The Tennessee Constitution has a provision dating back to 1870 that prohibits enslavement and involuntary servitude, but the section provides an exception when it comes to punishments for a crime.
Two former Tennessee governors -- Republican Bill Haslam and Democrat Phil Bredesen -- are joining forces for a new political podcast that aims to avoid the usual shouting matches and focus on issues with civility while seeking common ground on tough topics.
Five Tennessee members of Congress, including U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Ooltewah, as well as U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, are among 97 members of Congress who have reported trades in companies influenced by their committees, The New York Times is reporting.
Characterizing abortion as infanticide, U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, says he will support a bill introduced by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, to ban most abortions nationwide after 15 weeks.
Tennessee Republican U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are urging President Joe Biden to tackle what they call a national crime epidemic, citing as prime examples last week's "shocking and tragic episodes" in Memphis, where three people died and three others were wounded in a one-man shooting spree while in a second case a school teacher was abducted and later found dead.
Tennessee's top Republican legislative leaders vowed Thursday to double down on this year's "Truth in Sentencing" law and press new measures targeting violent criminals after last week's slaying of a mother of two killed while jogging in Memphis and an unrelated shooting spree in the city Wednesday that left four dead and three wounded.
Doug Daugherty has made it official: Hamilton Flourishing, the conservative social and political think tank he headed for the past four years, is no more.
Supporters of President Joe Biden's sweeping Inflation Reduction Act predict the new law's $369 billion of environmental and tax provisions will dramatically speed the growth of renewable and clean energy efforts, promote independence from China when it comes to electric vehicle battery production, and help address climate change with carbon emission reductions of some 40% during the next decade.
Tennessee has had a "right to work" law on its books for 75 years, but this November state voters will be asked to decide if they want to make it a part of the state's constitution that no one can be compelled to join a union or pay union dues as a condition of their employment.
The McMinn County Commission on Wednesday named its outgoing chairman, David Crews, as a temporary replacement for state Sen. Mike Bell, R-Athens, who resigned his Senate District 9 seat to begin work as a senior adviser with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
