Gov. Bill Lee is checking the "temperature" of House members to decide whether to call a pre-Aug. 2 special session to replace embattled House Speaker Glen Casada before he wants to leave the post.

The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance cleared state Rep. G.A. Hardaway Wednesday for filing a late report on his campaign finances for the pre-general period of 2018.

Tennessee used discretionary funds to ensure the Read to be Ready camps continue this summer, but there was no reprieve for a major component of the reading initiative: a statewide network of coaches created three years ago to help teachers improve their literacy instruction.

A two-day visit to Memphis by Gov. Bill Lee included signing a bill dropping state fees for expungements. The move comes against a backdrop of reaction to the weekend slaying of financial executive Glenn Cofield and a rise in homicides compared to this time last year.

CrimeStoppers and Memphis police urged the public to come forward with information in the fatal shooting of financial executive Glenn Cofield. A reward from various private donors and CrimeStoppers has reached $26,000. 

Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich said her office will not file charges against a Memphis police officer in the 2018 officer-involved fatal shooting of a man on Summer Avenue.

There are no grand plans for Aretha Franklin’s birthplace home in Memphis, but a judge is ready to approve a receiver’s plan to stabilize and preserve it for potential reuse later. 

The nonprofit works with other community agencies to help children who are victims of sexual and physical abuse get through the trauma and heal.

“I’m really struggling to see how equity is in the equation when 114 districts suffer” as Read to be Ready collapses. – Superintendent Joey Hassell of Haywood County Schools, a rural district near Memphis. 

Memphis Catholic Bishop David P. Talley has ordered a review of church files on allegations of child sexual abuse made against priests.

Commissioners Mickell Lowery and Tami Sawyer proposed the resolution because they believe criminalizing low-level marijuana offenses has significantly contributed the county’s jail population of more than 2,300.

Memphis CrimeStoppers announces $26,000 reward for information leading to arrest in the shooting death of Memphis financial executive Glenn Cofield. 

Memphis police arrest more than 300, seize 77 guns and drugs during two sting operations. 

Gov. Bill Lee is in Memphis Tuesday into Wednesday morning for a series of stops, including signing the bill that eliminates the state fee to expunge criminal records.

Technical difficulties with the video visitation system at 201 Poplar are preventing inmates from receiving visitors. Officials hope the problem is fixed by the end of the week.

Elvis Presley Enterprises leaders met with Whitehaven residents Monday to ask them to support EPE in its dispute with the city of Memphis over funding for expansion plans at Graceland.

Rep. Jim Coley calls for major changes in Speaker's office, including elimination of bill "kill lists" and opportunities for all members to speak on the floor.

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander will receive the President Award from the Tennessee Bar Association Friday, June 14, in honor of his decades of public service to Tennessee.

The People’s Convention over the weekend offered indications that different points of view remain on how to blend protest with conventional political involvement. 

The Pink Palace Museum is seeking your Tiger basketball T-shirts for an upcoming exhibit.

Student mental health is one of 12 priorities identified in the state education department’s proposed five-year strategic plan.

Coming from 34 states, 115 recent college graduates and career changers arrive in Memphis this week to begin a six-week training to impact the education of Memphis' most disadvantaged students. 

Shelby County Schools students spoke candidly this week on what they want and need from teachers.

The County Commission has about three weeks to amend the budget if it wants to approve it in time for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1. 

The convention at the Paradise Entertainment Center in South Memphis Saturday drew no city council incumbents before a group of 600 to the nightclub, with about 200 participating in the process that stretched over six hours.