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I believe in actually solving problems. Below is some of the coverage of what that's looked like in practice:

New plan would maintain local control over data centers  —  Axios Nashville  —  August 11, 2026

Gov predicts Tennessee will be a finalist for nuclear campus  —  Tennessee Lookout  —  August 4, 2026

Democratic senator asks TN governor for details about potential federal nuclear partnership  —  Tennessee Lookout  —  July 30, 2026

Democratic senator asks Tennessee governor for details about potential federal nuclear partnership  —  Chattanooga Times Free Press  —  July 30, 2026

Tennessee named finalist for federal partnership involving nuclear energy sites  —  Tennessee Lookout  —  July 30, 2026

Local Tennessee officials are putting data center plans on ice to consider regulations  —  Tennessee Lookout  —  June 15, 2026

Providers scramble as Tennessee tells sick, disabled immigrant kids they will lose healthcare  —  Tennessee Lookout  —  June 15, 2026

Fisk University backlash continues for data center proposal  —  The EDU Ledger  —  June 12, 2026

Nashville Zoo supporters, Fisk students and neighbors push back as AI fuels data center boom  —  NewsChannel 5 (WTVF)  —  June 11, 2026

Prominent Fisk University Alumni Protest Data Center Plan  —  Nashville Scene  —  June 11, 2026

Fisk alumni protest data center; courting airport control  —  Nashville Banner  —  June 11, 2026

Opposition to data center near Nashville Zoo grows as city plays catch-up  —  Axios Nashville  —  June 9, 2026

What to know about the data center planned for Nashville HBCU Fisk University's campus  —  WSMV  —  June 8, 2026

Over 160K sign petition opposing data center next to Nashville, TN Zoo; mayor weighs in  —  WKRN  —  June 6, 2026

Nashville Zoo says it's 'vehemently opposed' to proposed data center in South Nashville  —  WSMV  —  June 2, 2026

NAACP sues to stop Tennessee GOP gerrymander that dismantles majority-Black district  —  Democracy Docket  —  May 7, 2026

'Jim Crow on steroids': Tennessee gerrymander included nixing rule that voters must be notified about new districts  —  Democracy Docket  —  May 7, 2026

Tennessee legislature passes new congressional map, sparking protests and sharp debate on Capitol Hill  —  NewsChannel 5 (WTVF)  —  May 7, 2026

Tennessee Senate kills private-school voucher testing bill  —  Tennessee Lookout  —  April 22-23, 2026

Tennessee lawmakers look to expand low-income student voucher program  —  Tennessee Lookout  —  April 21, 2026

NAACP sues Elon Musk's xAI over Memphis data center air pollution  —  CNBC  —  April 14, 2026

Elon Musk's xAI, pollution and data centers - what you need to know about a Tennessee bill  —  WPLN News  —  April 9, 2026

A battle over data centers heats up along the Mississippi-Tennessee state line  —  Tennessee Lookout  —  March 18, 2026

Tennessee packaging EPR bill sidelined for 2026  —  Packaging Dive / Waste Dive  —  March 12, 2026

TN Senate Majority Leader proposes 20-person, $5M oversight agency for Boring Company Tunnel  —  Tennessee Lookout / News From The States  —  February 25, 2026

Tennessee packaging EPR bill revamped with small business, county exemptions  —  Waste Dive  —  February 10, 2026

With landfills filling up, Tennessee legislature once again looks at recycling bills  —  Tennessee Lookout  —  January 26, 2026

Local contractor employees stop Music City Loop work  —  Nashville Banner  —  November 25, 2025

Tennessee advances Musk's tunnel project in Nashville as pushback mounts  —  WPLN News  —  October 7, 2025

State OKs downtown parking lot use for tunnel project  —  Nashville Post  —  July 31, 2025

Lawmaker: State will lease underground property for tunnel  —  Tennessee Lookout  —  July 30, 2025

Boring Company tunnel plan exposes tension between state, Nashville leaders - again  —  Yahoo News (syndicated)  —  July 29, 2025

Boring Company plans Tesla tunnel in Nashville  —  Nashville Banner  —  July 29, 2025

NAACP, others appeal xAI turbine permits for Memphis data center  —  Tennessee Lookout  —  July 17, 2025

Elon Musk plans to dig tunnels under Nashville in latest Boring venture  —  The Independent / AOL  —  2025 (undated)

Over 200 Tennessee Pastors Slam Bill Targeting Immigrant Students  —  Newsweek  —  April 7-8, 2025

