Andy Sher

In a last-minute compromise, Tennessee's State Capitol Commission on Thursday recommended moving the bust of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest from the state Capitol to the state museum, but only if the busts of two Union admirals are moved, too.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee called Wednesday for moving the bust of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest from a place of honor at the Capitol building to the state museum in order to provide more historical context to the likeness of the slave trader and early Ku Klux Klan leader.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced Tuesday that $81 million in federal grant funds will be made available for K-12 schools and colleges and universities as part of a "first wave" of money going to help institutions safely reopen to students.

Tuesday is the last day for Tennesseans to register to vote in the state's Aug. 6 elections, but one result is already clear: Hamilton Countians as of Monday set a modern-day record when it comes to requests for absentee ballots.

NASHVILLE — Hamilton County, the city of Chattanooga and the county's nine other municipalities can expect to see a combined $10.06 million in one-time funds courtesy of a Local Government Support Grants program created by Gov. Bill Lee and state legislators in an effort to address losses from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Federal officials announced Friday they have reached an early-case resolution with Tennessee after state officials agreed to update their crisis medical standards of care to ensure they don't discriminate against people based on disability or age by rationing their care.

State Rep. Robin Smith is drawing fire on Twitter after the Hixson Republican retweeted and commented on a photo from a conservative internet activist's Twitter account that shows looped hand straps on a bus, an allusion to the controversy over a noose-like pull rope found in the garage of NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace.

Gov. Bill Lee announced Thursday he has named Dr. Logan C. Hampton, president of Lane College, to serve on Tennessee's State Capitol Commission, a 12-member panel that for years has resisted efforts to remove the bust of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest from the Capitol.

Despite Tennessee's rising number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths, including hot spots in places such as Hamilton County, Gov. Bill Lee is showing little inclination to dial things back and reimpose any of the pandemic-era restrictions that he lifted starting May 1 to restart the state's economy.

Two Tennessee Republican U.S. Senate hopefuls picked up competing endorsements from a pair of Chattanoogans on Wednesday, with former Congressman Zach Wamp announcing his support of Nashville physician Manny Sethi while current Congressman Chuck Fleischmann declared his backing of former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Bill Hagerty.

Gov. Bill Lee said he is giving "serious consideration" to calling Tennessee legislators back to the state Capitol for a special session after the failure last week of a bill providing businesses, schools, churches and other organizations more legal protection against COVID-19 liability lawsuits.

In response to George Floyd's death, Tennessee Black Democratic legislators had hoped to make strides in the Republican-controlled General Assembly in areas ranging from police training to the removal of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest's bust from the state Capitol.

NASHVILLE — Tennessee lawmakers wrapped up their annual meeting on Friday, but Gov. Bill Lee is already weighing calling them back into special session after the last-minute collapse in the House of a business-backed bill to provide retroactive legal immunity from civil lawsuits related to the coronavirus.

The Tennessee General Assembly early Friday morning gave final approval to what proponents say is one of the nation's strictest anti-abortion laws with a provision that bars the procedure as early as 11 days into a pregnancy.

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee General Assembly ended its annual session early Friday morning after failing to come to agreement on an effort by businesses, schools, nonprofits and others to make it tougher for people to win COVID-19 liability lawsuits.

NASHVILLE — Tennessee House Republicans on Thursday approved what proponents believe would be one of the nation's strictest anti-abortion laws with a provision that bars the procedure upon detection of a hormone associated with pregnancy that shows up as early as 11 days.

Racial frustrations in the Republican-controlled Tennessee House boiled over for a second straight day Wednesday during floor debate on the state's budget as black Democrats charged that they had no influence on the document and their constituents' concerns are being ignored by the majority.

State officials announced Wednesday that Gov. Bill Lee has appointed Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger and two other new members to fill vacancies on the Tennessee Homeland Security Council.

NASHVILLE — Tennessee's Republican-dominated House and Senate are headed in different directions on the state's coronavirus-ravaged state budget, with the House spending plan including a $100 million sales tax holiday.

A proposed law prohibiting local governments from destroying certain public records won final House approval Tuesday and is now headed to Gov. Bill Lee for his consideration.