"There have been concerns brought to our attention that some of the rules, as drafted, may be outside the authority given to the Board or Council pursuant to the 'Tennessee Sports Gaming Act,'" the speakers wrote.
The Tennessee Court of Appeals has unanimously upheld Hamilton County Chancellor Jeffrey Atherton's dismissal of a 2018 lawsuit in which the state Democratic Party sought to knock then-Republican candidate Robin Smith off the ballot in the House District 26 contest.
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery has joined fellow Republican attorneys general in Alabama and three other states to block efforts to resurrect the decades-old Equal Rights Amendment and make it part of the U.S. Constitution.
Tennessee is one of just four states in the nation to earn an "A" average for its transparency on budgeting, according to a national group that advocates for effective management of government.
Following discussions with legislative leadership, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is backing off his groundbreaking executive order directing the state provide paid family and medical leave benefits to most executive branch workers. Instead, he will pursue the effort through legislation.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Manny Sethi on Tuesday knocked GOP rival Bill Hagerty as yet another national surrogate for Hagerty swooped into Tennessee to campaign on his behalf.
The Tennessee Department of Human Services is encouraging smaller nonprofit organizations with experience helping low-income families break "cycles of poverty" to apply for up to $50 million in program grant funding from the department's Two-Generation program.
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton delayed Tuesday a legislative panel's hearing on his bill to require Gov. Bill Lee's administration to bring no-bid contracts before a legislative watchdog panel before awarding them.
Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally and House Speaker Cameron Sexton expect Gov. Bill Lee's administration this week to cite exactly which state code provisions officials relied on to justify raiding an unused state education department fund to award a non-competitively-bid contract to run the state's new school voucher program.
State figures show 65,491 Tennesseans last week took advantage of the first four days of early voting as they began casting ballots in the March 3 Super Tuesday presidential primary, as well as a smattering of local contests across the state.
