The 2026 TN legislative session begins on Jan. 13. A Nashville attorney looks at the state's struggles, which should be areas ...

The legislation is meant to “close enforcement gaps, protect Tennessee taxpayers, and require active enforcement of ...

The Tennessee General Assembly returns this week for its 2026 session, during which immigration and the expansion of school ...

Senate Republicans on Wednesday passed an immigration enforcement bill that establishes a central immigration enforcement office and adopted new driver's licenses differentiating legal resident ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn — Every year brings a whirlwind of big stories, and 2025 was no different. Here's a look back at some of the biggest stories in East Tennessee this year. Early in the year, lawmakers ...

Western North Carolina entered 2025 with a familiar sense of dread, confusion and misplaced confidence as local governments, public agencies and assorted boards once again demonstrated an unwavering ...

Republican leaders are not yet sharing details of a package of bills focused on immigration that leaders have been working on ...

The 114th Tennessee General Assembly reconvened Tuesday for the second half of its two-year legislative session. Legislators will spend roughly the next three months debating proposed legislation and ...

A judge has ruled that Tennessee prison officials must grant expanded access to media members to view state-run executions ...

Immigration, education expected to remain key issues this year; protesters gather at Tennessee State Museum after legislative ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A possible state takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools will be a top priority for Republican lawmakers next year. Representative Mark White said there are two different versions ...

WILSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Wilson County community is mourning the death of a tenured special education teaching assistant who died in an ATV accident earlier this month. This loss sits heavily ...