Sam Stockard

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn said Monday she is backing legislation to keep Supplemental Nutition Assistance Funding from lapsing.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee warned SNAP recipients to prepare for a lapse in their benefits starting Nov. 1 and blamed congressional Democrats.

Tennessee House Democrats ask Gov. Bill Lee to call a special legislative session to approve funding for federal food programs.

Tennessee Rep. Torrey Harris, a Memphis Democrat, has filed a bill hat would allow voters to recall local elected leaders.

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen said Monday he backs the buildup of some federal law enforcement agencies in a Memphis crime-fighting effort.

Two Tennessee Republican gubernatorial candidates are pushing to expand the state’s private-school voucher program, but a third candidate says he would “suspend” the so-called scholarships, calling it “fiscally irresponsible.” State Rep. Monty Fritts of Kingston told the Lookout this week he considers the governor’s new program unconstitutional and would try to block expansion on those […]

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Tuesday the crime-fighting “surge” of state and federal officers in Memphis will be a long-term effort. At a Memphis press conference, Lee said the operation’s success will be measured by the reduction of violent crime but gave no specific targets. “We do know this is going to last for months, […]

Key Tennessee lawmakers are taking different views toward Gov. Bill Lee’s desire to expand the state’s new private-school voucher program.  House Speaker Cameron Sexton is gung-ho about an increase, saying he wants to double the number of students who receive the state funds when lawmakers return to the Capitol in 2026, according to Chalkbeat Tennessee. […]

Former Metro Nashville chief development officer Bob Mendes defended an agreement for a massive project on the Cumberland River’s East Bank.

Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada blamed a prison riot on staff and not operator CoreCivic.