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Knox County Asked Flock for Answers. Now the Contract, 143 Cameras and ARC Are All in Question.
Commissioners entered Monday’s workshop seeking answers about data retention, access, sharing, audits, cybersecurity and misuse.
 • The Redemption Project, Newsroom TRP, and Brandon Burley
Lauren Pinkston Has No Voting Record. What Should Voters Use Instead?
Pinkston has never held elected office, so Tennessee voters cannot examine roll-call votes, vetoes or public budgets bearing her name.
 • The Redemption Project, Newsroom TRP, and Brandon Burley
The Flip-Flop File: When Candidates Change Positions, What Actually Counts?
Politicians change positions.
 • The Redemption Project, Newsroom TRP, and Brandon Burley
Follow the Dollar: Grandma Sent $20 to Jail. What Happens to It Next?
Tennessee records show that money sent by families can move through deposit fees, phone charges, commissary sales and, in some county jails, commissions…
 • The Redemption Project, Newsroom TRP, and Brandon Burley
When Government Can Buy What It May Need a Warrant to Demand
The Supreme Court has just strengthened constitutional protection for cellphone location data. The FBI acknowledges purchasing commercially available…
 • The Redemption Project, Newsroom TRP, and Brandon Burley
Canada Is Tennessee’s Largest Export Customer. But Which Tennessee Products Are Actually in the Tariff Crosshairs?
Tennessee sold about $6.4 billion in goods to Canada last year.
 • The Redemption Project, Newsroom TRP, and Brandon Burley
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Understanding Lobbyists: Genevieve Turner on Influence, Advocacy and How Policy Gets Made
People hear the word lobbyist and often picture money changing hands, private dinners and powerful corporations attempting to buy political influence.
 • The Redemption Project, Brandon Burley, and Genevieve Turner
Tennessee’s Plate-Reader Network Is Growing One Local Contract at a Time
by Brandon Burley
 • The Redemption Project
Tennessee Let School Boards Put the Ten Commandments on the Wall. Five Boards Said Yes.
The state stopped short of requiring Ten Commandments displays in every public school.
 • The Redemption Project, Newsroom TRP, and Brandon Burley
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