The 81-year-old Senate Republican leader, who had a serious fall earlier this year, was temporarily unable to speak during a news conference, raising questions about his health and future.

Health officials in America’s hottest big metro are reporting that another seven heat-associated deaths were confirmed over the last week amid a blistering heat wave.

The state’s largest teacher organization and five educators are challenging the constitutionality of a two-year-old law against teaching “prohibited concepts,” mainly ideas surrounding race and gender. The Tennessee Education Association and the group of teachers filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the state’s education commissioner and State Board of Education members, claiming the law prohibits […]

Tennessee residents who have felony convictions and want to vote must comply with two state laws rather than one or the other, according to guidance from the state coordinator of elections. Beginning last Friday, they now must obtain a pardon or have all citizenship rights restored, and show they have paid all restitution and court […]