A Tennessee bill would require 1,600‑sq‑ft "Charlie Kirk Memorial" courtyards at every public university with plaques of founding documents and the Ten Commandments; the measure was deferred to summer study.

A Senate bill would bar adding fluoride to Tennessee's public water systems after a contentious committee hearing in Nashville that split experts and operators.

A Senate committee recommended the Women’s Safety and Protection Act, a bill that would redefine sex in Tennessee law and affect schools, shelters and prisons.

Knox County will ask the school board March 5 to approve rezoning maps designed to pull hundreds of students out of overcrowded Powell Elementary and remove portable classrooms.

TVA board chair Bill Renick resigned, a federal filing shows, deepening turnover on a board that recently reversed plans to retire two coal plants. The change shifts decision-making dynamics at the nation’s largest public power authority.

House Bill 1951 would create a Class D felony for coercive suicide and extend liability to AI owners; the measure is tied to the 2019 Grace Anne Sparks case. The bill is scheduled for a March 4 subcommittee hearing.

A March 3 resolution would boost funding and raise the activation temperature for warming centers after city documents tallied 161 unhoused deaths in 2025.

A Tennessee bill would bar PBMs from owning pharmacies — CVS warns it would close 134 stores and cost thousands of jobs. Lawmakers point to a state audit showing huge reimbursement gaps.

A Knox County commissioner proposed an ordinance that would make the county pay attorneys' fees for successful challenges to firearm bans in county buildings. The move has ignited legal and political questions ahead of the commission hearing.

A TACIR report says planned state construction should cover long‑term needs, but West Tennessee lacks short‑term juvenile detention space and the commission urges stronger oversight.

A proposed Tennessee amendment would treat embryos and fetuses as homicide victims from fertilization, sparking debate over whether it could criminalize abortions and those who assist them.

The Tennessee Department of Education began emailing Education Freedom Scholarship decisions on Friday; renewals were largely approved and new awards will roll out by priority.

Year‑end disclosures show Larsen Jay with roughly $334K on hand as Knoxville’s mayoral campaigns heat up. Rivals Kim Frazier and Betsy Henderson reported sizable balances and early loans.