A Black lawmaker briefly expelled from the Tennessee Statehouse will remain on the 2024 ballot – Winnipeg Free Press
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One of the two Black lawmakers briefly expelled from Tennessee's GOP-controlled Statehouse last year will remain on the 2024 ballot after overcoming a challenge from a Republican opponent. Earlier this year, Rep. Justin Jones submitted 26 signatures to Nashville election officials in order to qualify to run as a Democratic candidate. After one of Jones' signatures was disqualified, Republican challenger Laura Nelson filed a complaint challenging the validity of 10 others.
HASTY — Sherry Koontz has vivid memories of the Meals on Wheels dinners brought to her grandmother's home in Thomasville.
Morgan Wallen has waived his first court appearance as he pushes on with concerts after throwing a chair from a Nashville bar rooftop.
Challenger Laura Nelson had filed a complaint challenging the validity of some of the signatures that qualified Justin Jones to run.