The Latest Breaking News from Tennessee

The removal of two Black lawmakers from the Tennessee legislature last week, for disrupting proceedings in the state House of Representatives during protests of inaction on gun violence, dispensed with racial symbolism and dog whistles. It was a raw racial drama, an overt and aggressive complement to the racial realities…

The Nashville city council voted unanimously to send Justin Jones back to the Legislature after he was ousted with a colleague last week. He immediately took the oath of office.

A panel of judges has temporarily blocked a new requirement passed by state Republican lawmakers that would cut the Democratic-leaning city of Nashville’s Metropolitan Council in half, from 40 members to 20

The Metro Nashville Council has voted unanimously to reappoint Justin Jones, 27, to his seat in the state legislature.

Nashville’s metro council voted Monday to reinstate Tennessee state lawmaker Justin Jones, who was expelled from his elected position last week by a Republican supermajority.

Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones, who was expelled from the state House last week alongside former Rep. Justin Pearson of Memphis, was reinstated to his seat Monday on an interim basis.

Fellow expelled lawmaker could be sent back to state legislature as soon as Wednesday

Republicans are trying to cash in on what critics have called a blatantly anti-democratic and authoritarian vote

Commissioner says they're "being threatened by the state to take away funding needed funding to run our schools"

The Spurs’ coach shouted in frustration when discussing recent statements by elected officials.

Judiciary committee will review supreme court justice’s undeclared luxury travel with Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow