Two Memphis Democrats in the state House talk on "Behind The Headlines" about the resurgent questions by lawmakers of both parties around the school vouchers program passed by the Legislature last year and on a fast track for implementation this summer.
Legislation setting the course for putting Tennessee’s Right to Work Law into the state Constitution passed the Senate on a 24-5 vote, with only Republicans backing it in a supermajority advantage.
House committee approves legislation to toughen penalties for shootings into homes, cars, crowds after Memphis residents urge change in response to deaths.
Governor pushed back against word earlier this month that the 4,100-acre Memphis Regional Megasite in Haywood County is not on the administration’s front burner.
Gov. Bill Lee's education voucher program is taking hits from all directions as legislators raise questions.
State Rep. London Lamar compared Nathan Bedford Forrest to Hitler and urged lawmakers Tuesday to put an end to Tennessee’s annual daylong observance for the Confederate general.
Hoping to give state employees a path around "child care deserts," state Sen. Sara Kyle of Memphis wants to give state departments the option to set up day care centers near their offices.
State Rep. Joe Towns is negotiating with the Attorney General’s Office.
State Sen. Paul Rose is refusing to bend as national companies such as Nike Inc., Tennessee businesses and the Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce urge the state Legislature to stop passing legislation they consider discriminatory.
State Sen. Brian Kelsey will handle legal work for a law firm prepared to file suit on behalf of families against the Shelby County and Metro Nashville school systems over the voucher lawsuit.
Metro Nashville officials are likely to announce a lawsuit Thursday to dismantle the state's private-school voucher program, and Shelby County Schools is expected to join the legal battle.
The governor reportedly wants to wait until the state finds a tenant for the Regional Megasite before continuing to invest additional funding.
A bid to remove the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest from the State Capitol stalled Tuesday, with some legislators saying they weren't sure the Confederate general had done anything wrong.
Spurred by deaths of children, local legislators pushing laws to stiffen shooting penalties.
Legislation sponsored by state Rep. London Lamar of Memphis would allow students who become pregnant to keep their HOPE Scholarships and take time to have a child before enrolling in college.
Democrats accused Gov. Bill Lee of throwing “red meat” to conservatives in his State of the State address, while Republicans said he showed "vision," especially in K-12 education.
Gov. Bill Lee, in his second State of the State address, introduced a $40.8 billion budget plan using $408 million in surplus funds to boost K-12 education and set up a children’s behavioral health safety net.
A year after making charter schools and vouchers key education initiatives, Gov. Bill Lee could be putting more emphasis on traditional public education in his State of the State address.
State Rep. G.A. Hardaway says he will ask the Comptroller's Office to review the Education Department budget amid questions about a transfer of Career Ladder funds to hire a Florida contractor to run the new Education Savings Account program.
Republican lawmakers are pushing legislation to take away the governor’s authority to keep Tennessee in the federal refugee resettlement program by claiming he is illegally "obligating" state funds.
Opponents of Gov. Bill Lee’s federal block grant request for Medicaid funds say the proposal will be "dead on arrival" in Washington, but the governor's administration says it is "encouraged" by a Thursday policy announcement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
One Memphis lawmaker contends Tennessee is setting up public education to fail by underfunding it then turning it over to charter operators and private schools.
This will be Shelby County radiologist George Flinn's sixth campaign for Congress in the past decade.
A resolution seeking removal of the State Capitol’s Nathan Bedford Forrest bust is likely to be amended, rotating all busts out of the building and replacing them with more modern historical figures.
With an 8-1 vote, the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee passed a resolution Tuesday, Jan. 28, by state Sen. Brian Kelsey to put Tennessee’s Right to Work Law into the state Constitution.
Memphis resident Kimberly Bradshaw and other Memphians joined a rally Tuesday at the State Capitol against Gov. Bill Lee's proposed anti-abortion legislation.
The Tennessee Department of Education is paying a contractor $1.2 million this year to handle its voucher program even though the money wasn't placed in the state budget, education officials admitted Monday.
State Rep. Rick Staples of Knoxville is calling for removal of the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust from the State Capitol and replacement with recognition for one or two Tennesseans he believes more worthy.
Gov. Bill Lee is making big announcements that catch lawmakers by surprise or offer few specifics, leaving some in reactionary mode and potentially creating a gap with the Legislature in early 2020.
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