Education freedom scholarship advocates will likely get another bite at the apple next year, but state lawmakers' inability to pass Gov. Bill Lee's signature issue during the recently completed legislative session undoubtedly disappointed many Tennesseans.
For the second time in around six months, the Chattanooga Police Department has said it would have extra patrols in the downtown area after a shooting that rattled the community.
The gloves have finally come off in the District 28 state House Democratic primary race.
Last-minute fixes to a bill intended to be tough on juvenile crime may ultimately give the state more than just a few headaches.
We suppose if public school students become proficient readers in the third, fourth, or fifth grade, or beyond, it's progress, but it seems to us the Tennessee General Assembly has softened its interest in the importance of students mastering reading early with new legislation headed for the desk of Gov. Bill Lee.
We can imagine supporters now.
U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Ooltewah, is the only member of the Tennessee congressional delegation to receive an "A" in a recently updated report card issued by Republicans for Ukraine.
Four Catoosa County Republicans, three of whom are incumbent county representatives, will remain on the ballot for the May 21 primary election, a federal judge has ruled.
We are in favor of Chattanooga City Court Clerk Anthony Byrd making a push to get citizens to pay their outstanding fines and fees, but we wonder why such a concerted push hasn't been made in the past.
He never held elected office or entertained on a stage, but Bobby Parker was as well known to many Chattanoogans as someone who did.
