Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Tom Greenholtz and fellow Chattanoogan Michael Richardson are among five attorneys seeking to fill an expected state Supreme Court vacancy that will occur Aug. 31 when Justice Sharon Lee retires.
Citing a need for $26 billion in highway spending by 2040, Gov. Bill Lee's administration plans to ask lawmakers to authorize public-private partnerships to build and operate new dedicated toll lanes that are owned and operated by for-profit companies in highly congested areas throughout the state.
After 33 years of service, Hamilton County's 5,812-square-foot Medical Examiner's Office building is no longer adequate to meet today's demands, officials say.
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty of Tennessee were among 39 Republicans who voted this week against passage of a historic bill to provide federal protection for same-sex and interracial marriages.
State Rep. Yusuf Hakeem, D-Chattanooga, said he plans to mount a legislative effort to eliminate provisions in Tennessee's abortion law that put physicians at risk of being charged criminally for performing the procedure even in cases involving rape, incest or to protect the health or life of the mother.
Five years after Tennessee lawmakers approved then-Gov. Bill Haslam's recommended gas and diesel tax increases for highway transportation projects and maintenance, his successor, Bill Lee, says more money is needed if the state is to meet its future road and bridge needs.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has the official go-ahead to proceed with planning a $40 million maintenance-and-renovation project for the state's seven-story former Chattanooga State Office Building on 540 McCallie Ave.
The new head of Tennessee's troubled Department of Children's Services said Thursday that almost half of the first-year caseworkers hired in the past 12 months have already quit their jobs.
A year after Gov. Bill Lee's administration presented plans to replace the state-owned Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute in Chattanooga with a new $265 million facility on the same history-rich site, local efforts to find a suitable location elsewhere in Hamilton County remain a work in progress.
A top Tennessee Senate Republican has introduced legislation to criminalize drag entertainers' performances in public or at private venues where minors are present.
