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Belle Meade residents are suing to stop a sidewalk project over claims it will... conflict with "a quieter, less urban environment." tennessean.com/story/news/loc… via Tennessean

Scenes outside House Hearing Room IV this afternoon, after the leadership of the House Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee moved to meet behind a closed, locked door to avoid outbursts from protestors. House rules and state law require meetings to be open to the public.

The Tennessee Department of Correction initially denied our request for records. But then Kelly Puente reminded them of a specific section of the law that requires the costs to be public record. tennessean.com/story/news/cri…

Tennessee has paid nearly $600k for lethal injection drugs in recent years, but the details are shrouded in secrecy. Kelly Puente looks at the state's process for procuring lethal drugs as Tennessee prepares to resume executions this year. tennessean.com/story/news/cri…

Gov. Lee submits official letter of interest to host 2029 Super Bowl in new Titans stadium tennessean.com/story/news/loc…

It’s sleeting here at the Wilson County State Fairgrounds as Congressman John Rose is about to announce his 2026 gubernatorial bid. Welcoming folks here inside a moment ago, he asked supporters to pray as he prepares to embark on a journey that will culminate on Aug. 6, 2026.

It’s official: John Rose is in.

Son of a public school teacher, Rose’s first campaign promise is this: “I promise to appoint a commissioner of education who has Tennessee teaching experience.”

.John Rose’s second priority: roads. He says he wants to make “potholes and traffic jams in our state old news” and build “4 lane highways to every county seat in Tennessee.” “Better roads mean a better way of life for every Tennessean,” he says.

US Rep. John Rose launches 2026 bid for Tennessee governor tennessean.com/story/news/pol… via Vivian Jones

Tennessee’s Gov. Bill Lee chats with Trump education secretary Linda McMahon in the White House East Room before President Trump signs his executive order seeking to dismantle the Education Department. Several other Republican governors are here as well.

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👀 "The street address listed on Ogles’ reports is not a real address, and we could not find anyone in Gallatin who had ever heard of the company."

Gov. Bill Lee gave up >$70m in federal $$ to feed kids during the summer because the state didn't want to spend $5m to administer the program. But his new budget will send $16 million to various Christian groups, including a Kentucky kids camp and out-of-state anti-abortion group

A bill that would impose a state tax of up to 10% on vape products – a higher rate than tobacco – and effectively ban sale of many vape products in the state is headed for a final Senate vote this week. tennessean.com/story/news/pol…

Sponsors of the bill, and many lawmakers who have voted for it so far, have received thousands in campaign contributions from a political action committee of major U.S. cigarette manufacturers like Camel and Newport.

Vape store owners are "mad as hell" about a bill seeking to create a 10% tax on open system vapes and effectively bar sale of many vapor products in TN. The bill stalled after store owners' fiery testimony on how it could shut down their stores. tennessean.com/story/news/pol…

Tennessee school staff may no longer have to have written parental consent on hand before offering Band-Aids or ice packs to students during the school day. The state House on Monday unanimously approved a bill that cleans up a measure passed last year. tennessean.com/story/news/pol…

Every year Tennessee's GOP-dominant House chamber regularly cuts off debate early and often on controversial bills, but today they did so even on the proposed multi-billion spending plan. Just kind of wild to see limited discussion on how the state is going to spend its money.

"God will judge us collectively," Rep. Chris Todd and 10 other Tennessee House Republicans said in a letter to Gov. Bill Lee asking him to veto a bill that codifies protections for IVF. The latest escalation in TN's IVF conflict, from Vivian Jones: tennessean.com/story/news/pol…