Gov. Bill Haslam has signed into law a bill changing liquor distillery laws and opening the way for Chattanooga Whiskey Co. to begin manufacturing its product in the city it calls home.
NASHVILLE — Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a bill altering the state’s liquor distillery laws, providing a path for Chattanooga Whiskey Co. to begin manufacturing its product in the city it calls home.
NASHVILLE — A conservative Republican lawmaker says he sees a liberal slant among Tennessee public university student and faculty councils choosing speakers and events paid for from student activity fees.
NASHVILLE — Gov. Bill Haslam signed two tax cuts into law this week, including a reduction in the state sales tax on groceries from 5.25 percent to 5 percent as well as a cut to the state’s Hall Income Tax for seniors ages 65 and older.
NASHVILLE — Gov. Bill Haslam says he's likely to sign into law a bill updating the state's 2009 liquor distillery statute despite questions raised about two real estate investments he has with a Knoxville developer who helped push the bill.
NASHVILLE — Advocates for animals and the First Amendment praised Gov. Bill Haslam's veto on Monday of a bill that required anyone "intentionally" documenting livestock abuse to hand the video over to law enforcement within 48 hours or face criminal fines.
NASHVILLE — Tennessee Ethics Commission members voted Monday to hold a hearing to see if legendary political operative Tom Ingram, along with the president of the firm that bears his name and a company they represent, violated state lobbying laws by failing to register.
NASHVILLE — Tennessee Ethics Commission members voted Monday to hold a hearing to see if legendary political operative Tom Ingram, along with the president of the firm that bears his name and a company they represent, violated state lobbying laws by failing to register.
NASHVILLE — Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today said he is vetoing a controversial “ag gag” bill that would require intentional documentation of animal abuse be handed over to law enforcement within 48 hours.
NASHVILLE — Republican Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey acknowledges the failure of his campaign finance bill in the GOP-run House this year is part of the reason he decided to stop joint fundraising with the other chamber.
NASHVILLE — U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said Saturday that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius may be breaking federal law by raising money and working with private groups to help roll out the federal health care law "outside of the government."
NASHVILLE — Tennessee Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander said today that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius may be breaking federal law by raising private to help implement the federal health care law and compared her actions to the Iran-Contra scandal.
Tennessee's Republican Senate and House speakers insist things are now fine between the pair, really they are, despite the end of this year's rollicking legislative session in which each leader saw his or her top priorities dashed in the other's chamber during the final days.
NASHVILLE — Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey joined with Gov. Bill Haslam Thursday to encourage congressional Republicans to support a bill allowing states to collect sales tax on Internet purchases.
NASHVILLE — Tennessee Attorney General Robert Cooper says a so-called "ag gag" bill passed by state lawmakers is "constitutionally suspect" under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment.
NASHVILLE — Tennessee Attorney General Robert Cooper says a so-called “ag gag” bill passed by state lawmakers is “constitutionally suspect” under the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment.
NASHVILLE — A legendary Tennessee political consultant, currently paid out of Republican Gov. Bill Haslam's own pocket for his advice, is under fire for his and his firm's other paid role in lobbying the administration and state agencies.
NASHVILLE — A utility expert testified Tuesday that he calculates Chattanooga customers of Tennessee American Water could end up footing $1.9 million of the estimated $5 million in repairs needed to fix a "dilapidated" water service the company wants to buy from Whitwell, Tenn.
NASHVILLE — More than 33,000 people nationwide have signed an American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee petition urging Gov. Bill Haslam to veto a so-called “ag gag” bill that critics charge is designed to curb animal abuse investigations, the group says.
NASHVILLE — Republican Gov. Bill Haslam's refusal so far to expand Medicaid under federal health reform could mean that Tennessee's poorest residents won't have access to health coverage in 2014 but some lawful immigrants will, experts say.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Embattled U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais now has two Republican challengers seeking to oust him in next year's GOP primary.
MURFREESBORO — State Rep. Joe Carr, R-Lacassas, formally announced today he is running in the 4th Congressional District GOP primary next year, becoming the second Republican challenger to embattled incumbent U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn.
NASHVILLE — State Rep. Joe Carr, R-Lascassas, is expected to formally announce today he is challenging embattled U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn., in the state's 4th Congressional District Republican primary next year, Republicans say.
NASHVILLE — While Gov. Bill Haslam has been swamped with thousands of phone calls and emails urging him to veto a so-called "ag gag" bill, the Republican said Tuesday they won't influence his decision on whether to sign the bill into law or kill it.
