Erik Schelzig is the Editor of the Tennessee Journal and co-author of "Welcome to Capitol Hill: 50 Years of Scandal in Tennessee Politics." With a focus on local news in Tennessee, particularly in Nashville, Erik's work covers a range of topics including politics, education, and legal issues. His articles have been featured in TNJ, The Herald Journal, Clinton Herald, and Key Biscayne Independent.
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By: Erik Schelzig
The latest print edition of The Tennessee Journal is out. Here is what’s in it: — Sexton rekindles House-Senate acrimony over special session. — No bombshells in federal funding study, voucher enrollment lags. — Governor’s travels: Price tag for Lee administration’s trip to France, Italy raises questions. — Scott’s presidential bid is second with Tennessee […]
Justice Roger Page plans to retire after a decade on the Tennessee Supreme Court. Page was appointed to the state’s highest court by Gov. Bill Haslam in 2014 and served as chief justice from 2021 to 2023. Gov. Bill Lee will name Page’s successor, his third appointee to the five-member bench. “My service on the […]
By: Erik Schelzig
The latest print edition of The Tennessee Journal is out. Here is what’s in it: — Just in time for Thanksgiving: A deep dive into Tennessee officials getting physical, from a thrown gavel to the publisher of The Tennessean getting punched in the face by a U.S. senator. — Six-month mark arrives without a ruling in the lawsuit […]
FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2017, file photo, workers produce vehicles at Volkswagen's U.S. plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. More than 1,000 workers at the Tennessee factory have signed cards
By: Erik Schelzig
FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2017, file photo, workers produce vehicles at Volkswagen's U.S. plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. More than 1,000 workers at the Tennessee factory have signed cards authorizing a vote to be represented by the United Auto Workers union. It's the first plant in the nation to reach that milestone in the UAW’s quest to organize more than a dozen nonunion factories. The union says in a statement Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 that the workers signed on in less than a week.
Workers at Volkswagen’s factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will vote next month on whether they want to be represented by the United Auto Workers union
UAW has tried before to unionize plants unsuccessfully, but the latest push could potentially make significant changes in the U.S. auto industry.
Former state Sen. Brian Kelsey’s lawyer made his case at the 6th U.S. Circuit of Appeals for why his 21-month sentence should be thrown out.
By: Erik Schelzig
Tennessee Republicans are threatening to withhold funding from Memphis if the city places gun control referendums on the November ballot
By: Andy Sher, Erik Schelzig
Two Russians allegedly funneled $10 million to conservative commentators through a Tennessee company, according to a federal indictment.
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