Eddie Mannis was warned ahead of time that not all of his fellow Republicans were going to be glad to see him when he got to Nashville.
That piece of news …
Eddie Mannis puts Nashville in the rearview mirror
Mannis says adios
When Knoxville entrepreneur/philanthropist Eddie Mannis got elected to serve in the legislature two years ago, he drew national attention. He and fellow newbie Torrey Harris, a Democrat from Memphis, were …
Knox will have (at least) one new legislator
Noon Thursday, April 7, was the deadline to return a qualifying petition to run for state and federal offices. (State Senate candidates got an extension until noon May 5.) The …
Indya and Eddie: Ups and downs
In 2019, I wrote here about the Knoxville election for mayor. Interestingly, and forgotten by most, Eddie Mannis was the people’s choice – at least in the Aug. 27 primary.
Mannis …
Eddie Mannis passes first bill
News good and bad from Nashville.
Good: State Rep. Eddie Mannis passed his first bill as a member of the Tennessee General Assembly and the House Republican Caucus. House Bill 84 passed …
Predicting a Sethi win; giving Oster the edge
Eddie Mannis is running against Gina Oster, but he’s also running against the Republican Party. That’s odd since he is running in the Republican primary for the state House. Mannis …
A miserable night for Mannis and a crow feast for a columnist
Indya Kincannon strolled to victory in Knoxville’s mayoral election on Tuesday with an ease that belied the heated nature of the race in the stretch run.
For Eddie Mannis, it was …
Say what, Sevier County? Mannis can make history tonight
It is embarrassing but hardly surprising that a redneck county commissioner used a homophobic slur against Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg. I daresay you could find county commissioners all around …