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Lee’s school choice legislation has sailed through four committees in recent weeks with opposition from only a handful of Republicans.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed off on the repeal of police traffic stop reforms made in Memphis after the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by officers in January 2023, despite pleas from Nichols’ parents to GOP lawmakers and the governor to give them a chance to find compromise. The Republican governor’s signature means the law immediately renders some of Memphis’ ordinances null and void, including one that outlawed so-called pretextual traffic stops, such as for ...

The language of the bill urges Gov. Bill Lee to send National Guard troops to the Lone Star State, although the governor recently announced he would be deploying Tennessee National Guardsmen to the southern border to assist in the efforts.

Clarksville, TN - The Tennessee River Chapter is kicking off its annual Red Cross Month celebration in March to honor local community heroes who help

Clarksville, TN - Eight student researchers from the Austin Peay State University (APSU) College of STEM and Middle College presented to lawmakers and

The Tennessee House and Senate are still far apart on their ideas.

A new Tennessee law will allow public officials to refuse to perform same-sex marriages if their religious beliefs make them unable to do so in good conscience. 

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has offered to travel to Tennessee to officiate gay weddings.

MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A $31,500 check was presented to Johnson County for the creation of a “Copperhead Road Landmark.” Last year, state lawmakers passed and Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill making Steve Earle’s “Copperhead Road” an official state song. The southern rock anthem follows narrator John Lee Pettimore III’s family history of […]

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a new law that will allow public officials in the state to refuse to perform same-sex marriages if doing so goes against their beliefs.