NASHVILLE — Tennessee lawmakers finished their annual session this evening and have adjourned for the year.
In the waning hours today legislators raced through dozens of bills, taking final action and sending a number of measures, including an anti-gang bill supported by Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield, to Gov. Bill Haslam for his consideration.
For complete details, see tomorrow’s Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Andy Sher is a Nashville-based staff writer covering Tennessee state government and politics for the Times Free Press. A Washington correspondent from 1999-2005 for the Times Free Press, Andy previously headed up state Capitol coverage for The Chattanooga Times, worked as a state Capitol reporter for The Nashville Banner and was a contributor to The Tennessee Journal, among other publications. Andy worked for 17 years at The Chattanooga Times covering police, health care, county government, ...
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