Sam Stockard
Sam Stockard is a veteran Tennessee reporter and editor with the Tennessee Lookout, having written for the Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro, where he served as lead editor when the paper won an award for being the state's best Sunday newspaper two years in a row. He has led the Capitol Hill bureau for The Daily Memphian. His awards include Best Single Editorial from the Tennessee Press Association.
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Lt. Gov. Randy McNally prevails in Senate Republican Caucus with 19-7 vote.
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The Tennessee lieutenant governor faces criticism from those within his party for frequent comments on suggestive Instagram photos by a young gay man.
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A bill to allow very specific exceptions to Tennessee’s abortion ban passed a key House committee Wednesday.
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Tennessee Right to Life backs bill to make “affirmative defense” for physicians an exception.
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The Tennessee Department of Transportation is defending a $3 billion proposal to fund projects across the state even though the money is split unevenly per capita, potentially shortchanging the most populated area of Nashville and Middle Tennessee.
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Tennessee Right to Life continues to oppose legislation that would stop the “criminalization” of doctors who perform abortions to save the life of a woman despite a number of proposed changes to the bill.
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State lawmakers are defending themselves against attacks from anti-abortion groups accusing them of trying to derail Tennessee’s new restrictions.
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Gov. Bill Lee is making a $55.6 billion budget proposal for fiscal 2023-24 that adds $3.3 billion for roads statewide and $125 million for teacher pay while offering $412 million in tax breaks.
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Some worry about long ballots and effort to consolidate power
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Marks first move to shore up execution protocol