As a gun control bill picks up steam in the Tennessee General Assembly, mental health advocates question the scope of the law and Democrats try to balance supporting Nashville's newest lawmaker with effective strategy.
Per-pupil funding, tax contributions and more than a billion federal dollars at risk under proposal by Chattanooga's Sen. Bo Watson
In a heated meeting that culminated in a terse and chaotic final vote, an amended version of a bill allowing Tennessee school boards to bar undocumented children passed the House Education Committee on Wednesday.
Tennessee lawmakers are still torn on gun control policy but are warming up to Rep. Shaundelle Brooks.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is all-in on dismantling the U.S. Department of Education and is leaving the door open to use federal funds to support his new school voucher program.
A proposed constitutional amendment to revoke the right to bail for defendants accused of one of more than 70 different crimes cleared its first hurdle Monday, raising concerns about constitutional rights and prison costs.
A bill that could set deadlines on homeless encampment clearings and the disposal of people’s personal belongings passed the Tennessee Senate on Thursday, causing concerns among service providers.
A first round of Tennessee lawmakers greenlit bills clarifying abortion exceptions and protecting the right to contraception and fertility treatments, like in vitro fertilization, while shutting down broader abortion rights legislation and delaying a vote on new IVF regulations happened concurrently Tuesday.
Tennessee's 2026 gubernatorial election is shaping up — and perhaps narrowing down — as U.S. Rep. John Rose and Sen. Marsha Blackburn seem likely to compete in a Republican primary.
A pair of Wilson County lawmakers are seeking to create new oversight for Tennessee prisons and potentially reduce the state's deadliest prison to minimum security after a friend’s son died while in custody at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center.