Gov. Bill Haslam said today he continues to wrestle with whether to sign or veto a bill that makes it a crime to video or record cases of animal cruelty unless the material is handed over to law enforcement within 48 hours.
NASHVILLE — Delivering his State of the State address in January, Republican Gov. Bill Haslam quickly brought up what he called the "elephant in the room."
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee House on Friday voted to join its Senate colleagues and review the TBI's four-month investigation into 10th Judicial District Attorney Steve Bebb's office.
NASHVILLE — The 108th General Assembly adjourned for the year on Friday with the Senate refusing to proceed with a major charter school bill after the House earlier shot down a Senate-backed judicial redistricting plan.
NASHVILLE — Tennessee lawmakers this afternoon gaveled to a close what one lawmaker called the shortest General Assembly since 1990.
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee House today by a 75-10 vote OK’d a resolution authorizing six members of two House panels to examine files of a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation into allegations against District Attorney General Steve Bebb of Cleveland.
Nashville — After a debate charged with emotion and complaints about high-handed senate leaders, the state House rejected a proposed judicial redistricting bill this afternoon
NASHVILLE — Country music star Carrie Underwood is scolding Tennessee lawmakers and warning Gov. Bill Haslam she'll show up at his door if he signs a controversial bill requiring anyone taking photos or videos of livestock abuse to turn the material over to law enforcement within 48 hours.
NASHVILLE — The House on Thursday passed a much-amended bill aimed at calling a time-out on annexations, but lawmakers made major changes to the measure that put it at odds with the Senate-passed bill.
NASHVILLE — Country music star Carrie Underwood is scolding Tennessee lawmakers and warning Gov. Bill Haslam she’ll show up at his door in force if the governor signs a controversial bill requiring anyone videoing or taking photos of livestock abuse to turn the material over to law enforcement within 48 hours.
NASHVILLE — A whiskey distillery bill is on its way to the governor after the Senate agreed to a House amendment.
NASHVILLE — An effort by House Republican leaders to put state lawmakers, candidates and party caucuses effectively on an honor system for reporting direct corporate campaign contributions melted down on the floor Wednesday amid charges it would invite corruption.
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee state Senate on Wednesday refused to go along with the House version of a liquor distillery bill, with members raising objections to several provisions.
NASHVILLE — An effort by House Republican leaders to put state lawmakers, candidates and party caucuses on the honor system for reporting direct corporate political contributions blew up today amid charges it would invite corruption.
NASHVILLE — The state Senate today refused to go along with the House version of a liquor distillery bill with members raising objections to several provisions.
NASHVILLE — Tennessee state senators today began the lengthy process of amending the state constitution to put legislators in charge of selecting the state attorney general.
NASHVILLE — People who shoot video or take photographs of animal cruelty will have to submit the material to law enforcement within 48 hours or face being charged with a crime under a bill approved by the Senate on Tuesday.
NASHVILLE — People who shoot video or take photographs of animal cruelty will have to submit the material to law enforcement within 48 hours or face being charged with a crime under a bill approved by the Senate today.
NASHVILLE — A bill creating a statewide charter school “authorizer” for Hamilton County and four other school systems is struggling in Tennessee’s Senate Finance Committee.
NASHVILLE — Gov. Bill Haslam said today he has no idea why the FBI raided the Knoxville headquarters of his family’s Pilot Flying J truck stop chain on Monday.
NASHVILLE —The Senate today gave final approval to a Haslam administration bill that rewrites Tennessee’s little-used anti-gang laws by providing clear definitions for what is a criminal gang offense.
NASHVILLE — U.S. Rep. Scott Desjarlais, R-Tenn., finds himself behind a financial eight-ball in his 2014 re-election effort, raising just $104,474 during the first three months of this year, according to his latest disclosure filed Monday.
NASHVILLE — State House debate on a bill that would allow whiskey distilleries in previously excluded places like Chattanooga sometimes took on the nature of an old-time bar room brawl before finally passing Monday night.
NASHVILLE — After a nearly hour-long, sometimes bitter debate, the House tonight approved a bill allowing whiskey distilleries in Chattanooga and Hamilton County.
NASHVILLE — City annexations across most of Tennessee, including current efforts by Collegedale, would be stopped dead in their tracks for up to 27 months under bills scheduled for final consideration this week in the General Assembly.
NASHVILLE — Republican state Sen. Jim Tracy's congressional campaign says the Shelbyville lawmaker raised nearly $436,485 during the first quarter in his bid to oust "scandal-ridden" U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn., in the 2014 primary.
