Jonathan Mattise

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  • Republican Gov. Bill Lee, who pushed for the initiative, has indicated that he wants to seek funding for more vouchers during the coming legislative session.Law

    Parents of public school students and taxpayers sue Tennessee over ‘unconstitutional’ $150 million private school voucher program

    By Jonathan Mattise and The Associated Press
  • Flags and flowers are seen at the entrance to Accurate Energetic Systems Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, after an explosion killed 16 people on Oct. 10, in McEwen, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)North America

    The fatal blast at a military munitions factory was a chain reaction of up to 28,000 pounds of explosives

    By Jonathan Mattise, Kristin M. Hall, and others
  • FILE – Pro-Palestinian supporters continue their encampment protest on Vanderbilt University campus Friday, May 3, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, file)Politics

    The White House has faced a flurry of rejections after inviting 9 universities to be the first signatories of its higher-ed compact

    By Collin Binkley, Jonathan Mattise, and others
  • This courtroom sketch depicts, from left, attorney Sean Hecker, Kilmar Abrego Garcia and attorney Rascoe Dean in court during Garcia’s detention hearing on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Diego Fishburn)Politics

    Federal judge wants Kilmar Abrego Garcia released but his lawyers worry ICE will arrest and deport him if he’s set free

    By Travis Loller, Jonathan Mattise, and others
  • Fog surrounds a power plantLeadership

    America’s largest public utility just appointed a new CEO less than a week after Trump mysteriously fired one of its board members without explanation

    By Jonathan Mattise and The Associated Press
  • The Chili's sign across from the restaurant in Scranton PennsylvaniaRetail

    There hasn’t been a Chili’s near The Office’s hometown of Scranton in two decades. Now the brand is debuting a retro restaurant with ‘awesome blossoms’ back on the menu

    By Jonathan Mattise and The Associated Press
  • Former Sen. Brian Kelsey walks behind a man wearing sunglassesPolitics

    Brian Kelsey says Trump pardoned him two weeks into his 21-month prison sentence for an illegal campaign finance scheme he pleaded guilty to

    By Jonathan Mattise and The Associated Press
  • FILE – The Tennessee Capitol is seen on April 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)Politics

    Texas porn site age verification law heads to Supreme Court as lower court lets similar Tennessee law take effect

    By Jonathan Mattise and The Associated Press
  • FILE – The Tennessee Capitol is seen on April 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)Politics

    Tennessee porn site age verification law largely blocked by judge as more than a dozen other states enforce theirs

    By Jonathan Mattise and The Associated Press
  • Centrus Energy’s Technology and Manufacturing Center in Oak Ridge, Tenn., Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, after the company announced an expansion of its production of centrifuges at the Tennessee facility to be used for to enrich uranium, which fuels nuclear power plants, at its operations in Piketon, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jonathan Mattise)Finance

    Uranium supplier announces $60 million Tennessee expansion as U.S. ramps up nuclear power

    By Jonathan Mattise and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Electrical power lines string across the landscape near downtown Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn, as Nashville Electric Service distributes power to surrounding communities and is supplied their electricity from The Tennessee Valley Authority. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)Environment

    New Tennessee natural gas plant has permits for pipeline to fuel it paused on environmental worries

    By Jonathan Mattise and The Associated Press
  • Trousdale Turner Correctional Center operated by CoreCivic is seen Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in Hartsville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)Finance

    Private prison giant has spent over $4.4m to settle mistreatment complaints in 1 state—including at least 22 inmate deaths

    By Jonathan Mattise, Travis Loller, and others
  • Elvis Presley's homeFinance

    A woman allegedly posed as 3 people in the plot to defraud Elvis Presley’s family and auction Graceland

    By Alanna Durkin Richer, Jonathan Mattise, and others
  • Fans wait in line outside GracelandFinance

    The mystery investment company that attempted a foreclosure sale of Elvis Presley’s Graceland isn’t listed in state databases or FINRA records

    By Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, and others
  • GracelandFinance

    After Graceland foreclosure barely averted, Tennessee AG scrambles to investigate

    By Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, and others