Tennessee Government News

A judge in Middle Tennessee ordered all state child welfare workers in his county to show proof of recent home visits and disclose their case loads.

Corrections spokesman Brian Corbett said 26-year-old Josh Hamer was recaptured in Ardmore, Tenn.

A veteran from Tennessee who admitted sending child pornography on the Internet and asking two Kentucky women to help set up sexual encounters with children has been sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison.

Tennessee's new law allowing people with handgun permits to be armed in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol is unconstitutionally vague, a judge ruled on Friday.

Students at Tennessee's public colleges and universities could be facing a 5 percent tuition increase.

A law that allows handguns in Tennessee bars and restaurants is being challenged once again in court.

Phil Bredesen says another tax hike to shore up Tennessee's unemployment trust fund appears unavoidable.

A solar design and installation company says it has put in service the largest solar electric system of its kind in the state.

A spending bill for veterans programs and military construction projects approved by the Senate could bring more than $100 million to Tennessee.

TennCare officials say they will be forced to cut some enrollee benefits if Gov.

Actress Kristen Stewart wanted to make the right fashion statement when attending a screening of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" in Knoxville.

State health officials said more than 33,000 calls have been received at a toll-free line created more than three years ago to help Tennesseans quit smoking.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates gathered with mourners on a cold, windy morning in a tiny northeast Tennessee community to bury Army Spc.

Gov. Phil Bredesen says he won't choose sides in the Democratic gubernatorial primary contest.

Republican Pat Marsh won the election. Republicans are trying to gain support for an antiabortion-rights amendment to the state constitution.

Contractors clearing the rock slide blocking Interstate 40 near Tennessee plan to begin hauling away debris today, the N.C. Department of Transportation said.

As state agencies start to unveil their plans to slash spending today, viewers can follow the proceedings online.

The Tennessee Department of State plans to dedicate the 2009-2010 Blue Book to all Tennesseans who have been killed in combat during the war on terror.

Gov. Phil Bredesen and other elected officials are dedicating a new underground meeting hall at the governor's mansion in Nashville.

Tennessee spokeswoman Tiffany Carpenter says the team will travel to Oxford without wide receiver NuKeese Richardson, safety Janzen Jackson and defensive back Mike Edwards.