Opinion: Term limits, closed primary bills fail to convince House subcommittee members
Neither term limits nor closed primaries will be in Tennessee's near future.
Opinion: Lighthouse Collective discussion example of why Hamilton County Commission needs consistent policy on nonprofit
Hamilton County Commission Chairman Chip Baker was on to something earlier this month when he suggested the commission needed a more deliberative process for awarding funds to nonprofit organizations, and that became clear with the discussion at Wednesday's commission meeting on funds proposed for the nonprofit Lighthouse Collective.
Opinion: UTC business college renovations may not get funded this year, but we doubt they’ll have to wait long
That nearly $60 million for a proposed renovation and addition to the Rollins College of Business at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wasn't included in Gov. Bill Lee's fiscal 2024 budget was less of a "no" and more of a "not yet," we believe.
Opinion: Studies, reports show truck weight limit increases have detrimental effects on roads and bridges
In spite of Chattanooga's growing reputation as a logistics hub, we sympathize with our neighbors just across the line in Georgia in their concern about an increased weight limit for trucks on non-interstate highways.
Opinion: Today’s local Black leaders stand on the shoulders of giants they may not know
Chattanoogans saluting Black History Month likely know the accomplishments of James Mapp, whose 1960 lawsuit sped the integration of local schools, John Franklin, who was elected in 1971 as the city's first Black commissioner, and the Rev. Paul McDaniel, whose 1977 actions led to a change in Hamilton County government.
Opinion: Expanding government to compete with private business is a bad idea. Don’t mess with foreclosure notices.
If lawmakers are truly conservative, why would they be trafficking with a bill that would increase the size of government, hurt small businesses and cause more people to lose their homes?
Opinion: Tennessee lawmakers, don’t close state’s primary elections
Tennesseans have now come full circle on the subject of closed political primaries.
Opinion: Tennessee can’t seem to fall out of top 10 among WalletHub’s most sinful states in the U.S.
Tennessee finds itself on a number of glowing "Top 10" lists these days, but there's one list the state would probably like to exit.
Opinion: Richey wants to make Tennessee 17th state in the country with term limits for state legislators
Tennesseans of a certain age first may have heard about term limits during the 1994 congressional campaign, when it was a part of the "Contract With America" offered by Republicans who were anxious to -- and did -- become the majority party in the United State House of Representatives.
Opinion: State Education Survey indicates local teachers less satisfied with their jobs than a year ago
Hamilton County teachers, in nearly every general category measured, are more dissatisfied with their jobs than they were a year ago, according to the Tennessee Department of Education's 2022 Educator Survey.
