Erik Schelzig

Two Democrats who clashed last week over a failed bill to ban large investors from acquiring 100+ single-family homes appear to have resolved their dispute. Rep. Bo Mitchell of Nashville said he plans to second the revived measure. pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/politics/fa…

State GOP denies Cothren candidacy in state House primary. pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/elections/c…

Special interest groups pushing school voucher expansion have openly leveled political threats at lawmakers who don't vote their way - even to represent their constituents' wishes. See which TN lawmakers have benefitted most from pro-voucher PAC spending: tennessean.com/story/news/pol…

Kristi Noem speaks in Nashville as her firing from her DHS secretary role plays out in D.C. pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/politics/kr…

House Speaker @CSexton25 and his Senate counterpart, Randy McNally, left Thursday morning floor session to join Gov. Bill Lee on the inaugural @SouthwestAir flight between Nashville and Knoxville.

See @jbaker7973's final Flyer article here. memphisflyer.com/sayonara-2/ Also, be sure to follow his Substack: jacksonbakerpolitics.substack.com

Republican lawmakers are advancing legislation to have the state assume control over matters related to the construction and operation of the Music City Loop tunnel system being built in Nashville by Elon Musk’s Boring Co. pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/transportat…

'Revenge of the Nerds' star Robert Carradine dies at 71 apnews.com/article/robert…

State is in arbitration over FEMA's rejection of $45 million in disaster recovery reimbursements. #tnpol #tnleg pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/politics/ti…

People who take photos of the restaurant menu and post them in Google reviews are the superheroes of the middle class and the backbone of society. God bless them.

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Marty is an absolute legend. When I was a late-shift copy boy (a “news aide” in the modern parlance) in grad school in the 90s, he would discuss the arcane political science books I’d be reading. He knew more than some of my profs. nytimes.com/2026/02/05/bus… via @NYTimes

Everyone who grew up wanting to be a sportswriter wanted to work for the Washington Post. It’s unfathomable and avoidable that the section of Jenkins, Povich, Kornheiser, Wilbon, Boswell, Feinstein and many more is gone. A baffling and maddening decision.

Weird State of the State tidbit: Marsha Blackburn is here, but fellow Republican gubernatorial candidate Monty Fritts, a sitting state House member, is not. Neither is John Rose.

Senate Speaker Randy McNally endorses Marsha Blackburn in the Tennessee governor's race. House counterpart Cameron Sexton signed the candidate petitions of both Blackburn and GOP rival John Rose.

BREAKING: Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips GOP-held Texas state Senate seat in special election for district Trump handily won in 2024. apnews.com/article/texas-…

Via @schelzig: Underdog Rep. John Rose (R) wants to make Sen. Marsha Blackburn's vote to certify the 2020 election a dividing line in the TN GOP GOV primary. Interview comes after Trump passed on endorsing Blackburn earlier this week

There's so much beauty in the world. Here are the beautiful snow capped mountains of Tennessee.

Tennessee Senate cancels next week's proceedings; House to return on Wednesday. pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/politics/te…

Eddie McCreadie, who came to the U.S. to coach the Memphis Rogues of the old North American Soccer League, died in Johnson City last week. bbc.com/sport/football…