Katherine Burgess
Katherine Burgess is the government accountability reporter at MLK50: Justice Through Journalism in Memphis. She previously worked at the Commercial Appeal in Memphis, the Wichita Eagle in Wichita, Kansas, and the Jackson Sun in Jackson, Tennessee, covering everything from education to religion to natural disasters.
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page 1 of 1 2026 Elections
October 17, 2026
‘Win, Lose or Draw,’ Pearson Campaign Builds a Progressive Coalition in Rural Tennessee
GOP gerrymander faces blowback amid data center opposition and economic discontent
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2026 Elections
August 1, 2026
Urban Candidates Pivot to Rural Voters After Tennessee Redistricting
Democratic frontrunners from a former Black-majority congressional district in Memphis compete in rural Tennessee
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