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.

A Tennessee bill would bar businesses from using shoppers' personal data to set individualized prices, with narrow exemptions for insurers and some banks.

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.

Metro Nashville posted photos Thursday showing 282 officers graduated across 17 classes and nine recruits started the training academy this week.

A proposed settlement bars state prosecutors from enforcing a 2025 Tennessee law that would have made sanctuary-supporting votes a felony and resolves a suit by seven Nashville councilmembers.

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 former Fairgrounds Speedway driver sued to vacate the commission’s certification of a petition that would remove auto racing from the Metro Charter and trigger a November vote.

Senators advanced SB2232 to reshape the Governor’s Response and Recovery Fund as communities tally nine‑figure storm damages. Lawmakers and local leaders are split over whether $100M will be enough.