Tennessee: Cobb colleague says TBI should drop probe
September 6, 2008
A lawmaker who shares an office suite with Rep. Jim Cobb, R-Spring City, said Friday she thinks the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation should drop a probe into her colleague’s placement of a digital recorder under an administrative aide’s desk.

Tennessee: Hidden tape recorder intended as ‘prank,’ lawmaker says
September 5, 2008
A state lawmaker said Thursday night he attached a digital recorder under an aide’s desk as “just a prank,” but no one’s laughing now with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation looking into the matter as a potentially serious case of bugging.

Tennessee: Streamlined sales tax aims to rope in online retailers
August 25, 2008
Tax-free purchases from online retailers soon may be a thing of the past, and Tennessee is one of 22 states trying to make it happen.

Tennessee: GOP convention opens somberly
September 2, 2008
Local delegates to the Republican national convention opened a scaled-back gathering in St. Paul, Minn., Monda y with prayers and fundraising for victims of Hurricane Gustav.