Families of missing Tennesseans urged lawmakers to create a TBI cold‑case division that would centralize unsolved cases and require local agencies to hand over files after 10 years.

Lawmakers removed two major financial barriers: a strict child-support payoff rule and a blanket court-costs requirement, opening the door for thousands to seek restored voting rights.

Metropolis is adding more than $2M in parking credits to eligible Tennessee accounts, offering two $15 discounts to drivers after an AG settlement.

Rep. Monty Fritts criticized a legislative hold on pro‑gun bills, calling the pause “a slap in the face” and urging measures to allow guns on campuses and in parks.

President Trump praised Nissan’s U.S. reshoring as the automaker retools its Canton plant, signs a U.S. battery deal and outlines a global restructuring. The moves mix new investment with planned cuts.

Valor Collegiate Academies' COO Thomas Branch resigned after the network reported financial irregularities to the Tennessee Comptroller; Valor says it has launched an internal review.

Mayor Indya Kincannon will unveil her 2026-27 budget at the new Urban Wilderness Gateway Park pavilion on Arbor Day, April 24, with shuttles and a lunchtime program.

A GOP plan in the Legislature would shift Metro Nashville's elections to even years, likely extending current terms to 2028 and turning local races partisan.

The Tennessee Legislature approved a ban on retail sales of nitrous oxide, pairing fines for shops with a new felony for knowingly supplying the gas for recreational use.

Vice President J.D. Vance headlined an invite-only Rockbridge donor summit at Nashville’s Four Seasons, a high-dollar gathering that comes as CPAC surveys boost 2028 chatter.

The 101st Airborne has opened a review after videos showed AH‑64 Apaches hovering near Kid Rock's Whites Creek estate during Saturday's No Kings rallies.

The Tennessee Senate passed a bill March 27 that would stop school districts from suing the state over accountability steps, intensifying debate over a possible Memphis takeover.

On March 26, Tennessee lawmakers approved a bill to keep names, addresses and operation details from immigration-enforcement records private, with felony penalties for unauthorized disclosures.