Tennessee House OKs bill requiring fetal remains from abortions to be buried or cremated
State Senate consideration is set for Wednesday
Lookout Mountain’s Devaney to participate in first Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting after delay
Lookout Mountain resident Chris Devaney is expected to participate in his first meetings this week as a newly minted member of the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission.
U.S. Rep. Greene one of just two House lawmakers opposing stem cell, bone marrow transplant bill
Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia was one of just two House members to vote last week against a bill reauthorizing initiatives that proponents say aid sick Americans with leukemia and other potentially deadly blood diseases through umbilical cord blood stem cell and bone marrow programs.
U.S. Rep. Fleischmann demands transparency from Biden administration on migrant children
Calling it a humanitarian crisis, Congressman Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., is blaming the Biden administration for what he calls the "unprecedented number of unaccompanied migrant children, including those now being housed at a facility in Chattanooga," who are entering the country.
Tennessee business titans bristle at Republican lawmakers’ bills targeting state’s LGBTQ community
The world's only known transgender billionaire warned Monday she may move her private family trust out of Nashville if Tennessee Republican lawmakers continue efforts to enact a series of anti-LGBTQ measures into law.
Tennessee Senate pays tribute to late Medal of Honor recipient Charles Coolidge of Signal Mountain
Tennessee's Senate on Thursday paid homage to the late Charles Henry Coolidge Sr. of Signal Mountain, a World War II hero and recipient of the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military honor.
Tennessee bill would require women to choose cremation or burial for aborted fetus
A Tennessee bill requiring that women who obtain abortions be asked to choose whether the fetal remains should be buried or cremated moved through two major Republican-led Senate and House committees Wednesday amid heated debate.
Tennessee Senate OKs bill to let parents keep children from taking part in school lessons on LGBTQ topics
A bill allowing Tennessee parents to block their children from taking part in school lessons involving LGBTQ topics cleared the state Senate on Monday after heated debate over the measure, which requires schools to provide parents at least 30 days notice before the subject comes up in class.
Tennessee Gov. Lee backing bill to ban COVID-19 ‘vaccination passport’ requirements
Calling COVID-19 vaccinations a "voluntary, personal choice," Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee announced Tuesday his opposition both to government mandates that citizens be vaccinated and to issuance of "passports" to prove they have been inoculated against the potentially deadly infectious disease.
Tennessee House Speaker Sexton delays final floor vote on bill restricting lawmakers’ state service contracts a third time
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton on Monday night delayed for a third time his legislation to ban state lawmakers' service contracts with the General Assembly as well as to restrict members' general state government work.
