The Tennessee General Assembly has approved a $58.3 billion budget, setting spending priorities for the coming fiscal year across a wide range of state services.

Sparta’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen has given the green light to a major investment in the city’s future, unanimously approving the start of a $7 million upgrade to the electric grid during Thursday’s meeting. Mayor Jerry Lowery said the project will be carried out over the

Tennessee lawmakers are moving to tighten how local agencies work with federal immigration officials, advancing a bill supporters say will close a gap in current law. House Republicans this week approved House Bill 2018, which would require certain local law enforcement agencies to honor federal immigration detainers by holding individuals

Tennessee lawmakers have approved a bill aimed at stopping a practice that has quietly frustrated communities across the state — the relocation of homeless individuals from one city to another without coordination or support. Supporters say it closes a loophole that has allowed local governments to shift responsibility rather than address