AGP Executive Report
Last update: 22 minutes agoGovernor’s Race: Marsha Blackburn defeated Jerri Green to become Tennessee’s first woman governor, winning about 45.5% of the vote. Blackburn will leave the Senate when she takes office, opening a seat for an interim appointment. Congressional Upset: Democrat Victoria Broderick unseated Republican Scott DesJarlais by just 280 votes in the 4th District, while Democrats also flipped several Rutherford County legislative seats. Escaped Inmate: Jacob Morley, serving a life sentence for murder, was captured in Missouri after escaping a Tennessee prison and prompting a weeklong multistate search. Nashville Government: The Tennessee Supreme Court upheld a state law capping Metro Council at 20 members and dismissed the city’s challenge to state control of its airport authority. Constitutional Changes: Voters approved all three amendments, expanding judges’ power to deny bail for certain serious charges, adding crime-victim protections and barring a statewide property tax.
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