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Congressman Andy Ogles Uses Your Tax Dollars for TV Ad — The Signal #23 | Tennessee Firefly
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The Signal · Issue #23

Congressman Andy Ogles Uses Your Tax Dollars for TV Ad

Tuesday, June 2, 2026 · Sent to 3,159 subscribers

Congressman Andy Ogles Uses Your Tax Dollars for TV Ad
Congressman Andy Ogles Uses Your Tax Dollars for TV Ad

Good morning.

This week we're taking a closer looking at a new TV ad that Congressman Andy Ogles is using your tax dollars to run. The 5th district congressman is facing re-election in a recently redrawn district.

Also this week, new research finds Tennessee's teacher unions are among the weakest in the country and Metro Nashville Public Schools is making transportation changes to accommodate its much discussed bell time change.

The Lead

Congressman Andy Ogles Uses Your Tax Dollars for TV Ad

By Sky Arnold

The ad promotes the congressman’s opposition to “wasteful spending.”

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Also in this issue

  • New Research Finds Tennessee’s Teacher Unions are the Third Weakest

    Union strength dropped eight places from the Fordham Institute’s last ranking a decade ago.

    Sky Arnold

  • Metro Nashville Public Schools to Tailor Transportation to New Start Times

    The district will expand the use of student ID tracking and partner with WeGo Public Transit.

    Jacob Holley

That's a wrap on another week in Tennessee politics and education. We'll be back in your inbox soon with more reporting. Thanks for reading.

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