Marianna Bacallao
Power and Equity Reporter, WPLNMarianna Bacallao (mare-ee-AW-nuh bah-kuh-YOW) is a Cuban American journalist and WPLN's Power & Equity Reporter. She covers systems of power from the courts to the pulpit, with a focus on centering the voices of those most impacted by policy. Previously, she served three years as the afternoon host for WPLN News, where she won a Murrow for hosting during a deadly tornado outbreak, served as a guide on election night, and gave live updates in the wake of the Covenant School shooting. A Georgia native, she was a contributor to Georgia Public Broadcasting during her undergrad years and served as editor-in-chief for Mercer University’s student newspaper.
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A three-judge panel will soon rule on whether Tennessee’s new congressional map is constitutional. -
A federal judge has cleared Kilmar Abrego Garcia of all charges. The court found that the government’s case against the Maryland man only came after his deportation gained national attention. -
President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen in Tennessee as more voters are thinking with their wallets ahead of the midterm elections. -
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is ending his re-election campaign after Tennessee Republicans approved President Donald Trump’s mid-decade redistricting plan. -
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed several bills legislating Tennessee’s LGBTQ community — and more on the way to his desk. -
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has officially called a special session for the legislature to re-draw the state’s congressional maps. -
The Tennessee General Assembly has passed nearly a dozen bills to aid the Trump administration’s mass deportations at the state level. -
College students who participate in walkouts could be suspended or expelled under a new measure passed by the Tennessee General Assembly on Monday. -
President Trump points to Tennessee as a model for cooperating with the immigration crackdown but some in the state don't like what it means.
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Tennesseans will soon be limited in their ability to sue over state laws after the statehouse narrowly voted to limit one of the only paths residents have to challenge policies.
