New TNJ edition alert: Judge hammers lawmakers, DeSantis to headline GOP fundraiser

Published June 9, 2023 | By Erik Schelzig

Bill Hagerty attends the Tennessee Republican Party’s Statesmen’s Dinner in Nashville on June 15, 2019. At right is U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Brentwood). (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal)

The latest print edition of The Tennessee Journal is here. Here is what’s in it:

— Parker shot first: Judge slams lawmakers in blocking drag law.

— From the campaign trail: DeSantis headlines GOP fundraiser, no leader in Nashville mayor’s race.

— Obituaries: Nashville Rep. Bill Beck, 14-year Knox County exec Dwight Kessel.

Also: Lackluster fundraising numbers for the Justins, Glenn Jacobs hangs out with Donald Trump, John Ingram rails against a racetrack deal, and a new area code in East Tennessee.

As always, access the your copy of the TNJ here.

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