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Over 3 million Tennesseans cast ballots in Tuesday’s presidential election.[1] We estimate that to be about 63.4% of registered voters (based on Early Voting numbers released by the secretary of [...]

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)—a landmark federal law enacted in 2022— included over $780 billion to support clean energy projects, reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, and address [...]

Tennesseans will once again head to the polls for a general election in a presidential cycle this November 5th. The last time we voted for president in November 2020, we broke state records with [...]

Tennessee voters returned to the polls for the August 1st state and federal primary, and state and county general election. Tennesseans chose the Republican and Democratic candidates for federal [...]

This legislative session, ThinkTennessee monitored more than 200 bills related to strengthening democracy and supporting working families. Our 2024 Legislative Session Summary highlights a few of [...]

Tennessee legislators have introduced their bills for the second year of the 113th General Assembly, and at least 114 are related to ThinkTennessee’s issue areas of strengthening democracy and [...]

This year, Nashville could see its first major attempt at a mass transit overhaul since the failed 2018 transit referendum. Throughout his campaign and from his first day in office, Mayor Freddie [...]

Tennessee’s lack of transportation options is affecting road safety, cost, quality of life, and access to opportunities for Tennesseans. Tennessee ranks 43rd in the nation for [...]

Tennessee’s three biggest cities had mayoral elections this year, but the way each candidate won and assumed office looked very different. Read on for a comparison of “How the Mayor Won” in [...]

Tennessee has some of the most dangerous streets in the nation. In 2021, we had 1,318 traffic fatalities and ranked 42nd worst in the country, and in 2022, Memphis was rated in the top five most [...]