑Black district and violates constitutional protections. Plaintiffs are asking a judge to block the map ahead of this year’s elections.

Mayor Lee Harris’ county budget puts $11.9M toward replacing Treadwell K‑8 in Highland Heights while proposing a $2.66 tax rate and modest pay raises.

Speaker Cameron Sexton removed multiple Tennessee Democrats from all House committees on Tuesday, a move Democrats call retaliation and that raises legal questions.

MSCS extended board attorney Justin Bailey's contract through February 2029 as officials prepare legal challenges to a new state oversight law.