State Rep. Dan Howell, R-Cleveland, has been appointed by House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, to serve on the Executive Committee of the Council of State Governments Southern Office (CSG South ...

The bill, sponsored by Democrats, would eliminate the 4% grocery tax on fresh, frozen, and canned fruits and vegetables, and ...

Tennessee’s grocery tax is among the highest in the country and brings in more than $750 million dollars a year.

After passing though the Senate Education Committee, a bill that would allow school districts to refuse students who are in ...

Candy and soft drinks may soon be excluded from Tennessee's food stamps program, as GOP lawmakers want federal approval to exclude them from benefits.

Additional ethics training has not yet occurred for members of Gov. Bill Lee’s cabinet nearly six months after a state ethics board recommended it.

Commercial Appeal politics and education reporter Brooke Muckerman will be hosting community office hours on March 10 from 4-6:30 p.m. at Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library: 531 Vance Ave. in Memphis ...

Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton announced there will be legislation to conduct a forensic audit of Memphis-Shelby ...

"Titanic" and "Avatar" director James Cameron called the re-election of President Donald Trump "horrifying" in a new interview. The filmmaker spoke to New Zealand outlet Stuff about his feelings ...

The defendants suggested one of the informants is either someone in current House Speaker Cameron Sexton's office or is the speaker himself. Sexton has previously confirmed he assisted prosecutors ...

Attorneys for a former House speaker and legislative staffer indicted in a federal corruption case say in a new court filing that House Speaker Cameron Sexton or someone on his staff likely wore a ...