Tennessee ranks 46 out of 50 nationally in the amount invested in each student.
Their concerns potentially put them at odds with Gov. Bill Lee, who wants to speed ahead.
Tennessee’s leaders have already shown an eagerness to bend to Donald Trump at the sacrifice of American democracy.
State Rep. Jeremy Faison, who attempted to pull a referee’s pants down during a basketball game, has tried to get in front of the incident.
The measure would reduce the tax on gasoline and diesel to 20 cents and 17 cents per gallon
The issue is set to take center stage when state lawmakers convene Tuesday, Jan. 11.
Gray Construction has filed a $3.5 million lawsuit against Tyson and the Industrial Development Board of Gibson County.
Democrats are concerned the map will split Davidson County in an effort to put more Republicans in Congress.
Entrepreneurs and investors credit TNInvestco with spurring business creation, but several legislators say they regret their support.
Tennessee Lookout photojournalists share more of their work from 2021.
Rutherford County's juvenile justice system continues to jail black children at a high rate.
Issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the General Assembly dominated the headlines.
The Tennessee Lookout staff chose photos that represent the year that was in politics, civil rights and COVID-19.
Politicians, activists and healthcare professionals are expected to stay in the spotlight.
A Tennessee state employee requested a copy of the tax-payer funded report by McKinsey & Co. but the state refused.
An Education Department news release said the pause would allow the administration to review the omicron variant’s effects.
Perkins’ order comes after the city of Murfreesboro intervened in the lawsuit, originally filed against the solid waste board by BFI.
The President also announced free at-home tests.
Essential workers, misinformation and fear over immigration status have contributed to illness and business closures.
However, members of his caucus have made clear in recent days Democrats lack the support to pass those proposals.
It’s not clear if several of the provisions aimed at taking substantive action on soaring drug prices will remain in the final version.
The plan shifts several outspoken Democrats into districts that would force them to move or run against each other.
Tennessee Lookout Editor Holly McCall encourages readers to donate to organizations helping tornado victims in Tennesee and Kentucky.
A key immigration provision added by the House to the bill has been rejected by the Senate parliamentarian.
Senate GOP keeps their map secret.
The President visited Dawson Springs, an impoverished community where 12 people died from the storm.
Fayette County’s redistricting plans continue to draw bipartisan criticism.
Competing hospitals already serving patients in the fast-growing Middle Tennessee suburbs have strong objections to the plan.
Rep. John Ragan forced board to remove physician disciplinary policy for COVID-19.
Other examples of wasteful spending included Gov. Bill Lee’s “Tennessee On Me” program, which gave money for plane tickets to tourists.
Lack of license, lawsuits fail to deter Van Ness from approaching families of immigrants.
Two Shelby County Democrats are upset that a GOP-controlled plan will pit them against each other in the same House district.
The north side of Denton's Main Street was flattened, including City Hall and retail stores.
Other hospitals remain determined to stop expansion.
Those pushing for change say the justice system shouldn’t be determined by how much people can afford to pay.
In Tennessee, at least seven tornadoes killed four people and destroyed buildings and homes in towns such as Dresden and Tiptonville.
At least four people in the Volunteer State are dead.
Tennessee is not one of the states in which the strain has been found.
Holly McCall has put some hard thought into what Volunteer State residents, elected and not, could really use in the coming year.
Youth members of the Mid Cumberland Young Marines were in Hawaii for Pearl Harbor remembrance on 80th anniversary.