Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally and House Speaker Cameron Sexton are defending their decision to close the Legislature's Cordell Hull State Building to members of the general public in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
When the 132 members of the Tennessee Legislature return to the state Capitol for business on Monday, they'll find the government complex a near-ghost town as a result of coronavirus-driven health emergency edicts temporarily barring the general public from the Capitol and the Cordell Hull State Office Building.
As the number of coronavirus cases in Tennessee escalates, Gov. Bill Lee on Friday urged religious institutions, conference organizers and others to avoid large gatherings and consider alternatives by using livestreams, pre-recorded messages and other electronic means.
National Rifle Association says it is cancelling its 149th annual meeting next month in Nashville amid growing concerns about the coronavirus.
The Tennessee State Capitol is now closed to tours and visitors through March 31. Members of the media will continue to have access to the State Capitol building.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee declared a state of emergency Thursday to help the state address the spread of the new coronavirus.
After making an emotional appeal to GOP colleagues on Tennessee's need to expand Medicaid to provide health coverage to some 300,000 working-age adults, state Rep. Ron Travis, R-Dayton, on Wednesday then shelved his bill to do so.
A bill seeking to make it easier for third-party candidates to appear on Tennessee election ballots under the Libertarian, Green or similar party banners is getting traction in the state House.
Lee University extending spring break for a day
Efforts by state GOP lawmakers to block Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee's decision to accept a limited number of refugees under a federal resettlement program were placed on hold Tuesday as both sides held discussions.
