TN State News

  • Early returns bring joy to Fort Campbell families

    Updated: Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:16 PM

    Many Fort Campbell families are getting good news as flights of soldiers return home early from their nine-month deployments to Afghanistan.

  • Senate to vote on lifting switchblade ban in Tennessee

    Updated: Wed Feb 27, 2013 6:16 AM

    The Senate Judiciary has voted to send a bill to lift Tennessee's ban on switchblades to a full floor vote.

  • Supermarket wine bill clears Tennessee Senate panel by single vote

    Updated: Tue Feb 26, 2013 12:57 PM

    A proposal to allow wine to be sold in Tennessee supermarkets and convenience stores has scored its first legislative victory after years of frustration.

  • Sequester concerns college students

    Updated: Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:29 PM

    Like nearly every college and university in the country, the University of Tennessee Martin is bracing for cuts from federal funding.

  • Opponents of supermarket wine in Tennessee decry referendums

    Updated: Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:47 PM

    Opponents of a proposal to allow communities to hold referendums on whether to allow wine to be sold in grocery stores argued Monday that the votes could do more harm than good.

  • The sequester impact state-by-state

    Updated: Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:40 PM

    The White House released more in-depth figures for each state that spell out exactly how the sequester will impact people in our area.

  • Tenn. treasurer seeks to reform pension plan

    Updated: Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:12 PM

    State Treasurer David Lillard says he's proposing legislation to reform Tennessee's retirement plan for public employees to ensure its longevity.

  • Fort Campbell supporters head to Washington

    Updated: Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:43 PM

    A group that supports Fort Campbell will be in Washington as automatic budget cuts loom.

  • Sen. Corker calls impending cuts 'wake-up call'

    Updated: Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:38 PM

    Republican U.S. Sen. Bob Corker says he doesn't think Congress will act to stop federal spending cuts slated to go into effect on Friday and that the situation is a "wake-up call" to the nation's spending ills.

  • Thousands of Tennessee homeowners get loan relief

    Updated: Fri Feb 22, 2013 2:06 PM

    Thousands of Tennessee homeowners have received more than $161 million in loan relief as part of a landmark multistate settlement with five U.S. banks over foreclosure abuses.

  • Anti-affirmative action bill delayed again

    Updated: Wed Feb 20, 2013 8:25 PM

    A proposal to eliminate affirmative action initiatives from higher education institutions in Tennessee has been delayed another week.

  • Federal unemployment benefits in jeopardy

    Updated: Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:36 PM

    If Congress passes a series of budget cuts next week, jobless benefits could be reduced by 10%. It is a move that would affect some 3.8 million Americans.

  • Concussion policy bill to be heard in Tennessee Senate

    Updated: Wed Feb 20, 2013 12:46 PM

    Tennessee lawmakers are hoping to increase safety in sports with legislation that would require schools and other organizations conducting youth athletic programs to adopt concussion policies.

  • Debate continues on anti-affirmative action bill in Tennessee

    Updated: Wed Feb 20, 2013 6:30 AM

    State lawmakers are expected to continue discussion Wednesday on a proposal to eliminate affirmative action initiatives from higher education institutions in Tennessee.

  • Tennessee student self-defense bill draws mixed reviews

    Updated: Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:26 PM

    Any student involved in a fight, whether they started it or not, gets in trouble in some Tennessee school districts. Now, some lawmakers are working to change that.

  • Bill to tighten online school enrollment advances in Tenn. House

    Updated: Tue Feb 19, 2013 4:35 PM

    Legislation to tighten enrollment requirements at online-only schools is advancing in the House.

  • Voucher plan is gearing up in Tenn. Legislature

    Updated: Sun Feb 17, 2013 3:14 PM

    Gov. Bill Haslam's proposal to create a school voucher program in Tennessee is drawing mixed response from lawmakers and educators.

  • High school coach under investigation

    Updated: Fri Feb 15, 2013 11:40 PM

    Martin police are investigating an altercation in which a high school basketball player says his coach assaulted him during a game.

  • Tenn. disaster service target of hoax

    Updated: Fri Feb 15, 2013 11:19 PM

    A local group that helps others in time of need is still open, after someone sent an official looking news release saying their doors had closed.

  • Fort Campbell widows receive mortgage-free homes

    Updated: Fri Feb 15, 2013 2:04 PM

    Three spouses of Fort Campbell soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan have received mortgage-free homes in Tennessee from Bank of America and Homes for Our Troops.

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