The bill now moves on to the Tennessee House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee. Here's what else you need to know this week.

In the past, Memphians have strongly opposed the state intervening in local education. But this year there is some local ...

A bill that would permit lawsuits of up to $5 million against abortion pill manufacturers heads for a final vote in the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A bill making it’s rounds in the Tennessee legislature centers around undocumented students. Senate bill 836/House bill 793 would allow school districts to choose ...

The Tennessee Senate passed a Republican backed bill Thursday that aims to restrict nonprofits that work with undocumented immigrants. SB 0227, sponsored by Sen. Brent Taylor (R-Memphis), would ...

Townsend, who has been an assistant on Bill Self’s coaching staff at KU for the past 21 seasons, is part of an eight-member class of 2025. The eight will be honored at a ceremony during the 15th ...

Senate Bill 227 would open churches and charities to civil lawsuits if undocumented immigrants they help with housing then commit a crime. Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Memphis, and Rep. Rusty Grills ...

The bill lists Senate Majority Leader Bryan Townsend, a Democrat from Newark, as its primary sponsor and also lists House Speaker Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown, a Democrat from New Castle, among its ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Teachers and school staff wouldn’t be required to use someone’s preferred pronouns and name under proposed legislation that passed the House Education Committee ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A bill giving the Johnson City Commission the power to set its own alcohol sale hours in the downtown area has been passed by lawmakers. On Monday, the Tennessee ...

According to a post on his Facebook page, Memphis Senator Brent Taylor said the bill had been passed out of the committee Thursday. "This targets the bridge bandits disrupting the Mississippi ...