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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Language that could have made it easier for competitors to open hospitals in Ballad Health’s footprint did not make it into a certificate of need bill Wednesday, prompting one local legislator to say he “would have liked to have seen this legislation go further.” Rep. Clark Boyd (R-Lebanon) filed a House […]

Cockfighting is already illegal in Tennessee, but one bill would classify it as a felony rather than a misdemeanor.

A bill to halt medical monopoloies, spurred by escalating wait times at Ballad Health hospitals, failed to pass a Tennessee House committeee.

The senate of the Tennessee legislature voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill that would prohibit geoengineering experiments anywhere in the state.

The bill requires the alarm to be listed according to the International Building Code and International Fire Code.

Of Sen. Charlane Oliver’s slate of three child care-related bills, one is left standing after a Senate Health and Welfare Committee meeting Wednesday.

House Republicans on Wednesday held a closed-door caucus meeting to discuss their upcoming education bill, which is poised to differ significantly from Gov. Bill Lee's school choice proposal carried in the Senate.

Tennessees attorney general issued a rare opinion, questioning the legality of a bill sponsored by 13 Republicans to limit the presidents ability to federalize the state national guard.

Plus, Rep. Gloria Johnson and U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn bring in millions for 2024 Senate battle, and Gov. Bill Lee heads to the border in Texas.

Swann, Whitson, Johnson and Jernigan are all in their final terms as state lawmakers