Leaders of Tennessee's House Republican super majority say they have informally met the required legal threshold to call themselves into special session on coronavirus-related matters.

Chattanooga City Court Judge Sherry Paty has announced she will seek re-election for another term in the May 2022 election.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has announced the appointments of two circuit court judges.

Tennessee government has agreed to repay the federal government $6.85 million to settle what one U.S. Justice Department official described as "shocking" allegations the state Department of Human Services violated the False Claims Act in its food stamp program.

Gov. Bill Lee says his administration will conduct a review of Tennessee's nearly 30-year-old funding formula for public school districts and explore changing the current system to one where state money "follows" a student to the school he or she attends.

Hamilton County Schools alerted families of 45,000 schoolchildren Thursday evening that their personal information would be released next week to a private citizen who asked for it — then backtracked four hours later under a barrage of criticism.

Tennessee's top special education official has been demoted after testifying in court that universal mask requirements in schools would make her job easier.

Chattanooga took Thursday afternoon to honor and celebrate the life of one of its most impactful citizens, the Rev. Paul McDaniel Sr., a lifelong advocate for civil rights and a humble faith leader in the community.

Tennessee Republican legislative leaders have penciled in Oct. 27 for the start of a special session at which GOP members are expected to push back on COVID-19 restrictions and mandates by government and, possibly, businesses.

A new audit by the Tennessee comptroller of the treasury finds that while Chattanooga State Community College has made strides over the past two years in addressing deficiencies identified in its 2019 examination, four of 13 unspecified problems remain.

Tennessee physicians who create or spread COVID-19 vaccine misinformation or disinformation could now face disciplinary action, including suspension or revocation of their medical licenses in the most extreme cases, according to a new policy from the state medical board that oversees doctors.

Tennessee child care providers are seeing a 10% jump in payment rates for children whose families are enrolled and meet requirements in the state's assistance programs for low-income families.

It's a pretty bird, easily recognizable by dark stripes on rust-colored feathers. Known as the northern bobwhite, a species of quail, its distinct chirp announces its name with a two-pitched chirp that sounds out "bob" and "white."

Supporters of Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp are fighting back against Donald Trump and their own party leaders, angered by a rally last month in which the former president again attacked the state's chief executive.

Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday unveiled Tennessee's new standard license plate, scheduled to hit the roads in January.

Dozens of residents from Hamilton County and Chattanooga gathered at the Kingdom Center at Olivet Baptist Church on Tuesday afternoon to offer suggestions for addressing the issue of gun violence in the community following a string of violence in recent weeks, including the shooting of seven women on Grove Street nearly two weeks ago.

Members of the Catoosa County Veterans Memorial Flag Committee met with U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, on Tuesday to collect 400 new American flags she helped them order in advance of the biannual Festival of Flags in Ringgold.

Demand for first-dose COVID-19 vaccinations spiked in August and September during the surge of new infections and hospitalizations caused by the delta variant.

The same day Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Ford Motor Co. executives announced last week's agreement to put a $5.6 billion electric vehicle plant in rural West Tennessee, conservative opponents of school mask mandates and federal vaccination requirements rallied in Lt. Gov. Randy McNally's Oak Ridge hometown to pressure Lee and other Republicans into backing their efforts.

Tennesseans for Quality Early Education has partnered with Chattanooga 2.0 to promote early learning and close learning gaps via the new Bright Start Tennessee network.

Amid a national debate over the use of pandemic relief funds, Alabama lawmakers swiftly approved a plan Friday to tap $400 million from the American Rescue Plan to help build two super-size prisons, brushing off criticism from congressional Democrats that the money was not intended for such projects.

One special session of the legislature deserves another, some GOP lawmakers are saying, as they look for an opening to ban mask requirements and vaccine mandates amid a pandemic that has killed 700,000 Americans.

The passage of the city of Chattanooga's budget Tuesday evening is helping scale up a program to prevent evictions in the community and provide legal aid to residents.