A Chattanooga-based conservative news site is slamming a number of top Tennessee Republican officials, including House Finance Chairwoman Patsy Hazlewood of Signal Mountain and Senate Speaker Randy McNally of Oak Ridge.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has ignited a furor among public school teachers, local school boards and some of his fellow Republicans after he sat silently by as the president of conservative Hillsdale College made insulting comments about teachers and teacher-training programs.
Critics say a Tennessee anti-abortion law expected to take effect in August that outlaws almost all abortions will still put physicians performing the few legally permissible abortions at risk of having to defend themselves in court against criminal prosecution even if they acted to save the life of the mother.
A group of Tennessee National Guard members, who face being forced out of the service by the U.S. Department of Defense on Thursday over their refusal to get mandated COVID-19 vaccines, along with their supporters pleaded publicly with Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday to take actions, including suing the federal government if necessary, to prevent their dismissal.
New tough-on-crime measures, a record-busting $52.8 billion state budget with a one-time break for Tennesseans' vehicle-registration fees, as well as a new K-12 school funding formula are among dozens of new laws and provisions approved by state lawmakers to take effect July 1.
U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty says he opposed a Senate gun compromise engineered in part by fellow Republican and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell because it provided "far too much autonomy to bureaucrats" on "red flag" issues that allow them to ask judges to temporarily take firearms from people deemed dangerous.
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Friday to overturn abortion rights will have far-reaching consequences in Tennessee and Georgia as both states have in place laws to restrict the procedure in the event of such a ruling.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday reappointed Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director David Rausch to serve a full six-year term as head of the agency.
Tennessee and Georgia U.S. senators are splitting along partisan lines this week on legislation to strengthen federal gun laws while also providing billions of dollars in new funds to help stave off future mass shootings.
Top Tennessee House Republican leaders are calling on Gov. Bill Lee to block state health officials from distributing, promoting or recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for children younger than 5 years of age until more clinical evidence becomes available.
