The bust of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, a 43-year fixture in Tennessee's Capitol that has spurred anger and protests since its 1978 arrival, is leaving the building.
After successfully pressuring Republican Gov. Bill Lee's administration and state health officials to back away from encouraging minors to seek coronavirus vaccines without parental permission, two top GOP lawmakers on Wednesday redirected their focus to Tennessee schools and universities.
Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly has tapped businessman and longtime Republican activist Oscar Brock for a newly created role as the city's director of intergovernmental relations.
This week could mark Confederate cavalry general Nathan Bedford Forrest's final charge with a state panel scheduled to vote on whether to give final approval to removing the long-controversial 44-inch bust of the untutored military genius, former slave trader and early Ku Klux Klan leader from its perch of honor inside Tennessee's Capitol.
Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a heart-and-lung transplant surgeon who represented Tennessee for a dozen years in Washington, is calling on state government leaders to "unambiguously lead" and combat the state's low vaccination rates for the coronavirus, as well as to "stand by" science - or risk losing public trust.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is reporting he hauled in $684,900 in campaign cash during the first half of this year for his 2022 re-election effort.
Tennessee Health Department officials on Thursday released a memo outlining their justifications for firing the state's top vaccination official, Dr. Michelle Fiscus, who was fired Monday after lawmakers objected to a state policy of encouraging teens to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Legislative Democrats on Wednesday criticized Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee over the firing of the state's immunization director over outreach to youth to get coronavirus vaccines.
Republican businessman and entrepreneur Greg Vital of Georgetown has reported raising $21,000 so far in the special Tennessee House District 29 race, while Democrat DeAngelo Jelks of Ooltewah has raised $10,700.
Chattanooga's Rep. Hakeem says Bill Lee is posturing
