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.

Legislation designed to stop the “shaming” of students who owe lunch money is expected to face another high hurdle in the General Assembly in 2020 with House Education Chairman Mark White opposing it.

Gov. Bill Lee signed legislation sponsored by Republican state Sen. Paul Rose into law Friday allowing adoption agencies, including those receiving state funds, to turn down same-sex couples they consider in conflict with their stated religious beliefs.

Republican Gov. Bill Lee recently announced a package of legislation designed to ban abortion in Tennessee.

State Rep. G.A. Hardaway of Memphis is renewing a push for legislation creating a felony offense for police officers who misuse body cameras and dash cams and preventing the collection of evidence.

State Sen. Brian Kelsey and state Rep. Antonio Parkinson began campaigning Tuesday for legislation to compensate college athletes and to prevent the derailing of superstars such as former University of Memphis basketball player James Wiseman.

The Senate Judiciary Committee passed legislation Tuesday to put Tennessee's Right to Work law in the state Constitution as state Sen. Brian Kelsey declared a potential conflict of interest because of his legal work against unions in other states.

State Sen. Brian Kelsey is sponsoring a Right to Work constitutional amendment while battling unions in his outside job, raising questions about whether he has a conflict of interest.

Amtrak is hoping to add a Memphis line from Illinois and possibly create a Memphis-to-Nashville line and another from Nashville to Atlanta as it tries to tap into growth in the Southeast.

State Rep. London Lamar is sponsoring legislation to end the annual observance of Nathan Bedford Forrest Day, noting she wants to stop recognizing a "very dark history in Tennessee."