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On this episode of Inside Politics we have the Republican and Democratic nominees for TN-07. Matt Van Epps and Darden Copeland both want your vote November 3rd to be your congressman for District 7.

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On this week's Inside Politics we interview candidates from the hotly contested District 9 Congressional Race. Democrat Justin J. Pearson and Republican Brent Taylor tells us what sets them apart from their opponent.

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Inside Politics has invited Marsha Blackburn on the program several times during this election cycle. She has refused or not responded to requests for interviews. Conservative Political Commentator Steve Gill says Blackburn has also not responded to his requests for interview.

Gill has insight into the Blackburn campaign and her strategy of not engaging in public forums or unscrip...

TN-04 Congressional District nominee Victoria Broderick says she got into politics after realizing that Tennessee is abandoned by a lot of politicians, and she says District 4 deserves better than being treated as an afterthought.

Broderick says DesJarlais' voting record in Congress has hurt the constituents of District 4. "You know you look at the Big Beautiful Bill which is something that he was a big pr...

Two topics on education for this episode of Inside Politics. First former Metro Nashville Public School teacher Samira Hardcastle resigned recently after she says pressure from school administration to change a student's letter grade. She says this practice is happening not just in Tennessee, but nationally.

Then Senator Mark Pody explains the new Ten Commandments in Schools law that was passed in July. Rutherford, Wilson, Blount, ...

A historic $17.1 billion multi-state settlement addresses Meta's role in exposing young users to serious mental harm and intentionally misleading parents about its safety of Facebook and Instagram.

Tennessee and Colorado coordinated the 47 states + territories and Tennessee led the charge on the investigation.

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti says he was confident with our state's consumer prot...

Her slogan is "One Tough Mother".  She is a Shelby County Public Defender, Memphis City Council member and a mother of 3.  Democratic nominee Jerri Green explains what motives her to go for the top job in Tennessee.

Green says she got into politics because of the Sandy Hook school shooting. “I looked for a way to give back and I got involved with Mom's Demand and then it kind of grew from t...

Republican Marsha Blackburn will face Democrat Jerri Green in the race for governor. But the biggest upset came in the Republican primary for Congressional District 5, where Charlie Hatcher defeated incumbent Congressman Andy Ogles.

Hatcher said his hustle and willingness to listen to voters helped secure the win. "I think the voters identified me as one of them. A working man and I've become a better list...

For the past few years, when you looked at the skyline of Nashville, you saw huge cranes building skyscrapers or renovating historic buildings. Metro Nashville Council Member Jacob Kupin represents District 19 where the core of development is happening.  

How is he helping secure your quality of life during the big transitions with traffic and noise? Kupin has passed noise ordinance and work stoppage ...

With early voting July 17-August 1, the political landscape is in full motion. Editor-In-Chief for Tennessee Lookout Holly McCall and host Ben Hall go over the candidates you will vote for in the Primary Election. The two cover Republican and Democratic candidates for Tennessee Governor and various U.S. Congressional district races.

McCall says after the Republican super majority created new districts, pol...

When Tennessee Republicans redrew the state’s congressional maps this past May at the request of President Trump to secure additional seats, critics warned the changes could trigger voter confusion like the fallout from the 2022 gerrymandering effort. During that election cycle, some voters received incorrect ballots or cast votes in the wrong congressional district.

But Davidson County election offi...

As we celebrate the 4th of July, we are celebrating the idea of our country- The one encapsulating sentence in the Declaration of Independence. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." These words are the building blocks of the Constituti...

TN State Democratic Chair Rachel Campbell presents Democratic candidates in the Aug. 6, 2027 primary election saying all their platforms address real TN problems, not mean-spirited rhetoric.

Five Democratic Candidates are running to be Tennessee's governor. Campbell presents a brief introduction to Carnita Atwater from Memphis, Tim Cyr from Gallatin, Jerri Green from Memphis, Adam "Ditch" Kurtz from Nashvi...

Former U.S. Senator and Governor of Tennessee Lamar Alexander says the reason he went into politics was to help the most people he could. He believed he could do more and help more in the public sector than in the private sector.

In his new book, "The Education of a Senator: From JFK to Trump", Alexander gives detailed stories and insight from working with 10 presidents during some of the most important mo...

Democratic candidate for Congressional District 5, Chaz Molder, is determined to keep his promise to defeat Andy Ogles in November. Molder, the current mayor of Columbia, remains committed to the race despite a recent redistricting that sliced around his home and removed him from the district. As a former coach, Molder says he wants to lead by example: "Certainly I was disappointed, certainly it's created some additional challenges...

One of the most hotly contested Congressional races in the state is between challenger Charlie Hatcher and incumbent Andy Ogles in the new Congressional District 5 Republican Primary race August 6th.

Hatcher, a fifth-generation dairy farmer and State Commissioner of Agriculture, resigned his post to run for Tennessee’s 5th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. He says people have been ...

Tennessee State Senator Charlane Oliver (D-Nashville) joins Inside Politics to discuss the controversial redistricting special session that redrew congressional maps following a Supreme Court ruling weakening the Voting Rights Act.

Oliver passionately opposed the redistricting, standing on her desk during the vote while holding a "No Jim Crow 2.0" sign in protest. She argues the session was called illegall...

Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell reflects on his first-term accomplishments, delivering tangible results for residents, and the challenges he aims to tackle if elected to a second term. He cites the strain on resources during the NES response to the recent ice storm, saying changes are needed:

“I am encouraged by what I’m seeing, but I think there’s still some ways to go to fu...

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered another severe blow to the 1965 Voting Rights Act striking down protections against discrimination aimed at racial minority voters. After the ruling, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn tweeted a solid red map calling on the Tennessee legislature to redraw districts to ensure Republicans dominate every election.

Tennessee State Representative Justin J. Pearson represents Distric...