Best Capitol Reporter

Erik Schelzig

The Tennessee Journal, a longtime state government news publication aimed at lobbyists, lawmakers and political insiders, has been acquired by State Affairs, a 2021-founded collection of subscription publications delivering political news in several states.

Also part of the deal, terms for which are not being disclosed, is the Tennessee Legislation Service, a bill-tracking operation that like the TNJ was owned by M. Lee Smith Publishers. M. Lee Smith, onetime legal counsel to Gov. Winfield Dunn, founded the TNJ in 1975.

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