Tennessee Government News

I just ran across the Tennessee statute, Tenn Code Ann. 36-6-404 , that provides the factors that courts are to consider in determining physical custody as between two parents.

The National Weather Service updated its guidance to include all but the mountains of East Tennessee in an area that has a slight risk of severe thunderstorms through Wednesday morning.

The U.S. House has passed legislation that would put a two-year moratorium on an Army Corps of Engineers plan to erect barriers to prevent people from fishing below dams on the Cumberland River.

Governor Bill Haslam joined State Rep. Eric Watson for a bill signing ceremony in recognition of legislation passed by the Tennessee General Assembly that lowered the sales tax on groceries from 5.25 percent to a flat 5.00 percent rate.

Women's overall health in Tennessee improved to a grade of C, but there's still plenty of room for improvement, according to the Tennessee Women's Health Report Card.

A Spring Hill pediatrician says she has some sympathy as the Tennessee Department of Children's Services tries to sort through claims about children's welfare.

Work on safety improvements at the dangerous intersection of U.S. 11E and Bridge Burners Boulevard should begin later this year.

Improved weather conditions result in increased road construction. City Traffic Engineer Ram Balachandran warns of potential trouble spots between today and the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.

President John F. Kennedy rode down busy streets in an open convertible when he came to Nashville 50 years ago this weekend, following a motorcade route printed in The Tennessean the day before he arrived.

The Tennessee Woman's Health Report Card was released earlier this week through a joint effort by the Department of Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Meharry Medical College.

Bob Robertson is 77 years old and a faithful golfer in more ways than one. The Tennessean plays golf four days a week and says he asked God to let him score a hole-in-one for a good cause.

On a chilly evening in January 2012, Gov. Bill Haslam took the dais in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Country music star, TV host and Dickson native Craig Morgan will join volunteers from UnitedHealthcare today to staff a Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee Mobile Pantry.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation announced this week that state aeronautics grants totaling more than $316,000 have been approved for seven Tennessee airports.

Officials with Nashville International Airport have long sought changes to Donelson Pike to allow for growth at the airport, and the Tennessee Department of Transportation is now prepared to study the issue, The Tennessean reports.

One of the sport utility vehicles assigned to the governor's office is getting more than $10,000 in repairs after getting caught on a security gate at the state Capitol.

There are about four times as many lobbyists in Nashville as state legislators, and the amount spent on influencing the votes of lawmakers is almost twice the amount spent on the General Assembly's operating budget - $67 million to $38 million, respectively.

U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander told a top U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official at a budget hearing today that he would restrict the Corps' ability to transfer new funds to projects if it doesn't abandon "unreasonable" fishing restrictions that amount to "thumbing your nose at elected officials," saying, "It sounds to me like we have a life jacket ... (more)

There's been speculation in recent days that the ABC show "Nashville" might go elsewhere if its production company does not get new incentives to stay, but Mayor Karl Dean stopped short Thursday in saying the city might step in to help.

Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper announced Thursday that Tennessee will receive more than $5.5 million.