Tennessee Government News

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.

Sen. Lamar Alexander says President Barack Obama's plan to consider selling the Tennessee Valley Authority has already cost hundreds of millions of dollars - even if the nation's largest public utility is never sold.

As ABC's 'Nashville' looks toward a new season and a new producer, a key question remains: Will the series be filmed in Music City next season? The filming this year was estimated to have a $40 million impact on the local economy, and state and city officials say they are open to a deal to keep the production in Nashville this fall.

Donald Ingram, former administrator for employment security, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Lowering the drunk driving limit is now in the hands of state lawmakers. The National Transportation Safety Board announced Tuesday it is recommending all states lower blood-alcohol limits for DUIs.

Five people have been charged with illegally dumping potentially-dangerous commercial trash on city lots, state and Memphis-area officials said Wednesday.

The top members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee are introducing legislation that would authorize President Barack Obama to provide arms to the Syrian opposition.

Memorial Day is more than just the kick-off to a great Tennessee summer. It's a day to reflect and remember the brave men and women who gave their lives for America's values and freedom.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation announced Tuesday it awarded the work to Lojac Enterprises Inc.

A federal recommendation to lower the definition of drunk driving from .08 to .05 of blood alcohol content will likely have no shortage of sponsors in Tennessee's Capitol Hill.

The overall health of women in the state has improved to a grade of C, according to the Tennessee Women's Health Report Card.

The Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner is encouraging Tennesseans to take an online assessment provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to find learn the risk for hepatitis.