VIDEO: Lowery swearing-in ceremony

With the 2010 political season accelerating into high gear, The Commercial Appeal’s political reporters in Memphis, Nashville and Washington are ramping up coverage of local politics. We’ll be following key congressional races that are drawing national attention, paying close attention to how candidates for governor are responding to issues most important to voters in the Memphis metropolitan area and explaining how candidates for local offices say they intend to improve things in communities throughout the area. Have a comment or tip? Contact political editor Zack McMillin at 901-529-2564, zmcmillin@commercialappeal.com or on Twitter: @zackmcm.

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