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Anti-hemp measure deprives Tennesseans with chronic pain of relief

1 day ago | tennesseelookout.com | Nicole Dyer

by Nicole Dyer, Tennessee Lookout May 14, 2025 I’m a Tennessean, a mother of three, and someone who lives with a complex, disabling pain condition. I’m also the CEO of a national nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of the more than 51.6 million Americans who live with chronic pain. And right now, I’m deeply alarmed by Tennessee legislation that could strip away access to the thing that helps me — and thousands of others — get through the day: safe, full-spectrum CBD.
Defense claims Casada, Cothren broke no laws

2 days ago | tennesseelookout.com | Sam Stockard

Defense attorneys tried to poke holes Monday in the corruption case against a former Tennessee House speaker and his ex-top aide, saying they were starting a small political consulting company and simply made mistakes. During closing arguments, Nashville defense attorney Ed Yarbrough said federal prosecutors “twisted” the law to create a litany of charges against his client, Glen Casada.
UT system loses $37.7M in federal grants; Institute of Agriculture is hardest hit

3 days ago | tennesseelookout.com | Cassandra Stephenson

President Donald Trump’s administration has pulled the plug on roughly $37.7 million in federal funding across 42 grants for the University of Tennessee System. The majority of the loss — $31.2 million — comes from eight terminated grants at the UT Institute of Agriculture. The institute houses the university’s agriculture research arm as well as its statewide educational organization providing resources to Tennessee farmers and communities in all 95 counties.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency continues traffic stops, arrests in Nashville

4 days ago | tennesseelookout.com | J. Holly McCall |Holly McCall

13:26 News Story Immigration Photo series documents one detention in East Nashville’s Madison community Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been conducting what officials term “dragnets” in Nashville since May 4, when 84 people were detained in a South Nashville sweep, a spokesperson for ICE confirmed. Photojournalist John Partipilo on May 10 photographed a traffic stop in Nashville’s Madison community as ICE agents and Tennessee Highway Patrol officers pulled over drivers.
FEMA leader ousted, one day after publicly opposing agency’s elimination

6 days ago | tennesseelookout.com | Jennifer Shutt

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has ousted the leader of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and replaced him with another official, States Newsroom has confirmed. Cam Hamilton, senior official performing the duties of the administrator at FEMA, was let go just one day after he testified before Congress about the size and scope of the federal agency.
Report: Climate change made April flooding, severe storms 9% more intense

6 days ago | tennesseelookout.com | Cassandra Stephenson

The effects of climate change made severe flooding that inundated West Tennessee and parts of the Central Mississippi River Valley in early April about 9% more intense, according to an analysis published Thursday by an international team of environmental researchers. From April 3 through April 6, thunderstorms and torrential downpours hovered over a broad swath of the Mississippi River Valley, leading to near-record breaking floods, widespread damage and at least 15 deaths.
Kristi Noem on defense over Homeland Security spending overrun • Tennessee Lookout

6 days ago | tennesseelookout.com | Ariana Figueroa

WASHINGTON — The top Democrat on a U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee panel Thursday slammed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for her handling of her agency’s funding and the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Sen.
Tennessee Republicans back South Nashville ICE roundup

1 week ago | tennesseelookout.com | J. Holly McCall |Sam Stockard |Holly McCall

Tennessee Republican leaders are leaning into a “law and order” position following a weekend of traffic stops and detentions of immigrants in Nashville. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed Tuesday that the agency has arrested 84 people without permanent legal status since Saturday in the state’s capital city.
The buck stops here: Accountability reporting on payday lenders in Tennessee

1 week ago | tennesseelookout.com | J. Holly McCall |Holly McCall

by J. Holly McCall, Tennessee Lookout May 8, 2025 Life, for many Tennesseans, can change in an instant. A medical catastrophe, a car that breaks down, a death, can send families into financial emergency. In my case, it came in 2016 when my husband amputated two fingers while using a table saw he’d used hundreds of times. I was 45 minutes away at the time of the accident and when I arrived at the hospital, the first thing he asked was, “Do we have insurance?”We did, thank God.
Memphis lawmakers react after 3 officers found not guilty in death of Tyre Nichols

1 week ago | tennesseelookout.com | Cassandra Stephenson

Memphis lawmakers expressed their “devastation” Wednesday at an out-of-town jury’s verdict finding three former Memphis police officers not guilty in the death of Tyre Nichols. Nichols, 29, died in 2023 after police beat him during a traffic stop. The jury found three former officers — Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith — not guilty of all charges, including second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression.