Hamilton County legislators are giving a thumbs-down to Gov. Bill Lee's proposed $725,700 grant for Chattanooga's River City Co. to secure the use of a waterfront parking lot for potential development.
A bill began moving Tuesday in the Tennessee legislature to allow Chattanooga to keep a portion of state sales tax revenues generated within a proposed new Lookouts stadium to help fund bonds for constructing the minor league baseball park.
Homeless people in Tennessee who camp or sleep in parks or on other public property could be subject to criminal felony charges while others camping around highways could face misdemeanors under a Republican-backed bill that's stirred up national headlines.
Two Republicans hoping to become Hamilton County's next mayor say they intend to move carefully if elected when it comes to developing portions of the 1,179-acre McDonald Farm in Sale Creek purchased by the county for $16 million.
A bill brought by Tennessee's two top legislative leaders seeking to shed light on political "dark money" groups' spending within 60 days of Tennessee elections won easy approval in the state Senate on Thursday on a 25-3 vote.
A Tennessee bill that seeks to create common law marriages that are limited to one man and one woman was shipped off for summer study Wednesday after the sponsor said the controversial measure, which has generated a wave of criticism from LGBTQ groups and others, needs more work.
Legislation requiring Tennessee public schools to integrate Black history and culture into social studies curriculum in grades five through eight is headed to Gov. Bill Lee after winning final approval in the Senate.
As early voting kicks off Wednesday for May 3 county primary elections across Tennessee, Hamilton County Republican mayoral hopefuls Matt Hullander, Sabrena Smedley and Weston Wamp have already collectively raised more than $1.23 million and spent some $655,000 during their three-way race.
Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Mike Bell, R-Riceville, has asked attorneys for the Bradley County Board of Education and Tennessee School Board Association to come before his panel Wednesday to explain advice they gave to two school board members that they could continue serving on the panel despite their having moved out of their districts.
The three Republicans vying to become Hamilton County's next mayor were less than enthused or noncommital Monday about using county tax dollars for a proposed new Chattanooga Lookouts minor league baseball stadium and accompanying residential and retail development.
