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Driving in Nashville is not easy, efficient, safe or pleasant, but at least it's mandatory

“I don’t want to do it, so don’t make me do it. That means it’s not a threat, because I don’t want to do it.” thedailyrecord.com/2024/11/14/day…

The city argues they flooded Baltimore with untraceable guns, targeting prohibited buyers because ghost guns weren't subject to background checks. Seller says the city can't prove its products contributed to crime in Baltimore and that the city overstated its market share

Baltimore's lawsuit against a ghost gun seller will go to trial after the seller's request to dismiss the case was rejected. thedailyrecord.com/2024/10/21/bal…

Wrote an obit for Andrew Sonner, who was Montgomery County state's attorney for 25+ years. He was a progressive and a political heavyweight who shaped the county's criminal justice system. Proud of how the story turned out in just a day of work thedailyrecord.com/2024/10/18/and…

From Friday: Marilyn Mosby has a new job and wants the judge to end her home confinement thedailyrecord.com/2024/10/11/mar…

folk's: i'm back in baltimore!! today is my first day as the new legal affairs reporter at @MDDailyRecord. i suppose i will be using this web site more. send story ideas to iround@thedailyrecord.com.

For those interested, here is the letter that the Tennessee Capitol Hill Press Corps sent to House leaders today on media access in the House gallery:

Everyone includes parents of Covenant School survivors.

TN House Civil Justice Committee Chairman Lowell Russell kicks out everyone (except media) from today’s hearing after Moms Demand members in the audience clap. Several individuals had been removed earlier

The announcement comes more than two weeks after lawmakers concluded their annual session without passing significant gun-safety legislation. dailymemphian.com/section/metro/… By @raniound

The #TNleg will be back on August 21st to address gun safety. I’m hoping my colleagues will support a package of bills that will ACTUALLY get at the heart of gun violence. Submit comments via the link below! It goes straight to the Governor’s office. stateoftennessee.formstack.com/forms/specials…

@jbenton I think Signal Cleveland may want to do something like that when it gets more established

I'm trying to think of precedents for the pan-Louisiana expansion The Advocate has done in recent years. When in the past has a city newspaper decided that it wanted to build new newsrooms to cover *other* cities in its state/region? theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…

State Sen. Raumesh Akbari made sure to bring #BigMemphis energy to the Tennessee State Capitol on Thursday, April 20, after the Memphis Grizzlies win over the Los Angeles Lakers the night before. #FortheM 📷: @raniound | @SenAkbari @memgrizz

Lawmakers put on ice a bill requiring the TBI to test rape kits in 30 days after bureau officials said it would be “exorbitantly expensive” to meet that goal. dailymemphian.com/section/metro/… By @raniound

Federal prosecutors argue that former state Sen. Brian Kelsey knew what he was doing when he accepted a plea deal in his campaign fraud case. dailymemphian.com/section/metro/… By @raniound

Rep. Justin J. Pearson and Rep. Justin Jones re-enter the TN House of Representatives, arms linked, as the crowd sings "Power to the People." 🎥: @raniound | #TennesseeThree

@ecalof @torihoover How many times do we have to tell you

The vote against Pearson was 69-26, with three Republicans voting not to expel him, including state Rep. John Gillespie (R-Memphis). dailymemphian.com/section/metro/… By @raniound

State Rep. Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) survived an expulsion vote on Thursday, April 6, by a single vote, hours after Justin Jones was expelled by the Republican supermajority of the Tennessee House of Representatives. dailymemphian.com/section/metro/… By @raniound

Expulsion votes for Reps. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) and Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) are expected in the next few minutes. dailymemphian.com/section/metro/… By @raniound