A new oath on Tennessee ballot applications asks voters to 'declare allegiance' to the party whose primary they pick, prompting confusion and legal questions at the polls.

A newly signed Tennessee law hands campus leaders more power to discipline and remove professors, narrowing tenure safeguards at UT Knoxville.

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office closed its Turkey Creek precinct, ending a 20-year local hub in Farragut and prompting the mayor to demand answers. Town leaders say they were not given clear notice.

Lawmakers in Nashville are weighing bills that would require party registration to vote in primaries and set a 90‑day deadline to switch. The House and Senate versions differ on timing and mechanics.

The Tennessee House passed HB2408 to cap automated calls and require reporting, but experts warn scammers may adapt with AI and spoofing rather than disappear.

Tennessee lawmakers passed HB2018 to require sheriffs with ICE agreements to honor detainers and hold people up to 48 hours. The bill now heads to Gov. Bill Lee and would take effect July 1, 2026.

A Nashville mother’s refusal to accept a suicide ruling for her daughter led to 'April’s Law,' giving Tennessee parents a formal route to seek reviews and records. The change follows a confession and plea in the case.

A county study narrowed Nashville’s USD–GSD tax gap, but many outside the USD still pay private haulers for curbside trash while council weighs changes.

A Scott County plastics maker will return $2.58M after federal officials say it miscounted affiliate employees on a COVID-era PPP application.

Gov. Bill Lee signed a resolution designating June 2026 as "Nuclear Family Month," a move critics say sidelines Pride and risks excluding nontraditional families.

A new Tennessee law lets middle- and high-school athletes transfer once and play immediately. TSSAA and districts are racing to publish rules and guardrails before July 1.

Appointed judge Bethany Glandorf faces Audrey Anderson and Corletra Mance in a Nashville family court primary focused on clearing case backlogs.

An ethics complaint says Councilmember Courtney Johnston failed to disclose her board role with the Music City Childrens Museum; she called the filing 'nonsense' and council deferred rezoning.