Sen. Andy Berke, D-Chattanooga, said he plans to vote for a Republican-drawn redistricting plan after Republicans agreed to shift back a number of precincts that would have gone into Republican Sen. Bo Watson’s district in Hamilton County back to the 10th Senatorial District represented by Berke.
State Comptroller Justin Wilson is questioning the process under which Tennessee Revenue Department Reagan Farr and several of his predecessors granted tax variances to some businesses.
Gov. Bill Haslam’s plan to make it harder for teachers to win and keep tenure is headed to the Senate floor after easily clearing the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday.
House Speaker Beth Harwell said Tuesday she favors restricting teachers’ ability to negotiate contracts rather than a complete ban on collective bargaining pushed by Senate Republican leaders.
Rep. Vince Dean won approval in the House Transportation Subcommittee Tuesday for his bill aimed at cities’ perceived abuses of traffic-enforcement camera systems.
NASHVILLE — Republican Gov. Bill Haslam does not intend to reappoint two Tennessee Regulatory Authority directors whose terms expire Tuesday, Haslam spokesman David Smith said.
Tennessee could reap substantial pension savings by diverting new employee and teacher hires into a 401(k)-style plan where the state contributes money but doesn't guarantee benefits, Treasurer David Lillard said Tuesday.
A proposed Tennessee Revenue Department rule change that apparently would affect online retailer Amazon is in limbo, a victim of Gov. Bill Haslam's 45-day freeze on pending rules and regulations.
Gov. Bill Haslam said Thursday he will focus on steps such as slashing business regulations instead of pushing a large "jobs package" of bills to meet his pledge of making Tennessee more business friendly.
NASHVILLE -- Gov. Bill Haslam said Wednesday he is working with Republican legislative leaders to develop a broad-based bill dealing with illegal immigration.
NASHVILLE -- Gov. Bill Haslam said Wednesday he likely will use a special $186.2 million "core services" reserve set up by his predecessor and the General Assembly to delay some of the state's worst budget cuts for another year.
=Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey said Thursday that the state's largest teachers union made a "failed attempt of everything they could" to keep both him and Rep. Beth Harwell from being elected speaker.
Republican Gov. Bill Haslam spent $16.7 million during his successful GOP primary and general election, easily outdistancing Democrat Mike McWherter who spent just $3.4 million, according to latest campaign financial disclosures.
State regulators voted Monday to hold their hearing on Tennessee American Water's proposed 28 percent rate increase in Chattanooga.
Bill Haslam was sworn in as the state's 49th governor Saturday and immediately warned Tennesseans that "difficult choices face us" as his administration moves to close the state's budget gap.
