Tennessee Government News

Local governments in Tennessee are spending millions of dollars annually to lobby other government bodies in Nashville and Washington, according to an upcoming report from a group that tracks public spending in the state.

A dispute over the future of a congregation in the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee is heading to court.

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Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich is praising Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen for his vocal criticism of health care proposals before congress that he says will be unaffordable for the states.

An increase in suicides in Tennessee has officials thinking of new ways to reach specific demographics.

Westbound traffic on Interstate 24 is still partially blocked and the area is expected to be cleared by 7:30 p.m. Interstate 24 westbound, near the Briley Parkway exit, remains shut down due to a chemical spill that happened at 10 a.m. Motorists should avoid I-24 until it re-opens at 2 p.m., according to the Tennessee Department of ...

When the nation's 28 Democratic governors were asked to send a letter to congressional leaders last month expressing their support for health care reform, seven refused to sign the letter and even some who did complained that the pending reform plans could hit them with budget-busting expenses.

Gov. Phil Bredesen branded a legislative attack on the BioFuels Initiative he launched two years ago as "ridiculous" and "outrageous" Thursday and said it endangers an unannounced "very large investment in East Tennessee." "I'm more than irritated about it, I'm mad about it," Bredesen told reporters at a news conference when asked about the Fiscal ...

An additional $10,000 is being added to the reward money being offered to you for information leading to the arrest and conviction of 64-year-old Jim Mullins' murderer.

'If Republicans had put forth a bill that had the exact same building blocks as the bill that's being put together in the Senate , I do not believe there would be a single Democratic vote for that bill.

Lawmakers said they feel they were duped into spending $70 million of taxpayer money on a plant that isn't living up to its promises.

While faced with a continuing state budget crunch that likely will mean laying off more state employees, Tennessee legislators have received a $14-a-day increase in their compensation for expenses.

The state of Tennessee has received an additional $12 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Labor to enhance the state's Trade Adjustment Assistance Program.

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Gov. Phil Bredesen said the influx of federal stimulus money has "concealed" the extent of Tennessee's budget woes and he is asking state departments to plan for six percent spending cuts when he holds budget hearings later this month.

State health officials know at any given time how many ventilators, masks, antiviral medications and other flu-related resources are available in Tennessee.

The attorney for a woman charged with kidnapping a Tennessee newborn said Monday his client has tried to commit suicide since she's been locked up and that certain medications for her mental health are being withheld.

Maj. April Olsen, a spokeswoman at the sprawling Army post on the Tennessee-Kentucky border, said the unidentified soldier was being held in the county jail.

A crash on Interstate 65 has slowed traffic coming into Nashville from the south.

Currently, there are 87 men and two women inmates on death row in Tennessee. Six of them are from Knox County.