Hamilton County and Chattanooga officials and local state legislators sometimes found themselves at odds on major issues during this year's session of the Tennessee General Assembly.
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Northwest Georgia was among 10 Republicans this past week who voted against a House bill calling on the Biden administration to speed up supplies of military equipment to Ukraine as the nation continues to defend itself against Russia's invasion.
Tennessee lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a bill allowing government-owned Erlanger Health System to pursue plans to convert the hospital system into a nonprofit corporation that leaders argue will help enable its survival into the future by becoming more competitive.
In the Senate, Gardenhire sees no rush
Bill scheduled for House floor vote Wednesday
Tennessee Senate Speaker Randy McNally, R-Oak Ridge, is accusing critics of his and House Speaker Cameron Sexton's campaign and ethics reform bill of peddling "blatant untruths" in a bid to derail "dark money" reporting provisions in the measure.
Hamilton County District Attorney General Neal Pinkston's brother-in-law, Kerry Clewell, will come off the county's payroll effective May 17, according to a memo by a county official.
Tennessee legislative Republican leaders' "truth-in-sentencing" bill is now headed to Gov. Bill Lee, requiring people convicted in eight violent crime categories including attempted first-degree murder to serve 100% of their court-imposed sentences before becoming eligible for parole.
Tennessee lawmakers on Thursday gave final approval to the state's $52.8 billion budget, the largest in state history amid historic tax surpluses and a tsunami of federal stimulus dollars.
Tennessee GOP legislative leaders plan to bring the state's proposed $52 billion fiscal 2023 budget up for floor votes Thursday despite several lingering disagreements among themselves and with Republican Gov. Bill Lee over several major provisions in the annual spending plan.
