Two local Republican state legislators question criticisms made by fellow Rep. Yusuf Hakeem, a Chattanooga Democrat and the lone Black lawmaker from the county, who earlier this week aired what he called "troubling allegations" the Hamilton County Election Commission engaged in "practices causing voter suppression."
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Tennessee students who were already struggling in school are taking a major hit in terms of learning loss this fall with a traditional "summer slide" becoming a much steeper "COVID slide," Gov. Bill Lee and state Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn warned this week.
Lawmaker wants 'voter suppression' practices probed
Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn told irate Republican members of the House Education Committee this week that she would work more closely with them going forward following a series of blow-ups that incensed hard-right GOP lawmakers.
State officials are conducting a real-time experiment to see how much money new Tennessee Highway Patrol hybrid cruisers can save on fuel costs in addition to helping the environment.
Following stints as a teacher - as well as in senior education leadership roles in California and Delaware - Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn finds herself in the midst of a new learning experience, navigating the Volunteer State's sometimes-treacherous intersection of politics, policy and management.
All five Republican U.S. senators from Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama say they support President Donald Trump's plan to push through a GOP replacement for the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice and Democratic appointee Ruth Bader Ginsburg this year.
Gov. Bill Lee, who has told fellow Tennesseans that "wearing a mask is the simplest action you can take to fight the spread of COVID-19," on Thursday found himself defending not wearing one earlier this month at a boat parade to support President Donald Trump on Tims Ford Reservoir near Winchester, Tennessee.
Tennessee government has successfully "clawed back" $18.4 million in taxpayer-funded economic incentive grants given to 17 companies that officials say failed to fulfill job-creation and investment promises under the state's FastTrack Economic Development Grant program.
