A proposed bill in the General Assembly would allow the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development to keep certain records hidden for 10 years at the discretion of the attorney general and tourism commissioner.
In the late winter of 1974, the proposed "Sunshine Law" was referred to as "dastardly," "vague," "unconstitutional" and several other words you couldn't print in a family newspaper.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, as all governors are be wont to do in their State of the State addresses, cited a number of positive rankings for Tennessee in his address earlier this week.
A bill making its way through the Tennessee legislature would end the day of dual office-holders in the state.
The optics of Gov. Bill Lee's education freedom scholarships program keep getting worse.
Chattanooga Lookouts owner Jason Freier says a community benefits agreement that revolves around development in the South Broad Street area where a new Lookouts stadium is being considered is "extremely close" to being completed. We hope that's true.
Late last week, in conjunction with Black History Month, the Bessie Smith Cultural Center hosted a community information session with archaeologists regarding the Steele Home for Needy Children Archaeological Project.
State Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, was asked to lead the Pledge of Allegiance at the opening of Thursday's Tennessee House session and refused.
When it comes to legislation that does or does not pass the Tennessee General Assembly, it's a long way to "sine die," the expression that annually ends the session.
For six months, Signal Mountain's Larry Taylor got to experience the thanks of a grateful nation for heroics in a Vietnam mission in which the Medal of Honor recipient said he was just "doing my job."
