Plus: Gov. Lee spurns Dolly’s biggest attraction.
The Nashville Democrat fears another setback in the quest to get the bust of the Confederate leader and KKK Grand Wizard out of the Capitol.
Although the Biden administration has lifted immigration restrictions, the pandemic continues to impact the number of new arrivals.
Bruce Barry says he's losing patience with the unvaccinated.
Tennessee Lookout editor encourages liberals and non-Trump Republicans not to let QAnon hijack their right to fly the Stars and Stripes.
The deadline to apply is Aug. 15.
The new Tennessee law also doesn't require new gun owners be required to take training.
Critics say the new rules could run afoul of Clean Water Act.
"Y’all are crappy neighbors," one of them said to the manager during a meeting of the Tennessee Region Solid Waste Planning Board.
Tennessee Lookout editor Holly McCall calls the controversy over critical race theory a "manufactured crisis."
Also in this week's Stockard on the Stump: Gov. Lee joins other GOP governors in demanding the release of census numbers ASAP.
Senate leader casts doubt on school curriculum.
Understanding the process helps residents stay informed about their own representatives and if a change in their district is likely.
The law requires businesses that offer transgender restrooms to post government-required warnings signs.
State Sen. John Stevens says he sponsored and voted for SB0228 after reading Ross Tucker’s tweets about transgender athletes.
The GOP state senator contends the first load of refugee children arrived in Chattanooga in October 2020.
Also in this week's "Stockard on the Stump": More Ketron complaints, state revenues increased more than expected in May.
Republican legislators are accusing the Tennessee department of targeting minors for mass vaccinations without parental consent.
A Tennessee law on the books since 1987 allows healthcare providers to treat certain minors without parental consent.
Following the November 2020 election, all but three of Tennessee’s GOP state senators signed a letter questioning Biden’s win.
Banks have been flooded with work since the COVID-19 pandemic started, and American Recovery Plan funds could exacerbate the problem.
Tennessee is one of them.
Black, Hispanic and Asian households are now more vulnerable than others.
State officials formerly said Tennessee should would wait until it ID's a client before building the sewage line to the Mississippi River.
There’s a delicate balance of being openly supportive of the LGBT community and leading an unassuming existence among conservative peers.
An analysis also found that Black Tennesseans are disproportionately impacted.
Legislative committees shifts cost of cleaning-up oil spills to taxpayers.
The federal benefit of $300 a week – which supplements $275 weekly from the state – is to end July 3 under the governor’s order.
The GOP state senator from Chattanooga is taking a different view on the issue than firebrand conservatives.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park gets $25 million for repairs.
At its most recent meeting, an alleged physical altercation broke out that could lead to dismissal of a veteran member.
The measure would keep certain information, such as addresses and phone numbers, from public view between arrest and conviction.
Reps. Glen Casada, Robin Smith and Todd Warner sponsored 14 bills that became law despite federal raids on their homes in January.
He initially signed the measure in April after it passed the General Assembly along party lines in the GOP-controlled House and Senate.
The number of unaccompanied minors in Tennessee is lower in Biden term than under Trump.
The class action suit said private probation companies profited from probationers.
The former state representative is running against the Rutherford County Mayor in 2022.
He is considered a legend in the Tennessee ag community and was a frequent speaker at political and corporate events across the U.S.
The Rutherford County mayoral candidate was accused of harassment while he was an assistant commissioner in Gov. Bill Lee's administration.
Critics say the move will force taxpayers to spend about $1 million annually to subsidize a "collapsing" industry.