Lawmakers push bill aiming to solve Tennessee's recycling problems to 2026  —  Tennessee Lookout  —  February 27, 2025

Tennessee Migrant Plan Sparks Backlash  —  Newsweek  —  February 25, 2025

Yes, Tennessee Bill Criminalizes Voting Against Trump Immigration Policy  —  Snopes  —  January 31, 2025

Tennessee Bill Would Make It Illegal to Vote Against Trump's Immigration Policies  —  Newsweek  —  January 30, 2025

Tennessee senators debate 'constitutionally suspect' bill  —  Nashville Banner  —  January 29, 2025

Bill criminalizing votes for immigrant sanctuary policies 'constitutionally suspect'  —  Tennessee Lookout  —  January 29, 2025

Heidi Campbell | A Note from a Tennessee Legislator  —  The Disruptive Quarterly  —  Q1 2025 (undated)

Campbell's gun control bills: Liability over restrictions  —  Nashville Banner  —  January 8, 2025

Turning waste into jobs: Sen. Heidi Campbell introduces bill to boost jobs, cut costs through expanded recycling  —  Medium / Tennessee Senate Democrats  —  December 17, 2024

TN lawmaker to propose bill aimed at reducing waste, adding jobs  —  WSMV  —  December 17, 2024

Incumbent Campbell tops Rampy in Senate District 20  —  Tennessee Lookout  —  November 6, 2024

Legislator Spotlight: Senator Heidi Campbell, Tennessee  —  National Caucus of Environmental Legislators  —  May 9, 2024

Audit finds 'management failures' at DCS put children at risk  —  NewsChannel5  —  December 13, 2023

Democratic state senator hits back on governor's school choice expansion  —  Fox News  —  December 4, 2023

TN State Senator on Nashville shooting: ‘We don’t need thoughts and prayers’  —  MS NOW (formerly MSNBC)  —  March 27, 2023

Drag Shows  —  WSMV-Nashville4  —  February 10, 2023

'Calls of desperation' to fix problems at Tennessee's Department of Children's Services  —  WKRN  —  October 18, 2022

Heidi Campbell Earns LCV Action Fund Endorsement to Fight for Tennessee Communities in Congress  —  League of Conservation Voters  —  October 2022 / March 2023

In Nashville, it's against the law to live in a tent on public land. Is that the best way to deal with homelessness?  —  CNN  —  August 9, 2022

Tennessee governor's education funding plan passes legislature  —  Chalkbeat Tennessee  —  April 28, 2022

State, city leaders respond to bill that makes camping on public, state property illegal  —  Fox 17  —  April 15, 2022

This Nashville student learned about legislative process as he advocated for Student Voter Act  —  Tennessean  —  April 10, 2022

The Fight Over 'Maus' Is Part of a Bigger Cultural Battle in Tennessee  —  New York Times  —  March 4, 2022

Featured in "INSIDE POLITICS"  —  News Channel 5 Nashville  —  March 4, 2022

Washington County Democratic Party annual dinner  —  Johnson City Press  —  March 4, 2022

New public school funding formula  —  The Exchange: Cheatham County's Local Newspaper  —  February 28, 2022

Lawmakers hope to stop TWRA's plan to clear cut forest in White County  —  News Channel 5 Nashville  —  February 2, 2022

Tennessee lawmakers introduce bill to oust Rutherford County’s juvenile court judge, subject of WPLN investigation  —  WPLN News 90.3  —  January 17, 2022

Tennessee Lawmakers Question COVID-19 Special Session  —  TN Patch  —  December 2, 2021

'It's emotionally exhausting': Tennessee's Children's Services workers express frustration in workload, leadership  —  Tennessean  —  August 5, 2021

Republican lawmakers threaten to dissolve Health Department over child vaccines  —  Tennessee Lookout  —  June 17, 2021

Bill banning 'dark money' in elections passes Tennessee Senate  —  The Center Square  —  April 14, 2021

Tennessee ranks near bottom of CDC list for vaccine distribution per capita  —  Fox 17 WZTV Nashville  —  March 8, 2021

Lawmakers approve $8M more for education contract amid commissioner’s potential conflict  —  Tennessee Lookout  —  January 8, 2021

Democrat Heidi Campbell Unseats Incumbent State Sen. Steve Dickerson  —  WPLN News  —  November 4, 2020

Oak Hill Mayor Heidi Campbell Wins Democratic Primary for Nashville Senate Seat  —  Nashville Scene  —  August 2020