2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (308+ words) In 1920, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote, and was the final state needed to achieve a two-thirds majority for passage. The Tennessee Senate's ratification vote less than a week before the House…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (93+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Families have been notified that a law aimed at cutting undocumented immigrants…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (868+ words) U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and U.S. Rep. John Rose, R-Cookeville, attended the event at the Chattanoogan Hotel downtown. According to a May poll by The Beacon Center, a conservative-leaning think tank, Blackburn leads the Republican primary field with 63% support, 53 points ahead…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1051+ words) Tennessee is one of nine states that has not legalized cannabis for any purpose, but that may be changing. Some Tennessee lawmakers said medical marijuana could gain traction if the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration follows President Donald Trump's guidance to reschedule…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (661+ words) Usually, the basic criterion to get a driver's license is to know how to drive so you can pass the driving test. Now though, Tennessee's new law will require a person to be proficient in spoken and written English if…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (455+ words) JACKSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) - Starting July 1 of this year, there are several new laws in Tennessee that range from tightening immigration rules to giving property owners more power to protect what’s theirs. During the 114th General Assembly, state lawmakers passed several bills…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1834+ words) Tersely licking bright blue ice cream from a waffle cone, Rhiannon Hogan excorciated Tennessee's new congressional district maps in an aisle at Overholt's Farm Market, an Amish-Mennonite grocery in Humphreys County. “I’m not happy about it,” Hogan said. “It doesn’t…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (173+ words) Pharmacy giant CVS is suing Tennessee seeking to block a new law that bars pharmacy benefits managers from managing pharmacies they own. CVS sues Tennessee after Gov. Bill Lee signs Fair RX Act Proponents say law will prevent PBMs from…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (616+ words) The takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools by the state of Tennessee is now official. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed the legislation into law on Friday, May 22, according to the Tennessee General Assembly website. MSCS could not immediately be reached for…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (828+ words) In a Thursday letter addressed to Tennessee House Democratic leader Karen Camper and House Democratic Caucus Chair John Ray Clemmons, Texas Democrats denounced the “blatant discrimination” and “abuse of power” against lawmakers who “refused to sit silently while a Republican…...