Republican gubernatorial candidate U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is ready to activate the modern iteration of “Old Sparky” as Tennessee grapples with lethal injection protocol for executions.
House Speaker Cameron Sexton appointed John Cheadle, a lawyer for payday lender Advance Financial whose firm has sued thousands of Tennesseans over 279.5% loans, to the Metro Nashville Airport Authority Board.
About 400 sick and disabled immigrant children in Tennessee could be reported to immigration authorities under a new state rule. Three local doctors have filed a lawsuit to block the mandate, warning it will cause medically fragile children to suffer or die if terrified parents pull them from the state's Children's Special Services program.
Cassandra Boyle joins about 100,000 people in Tennessee who have lost the federal food aid since July 2025, according to state enrollment data.
Republican lawmakers proclaim June "nuclear family month," and offer "counter-programming" to Pride Month.
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton has stripped all 24 Democrats in his chamber of their committee assignments because they protested the GOP's new gerrymandered map on the House floor
Gov. Bill Lee calls a Tennessee redistricting special session to cut the last blue seat in the state. Protesters plan to rally against the GOP "Jim Crow" grab.
Last week, the Tennessee General Assembly sent Senate Bill 1741 to Gov. Bill Lee’s (R) desk, legislation that would limit college students and faculty from on-campus protesting and their First Amendment rights.
Before the Tennessee General Assembly passed a private school scholarship expansion bill this week, an unusual fracture within the GOP supermajorities widened as some rural Republicans voiced concerns over public education funding.
