Content Tagged 'Tennessee'

A proposal that would allow Tennessee to join an interstate compact challenging the federal health care law is advancing in the House.

Two West Tennessee man have died in an argument over a garden tiller at a repair shop.

Tennessee students in elementary and middle school will have a greater stake in the scores they earn on the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program tests that start this week.

There's big trouble and scandal in a small Tennessee town after the local school district was over charged nearly a quarter of a million dollars for city services. Watch Video

Are your kids doing their homework? Are they getting to school on time? If not, parents may get a failing grade. Watch Video

A former Tennessee state trooper assigned to the Cookeville district has been charged with sexual assault.

He pushed other firefighters out of the way of a collapsing building and lost his life. Now investigators are calling his death a murder.

The House has voted to begin phasing out Tennessee's inheritance tax and to lower the state's sales tax on groceries.

Two days bring two different messages from the state legislature concerning Shelby County suburban schools. Watch Video

A proposal that seeks to encourage the practice of slaughtering horses in Tennessee has stalled in the Legislature.

It looks like there will be elections in Collierville, Germantown, Bartlett and other cities to operate their own school systems. The State Senate approved it, and Wednesday the House of Representatives is expected to do the same. Watch Video

Legislation to protect teachers who allow students to criticize evolution and other scientific theories will become law without the governor's signature.

The House has rushed four bills out of subcommittee to guarantee workers the right to store firearms in vehicles parked on company lots.

Volkswagen is conducting a national search to fill the most specialized of 1,000 new jobs at its Chattanooga plant.

A bill to close public access to teacher evaluation records is headed for the governor's signature.

A measure that would require "family life education" curricula taught in schools to be abstinence-centered has passed the Senate.

A proposal that would allow teachers to qualify for tenure if they "meet expectations" on their evaluations is likely dead this session.

A measure to legalize medical marijuana has likely failed in the Senate.

There are big troubles for Shelby County suburbs wanting to start their own school systems. After Tuesday's legislative session in Nashville, it looks like all kids will be going to class in the unified city-county school system. Watch Video

State Rep. Curry Todd has decided to go public about being diagnosed with cancer. The Collierville Republican informed colleagues about his condition during a House Commerce Committee hearing Tuesday on a proposal to require insurance companies to pay for oral chemotherapy treatments.

Gov. Bill Haslam says he may sign a proposal that critics deride as the "monkey bill" for once again attacking evolution.

A measure that would prohibit students from dressing indecently in school is headed to the governor for his consideration.

Gov. Bill Haslam and Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey are among the prominent Republicans trying to put the brakes on a bill seeking to guarantee employees the right to store their firearms in vehicles parked at work.

In 2008 Governor Bill Haslam proclaimed March 29th "Vietnam Veterans Day." Watch Video

The Opry Mills shopping mall in Nashville formally reopened Thursday after being shuttered for almost two years because of flooding from the nearby Cumberland River.

A proposal that would require all doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges in a licensed hospital either in the county where the procedure is performed or in an adjacent county has passed the House.

A measure that would require "family life education" curricula taught in schools to be abstinence-centered is advancing in the Senate.

A House panel has killed a bill seeking to tax strippers to pay for a reduction in the state tax on gold coins, bullion and investment income.

When a man in Jackson, TN tried to turn himself in to police without committing a crime, he walked out, stole a gumball machine, then came right back to jail to turn himself in again.

Sixteen states do it, Congressman Steve Cohen is for it, and even televangelist Pat Robertson is in favor of medical marijuana. Watch Video

A proposal to close public access to teacher evaluation data is advancing in the House.

A proposal to legalize medical marijuana is advancing in the state House.

The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development is warning more than 10,000 people that their extended unemployment benefits will expire soon.

Three years ago, Rep. Joe Towns failed to make Tennessee the first state to fine teenagers for wearing saggy britches. Now the Memphis Democrat has a more comprehensive measure to prohibit "risque dressing" in schools — and its chances of passage are looking good.

Southern small burger chain Krystal has been purchased by private investment firm Argonne Capital Group LLC for an undisclosed amount.

Senate has passed a proposal that would allow school personnel to participate in student-initiated religious activities on school grounds.

A bill requiring abstinence only lessons in Tennessee classrooms is working its way through the legislature right now. Watch Video

The Tennessee Attorney General issued an opinion on Tuesday that it is illegal to hold an election in May to let suburban voters decide if they want their own school districts. While the mayors want to press forward, the Shelby County Election Commission has put a halt to those plans, at least for now. Watch Video

Authorities in Tennessee say two men, including a former prison guard, have been arrested in a plot to break out Tennessee's lone female death row inmate.

Tennessee attorney general's opinion says the state can't broadly drug test people as a condition of receiving welfare.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation executed a search warrant at a church in Union City and arrested the pastor, who was wanted in Virginia for soliciting a minor.

How honest are the people running your state? A new report shows Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee still have work to do when it comes to getting rid of corruption. Watch Video

An East Tennessee child has died after a homemade swing collapsed on her at the family's home.

U.S. Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN) is seeking help from Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam on changing vehicle inspection guidelines that mandate automatic failure for a vehicle with an illuminated check engine light.  |   Read Congressman Cohen's Letter to Governor Haslam on Check Engine Lights (937.6KB)

Tennessee senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker are among 12 Republican senators who are questioning whether the Obama administration is using the Internal Revenue Service to target Tea-party related nonprofit organizations.

The winter just ended was warmer than usual all across Tennessee.

The House sponsor of a proposal to ban the teaching of gay issues to elementary and middle school students has delayed the measure to allow lawmakers to consider a more comprehensive bill.

Four people were arrested by police in Jackson, Tennessee for enlisting an underage teen to perform lewd acts for an amateur music video and giving her drugs and alcohol.

Hispanic immigrants in the Mid-South will march through Mississippi presenting workshops on immigrant rights over the next month. Their "Walk Against Fear" started Sunday in Memphis. Watch Video

Former Congressman Lincoln Davis has filed a federal class-action lawsuit asking Tennessee officials to restore the voting rights of citizens who were wrongfully purged from the list of eligible voters.