Strada out; questions remain for Tennessee’s execution protocol
(The Center Square) - The resignation of Department of Corrections Commissioner Frank Strada and an investigation into the failed execution of Christa Pike may... Read More.
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Lawyers for Pike ask for reduction in penalty
(The Center Square) - Lawyers for Christa Pike are asking Tennessee second-term Republican Gov. Bill Lee to commute her sentence after two failed attempts... Read More.
Execution attempt of Pike fails
(The Center Square) - Christa Pike survived two injections that were to be lethal, fulfilling a Tennessee death penalty sentence Wednesday evening and was... Read More.
Pike spared execution, for now, by 6th Circuit
(The Center Square) - Christa Pike on Wednesday morning was spared execution in Tennessee by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Lee says he won’t intervene in execution of Christa Pike
(The Center Square) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Monday he will not intervene in Wednesday's execution of Christa Gail Pike.
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Tennessee woman sues Taylor Farms over tainted Taco Bell lettuce
(Legal Newsline) - A Tennessee woman has filed a federal lawsuit against two Taylor Farms companies, alleging she contracted a parasitic infection after eating... Read More.
Tennessee set to execute its only female death row inmate
(The Center Square) - Christa Pike was 18 years old when she was charged in the 1995 death of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville.
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Pearson, Taylor differ on data center policy
(The Center Square) - The two candidates vying to be the next congressman from Tennessee's 9th Congressional District have different views on a data... Read More.
Lawsuit filed over open records request
(The Center Square) - Two organizations are challenging the Tennessee School Board Association's claims that it is no longer subject to Tennessee's public records... Read More.
Fuel taxes continue to decline as transportation costs increase
(The Center Square) - Funding road construction and improvements is becoming an outdated method, one economist says, and two Tennessee lawmakers are looking at... Read More.
