A House subcommittee advanced HB1649 after families, law enforcement and business owners testified about kratom risks. The bill would criminalize possession, sale and distribution statewide.

Franklin’s mayor is questioning a county plan to build a new courthouse on the former H.G. Hill site, citing scale, cost and downtown tax‑base concerns.

A newly filed complaint alleges Mark Green and a partner used confidential trade information to pursue a Guyana fuel deal through a Florida company called Prosimos.

A proposal to impose a 9.5% data‑ad tax to bankroll universal pre‑K stalled in committee after lawmakers raised cost, capacity and legal concerns. Sponsors may rework the plan.

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.

A new Tennessee bill would require bars to stock rapid drink‑testing kits and reclassify spiking someone’s drink as a Class D felony, but questions about costs and enforcement remain.

A Metro Schools advisory contract with the Ingram Group overlapped with paid work for ENA/Zayo, prompting questions about disclosure and procurement.

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.

Senate Bill 1708 would cap nonprofit bail funds at three bonds per year and create civil liability for third‑party posters; Memphis organizers warn it will harm low‑income defendants.

State figures show millions set aside for school resource officers went unused — Davidson County left about $9.5M unspent. Lawmakers pressed officials for answers.

Mayor Freddie O’Connell is asking the state to let Nashville cut its 2.75% grocery tax, but current law blocks Metro governments from doing so. He’s pushing a council resolution to seek a legislative fix.