Tennessee Government News

The Wisconsin Woodchucks recently announced the addition of Khayyan Norfork to the Wisconsin Woodchucks roster.

Tennessee municipalities use loans that have become increasingly risky to finance local government projects more often than other cities and counties elsewhere.

A measure enacting a minimum residential building code around Tennessee has been signed by the governor.

The last GOP gubernatorial candidate has reported his numbers to the media: As of June 30, the Bill Gibbons for Governor campaign has raised more than $415,000. a oeWe are thankful for the support received so far, which has come primarily from citizens in West Tennessee who know Bill and his record the best.

NASHVILLE - A lawyer for plaintiffs suing to stop a law that allows handguns to be carried in Tennessee bars and restaurants that serve alcohol says the legal action is necessary to maintain a safe environment for patrons.

Here is a look at some of the Tennessee laws passed during the 106th General Assembly that take effect on Wednesday: a ' Prohibiting people from reading or sending cell phone text messages while driving.

A spokesman for country star Ferlin Husky says the singer has been hospitalized in Tennessee.

Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen is requesting a federal disaster declaration for five Tennessee counties hit by severe storms.

Staff Photo by Patrick Smith TVA began construction on the Widows Creek Fossil Plant in 1950.

Gov. Phil Bredesen is once again allowing the latest batch of specialty license plates to become law without his signature.

A Tennessee company that canceled plans for a 10-day fair at the former site of the State Fair of Virginia now says it plans to stage one in the parking lot of a Richmond baseball stadium.

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A federal judge sentenced a retired University of Tennessee professor to four years in prison Wednesday for passing sensitive information from a U.S. Air Force contract to two research assistants from China and Iran.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation announced Wednesday that it has approved limited test runs to the four landfills starting July 15.

NASHVILLE a ' Road construction wona TMt slow interstate travelers through Tennessee this holiday weekend.

NASHVILLE - Rachel Nichol says reading or sending cell phone text messages while driving isn't such a good idea - she's had five fender benders, including one in a fast food drive-thru. ''I was texting and I rear-ended someone each time,'' said Nichol, a 20-year-old Nashville bartender.

NASHVILLE a ' Gov. Phil Bredesen has signed into a law a merger of the Tennessee Ethics Commission and the state Registry of Election Finance.

A proposal to expand who would be eligible to attend charter schools in Tennessee has been signed by the governor.

An additional $5 million has been added to the state's indigent defense fund to pay remaining claims for the 2008-2009 fiscal year.

A newspaper investigation has found that top officials at the Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund benefited from "sponsorship" deals with vendors.