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What's on the ballot in Tennessee?

Three constitutional amendments on bail, property taxes, and victims' rights are on Tennessee's November ballot. See where we stand.

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Sep 10, 2026

Citizenship Rights Restoration in Tennessee

Restoring your voting rights in Tennessee got easier in 2026. State Sen. Raumesh Akbari and State Rep. Karen Camper led the charge in the legislature to remove some of the biggest barriers standing between formerly incarcerated Tennesseans and the ballot box.

The Campaign Legal Center and Free Hearts, a Tennessee nonprofit led by formerly incarcerated women, have been on the ground helping people navigate this process and pushing for a fairer system. For eligibility requirements and step-by-step petition instructions, read the guide from Free Hearts and the Campaign Legal Center.

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Jan 25, 2017

President Trump Says the Dakota Access Pipeline ‘Serves the National Interest,’ Yet It Threatens Indian Rights and the Drinking Water of 18 Million People

STANDING ROCK INDIAN RESERVATION, N.D. — President Trump’s executive order yesterday has an impressive-sounding title: “Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals for High-Priority Infrastructure Projects.” What the title really should say, however, is: “How to Make Money for Big Oil Real Fast Despite the Human and Environmental Costs.” The executive order makes no reference to the Dakota Access Pipeline, the 1,100-mile pipe

By aclutn

Jan 24, 2017

Day 5: Learn about Trump's plan to gut services to disabled people

By Claire Gardner

Jan 23, 2017

Day 4: Demand transparency from President Trump

By Lindsay Kee

Jan 23, 2017

In Trump’s America, the Future of Police Reform Will Be Forged at the City and County Level

In the final entry in the series, "Waking Up in Trump's America," Seattle Councilmember At-Large Lorena González argues that police reform will come from pressure on local and county government and not from Washington, D.C. One of the hardest things I’ve done in my career is to sit with the family of a man who

By aclutn

Jan 23, 2017

On Donald Trump’s First Full Day in Office, Millions Showed the President That ‘Dissent Is Patriotic’

As inauguration ceremonies commenced for President Trump, I was aboard the Amtrak 2117 from New York to Washington, D.C. Almost everyone on the train was female, and there was no need to ask anyone where they were going. The train was a river of pink pussy hats. Amy Schumer was in the next car over, with a running commentary on the inaugural, which a fellow passenger was streaming. When we arrived in Washington’s Union Station, our pink hats met a smattering of

By aclutn

Jan 22, 2017

Day 3: Celebrate the 44th anniversary of Roe v. Wade

By Lindsay Kee

Jan 21, 2017

Day 2: March for women’s equality

By Lindsay Kee

Jan 20, 2017

Day 1: Take the People’s Oath

By Lindsay Kee

Jan 20, 2017

Will the Momentum to Stop Solitary Grind to a Halt Under Trump?

In the fifth piece in the series, "Waking Up in Trump's America," solitary confinement survivor James Burns describes the barbaric practice and worries that President Trump will do nothing, or worse, to end this form of cruel and usual punishment. On any given day there are 100,000 men, women, and adolescent youth languishing in solitary confin

By aclutn

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