The husband of Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler recently acquired as much as $415,000 in stock in DuPont de Nemours, a chemical company that manufactures protective equipment in exceedingly high demand because of the coronavirus pandemic.

With Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear calling on residents in his state to avoid traveling to Tennessee because of differences in their respective COVID-19 responses, Gov. Bill Lee is pointing to what he says is the Volunteer State's more aggressive virus testing.

Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday joined Department of Children's Services Commissioner Jennifer Nichols to call on all Tennesseans to pay extra attention to the children in their lives and in their communities as the response to stop the spread of COVID-19 could lead to an increase in child abuse and neglect and a decrease in reported allegations.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Wednesday afternoon the state is preparing for a "surge" of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations and seeking to bring "thousands" of additional hospital beds online as well as staffing and supplies to prepare for it in the next 3 1/2 weeks.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will sign a statewide shelter-in-place order later this week that will run until April 13 to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.

The Constitution largely gives states the authority to regulate their own affairs.

A Tennessee lawmaker accused of sexual misconduct decades ago has reversed course and says he will now seek reelection after all.

Georgia's two U.S. senators and their nine fellow Republican U.S. House members are joining those who want a delay in the state's May 19 primary election.

Five groups of elected officials from Whitfield County, Dalton, Cohutta, Tunnel Hill, and Varnell will meet Wednesday to consider a resolution that would expand the list of local businesses closed to the public through April 30, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Chattanooga City Council's first virtual meeting amid social distancing highlighted some of the perils of online public meetings as online attendees used racist hate speech in the chat and council members debated transparency protocols amid the COVID-19 public health crisis.

The new local COVID-19 Task Force focused on communication and determining the area's most needed resources during its first meeting Tuesday.

The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Georgia exceeded 3,800 on Tuesday, with more than 100 people dead, as mayors pressed for Gov. Brian Kemp to impose greater restrictions statewide in hopes of slowing the new virus.

Tennessee's U.S. senators and congressmen on Monday urged President Donald Trump to move quickly and approve Gov. Bill Lee's request the state be declared a "major disaster" area to let it qualify for emergency federal funding to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus and deal with its impact.

Through Chattanooga State Community College's Respiratory Care program, the college has loaned eight ventilators and four Bi-Level Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP) and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices to Erlanger Health System to help with the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

The Hamilton County Schools proposed budget presented to the school board Monday night is a far cry from the budget proposed by Superintendent Bryan Johnson last year, which was dependent on a failed tax-increase proposal.

As local first responders and law enforcement agencies adjust to the growing coronavirus pandemic, some are more transparent than others about workers affected by self-quarantine or isolation.

In its ongoing effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 while also providing reasonable access to town services and amenities, the town of Signal Mountain is reopening its transfer station for limited use and closing Rainbow Lake trail until further notice.

The city of Chattanooga is shaking loose $2.5 million in grants and loans for small business owners scrambling to understand how a massive $2.2 trillion federal aid package might help them weather the coronavirus crisis.

Deaths and the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Georgia continued to increase Saturday, even as lawmakers tried to grapple with what the respiratory illness will mean for state finances.

The coronavirus is pounding state governments with a financial one-two punch, costing them millions to try to contain the disease just as businesses are shutting down and tax revenue is collapsing.

Georgia's governor on Friday announced appointments to the state's appellate courts.

The U.S. House on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a sweeping $2.2 trillion spending bill intended to address national economic and health care systems as well as states and local governments left reeling by the coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Bill Lee announced Thursday his administration has launched a public-service announcement campaign featuring dozens of Tennessee sports and entertainment figures urging millions of state residents to adopt preventive health measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus.