Lee says every department being asked to prepare budgets as if they're putting a 2 percent cut into place.

Memphis representative says Gov. Bill Lee should make short-term and long-term plans to cope with programs for low-income residents, law enforcement and military during the federal government shutdown.

Rep. Antonio Parkinson of Memphis wants to require school districts to set codes of conduct for people who visit campuses to maintain a better standard of "decorum."

Offenders eligible for expungement could pay a $250 fee to speed up the process of clearing their criminal record.

New governor says recruiting business to Shelby County, finishing megasite a key part of making state prosper.

House Minority Leader Karen Camper is hoping new Gov. Bill Lee will twist some legislative arms on tough issues as his term starts, a departure from now-former Gov. Bill Haslam’s often laidback style.

Bill Lee is sworn in as Tennessee's 50th governor during a Saturday inauguration ceremony in Nashville's War Memorial Auditorium.

State Senate Democratic Caucus chair Raumesh Akbari hopes to delve into juvenile justice, changing the law on status offenses such as truancy and allowing "blended sentencing" that could keep juveniles from graduating to adult offenses.

Outgoing Gov. Bill Haslam said failure to land industry a major regret as he discusses the ups and downs of a busy eight years in office and weighs U.S. Senate run.

A Memphis representative’s legislation would allow minors to be sentenced as juveniles, rather than adults, stemming from the Cyntoia Brown case.

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander talks to The Daily Memphian about his plan to end the government shutdown and get a compromise on President Donald Trump’s border wall and other topics.

Gov.-elect Bill Lee has named Texas educator Penny Schwinn to head the state Department of Education.

Gov.-elect Bill Lee's inaugural ceremony Saturday is moving indoors because of the threat of inclement weather.

Governor-elect Bill Lee discusses everything from K-12 education funding to sanctuary cities and criminal justice reform in advance of Saturday's swearing-in ceremony.

Gov.-elect Bill Lee makes three key appointments, including Jackson County's David Salyers as commissioner of the Department of Environment and Conservation.

Gov.-elect says he won't change Haslam's policy prohibiting weapons in the state Capitol, but conceal-carry holders are likely to be allowed to continue bringing guns into the Cordell Hull building.

The medical cannabis advocacy group Safe Access Tennessee is greenlighting Senate candidate Steve McManus in the District 32 race, even though Tipton County candidate Paul Rose says he also would support medical marijuana legislation.

House Minority Leader Karen Camper's former assistant stole $12,500 from the House Democratic Caucus over three years, according to a forensic audit.

State Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris became federal judge Mark Norris at a formal ceremony Friday Downtown -- part of a larger season of transition in politics.

Republican state Rep. Mark White of Memphis will serve as House Education Committee chairman during the 111th General Assembly, and two other members of the Shelby County delegation, Reps. Jim Coley and Kevin Vaughan, will chair subcommittees.

The state Legislature could take action in 2019 to penalize pharmaceutical companies and pharmacies for failing to comply with Tennessee's new "partial-fill" law designed to cut opioid abuse.

Sen. Brian Kelsey of Germantown is losing his post as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee but picking up a leadership job as chairman of the Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee of Finance.

Lee exiting as Lee Company chairman and putting stock in a blind trust during term as governor.

House members will consider giving committee chairs five extra bills on top of the 15-bill limit while also mulling a new system combining some committees and creating extra subcommittees.

The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance dismissed or reduced penalties against three Memphis lawmakers for failing to file election finance reports on time.