Hamilton County and Chattanooga governments, as well as the county's nine other municipalities, would collectively reap $4.57 million under Gov. Bill Lee's proposed one-time $100 million infrastructure grant program, figures show.
Tennessee Senate Judiciary Chairman Mike Bell is sponsoring legislation challenging Gov. Bill Lee's decision to accept a limited number of refugees under the Trump administration's reconstituted federal resettlement program.
Republican Rep. Ron Travis on Wednesday filed a Medicaid expansion bill seeking to resurrect much of former Gov. Bill Haslam's failed Insure Tennessee plan and extend coverage to as many as 300,000 low-income, working-class men and women in the state.
Tennessee Republican lawmakers this week forced a delay on a House Democrat's effort to replace the state Capitol's prominently displayed bust of controversial Confederate cavalry general and slave trader Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Tennessee House Finance Committee Vice Chairwoman Patsy Hazlewood says she intends to press forward with her proposed two-month sales tax holiday on grocery food purchases despite fellow Republican and Gov. Bill Lee's resistance to the idea.
While Gov. Bill Lee is proposing to spend an additional $117 million on educators' pay in his new budget, with his administration projecting it would generate a 4% salary increase, Tennessee Education Association officials say the percentage increase will be less.
A proposed $21.9 million new advanced manufacturing building for the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) at Chattanooga State has found a home in Gov. Bill Lee's recommended Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budget.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee proposed Monday night in his State of the State address what he's calling the state's "largest investment in K-12 teacher salaries in Tennessee history" with $117 million more for teacher pay.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is expected to announce increases in teacher pay and other education improvements during his annual State of the State address Monday evening.
As Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee delivers his second State of the State address and unveils his annual spending priorities Monday, the Republican businessman faces challenges not just from Democrats but even from his fellow majority Republicans.
