Politics / Elections

Rumblings that Wrestler Kane could challenge Alexander

4:16 PM, May 17, 2013

Hitting the inboxes of political journalists overnight was a link to a blog post in Reason magazine that suggested the former professional wrestler Kane is weighing a challenge to U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander.

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Battling scandals, Obama attempts to change the subject

2:31 PM, May 17, 2013

After a week of playing defense on a trio of scandals, President Obama escaped Washington on Friday in an attempt to turn attention back to his economic agenda.

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Handel jumps into crowded US Senate race in Ga.

10:23 AM, May 17, 2013

Karen Handel, the former Susan G. Komen for the Cure executive at the center of last year's public clash with Planned Parenthood, says she'll be running for an open U.S. Senate seat in Georgia.

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Obama nominates Knoxville lawyer to be federal judge

8:35 PM, May 16, 2013

President Obama has nominated a Knoxville attorney to be a federal judge.

Tennessee Virtual Academy student Jalea Slater, 8, left, takes a spelling test from her mother, Ester Bradford, while Jayla Slater, 10, does a math lesson at home in Goodlettsville. / Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tennessean

Governor signs virtual schools legislation

8:23 PM, May 16, 2013

Gov. Bill Haslam has signed into law a measure to tighten enrollment requirements at privately run online schools.

Second IRS official resigns after scandal

6:13 PM, May 16, 2013

President Obama said on Thursday that he was naming a trusted White House budget official, Daniel Werfel, to serve as his new acting IRS commissioner, while a second top IRS official announced he was stepping down from the agency in the aftermath of revelations that the agency had targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny.

Gov. Haslam signs grocery tax reduction into law

4:30 PM, May 16, 2013

Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has signed into law a reduction in the state's sales tax on groceries.

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Lamar Alexander says idea to sell TVA has already cost $500 million

3:15 PM, May 16, 2013

Sen. Lamar Alexander says President Barack Obama's plan to consider selling the Tennessee Valley Authority has already cost hundreds of millions of dollars -- even if the nation's largest public utility is never sold.

Tennesseans join clamor for inquiries on Obama Administration actions

9:48 PM, May 14, 2013

With Obama Administration missteps seen as emerging scandals by some and generating bipartisan outrage among many, members of the Tennessee congressional delegation offered their own outcries Tuesday.

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Caroline Kennedy chosen as juror for NY drug trial

9:41 AM, May 14, 2013

Caroline Kennedy will sit on a New York City jury for the trial of a man accused of dealing crack cocaine.

Farmers, animal activists react to 'ag gag' veto

11:38 PM, May 13, 2013

The thousands of people who asked Governor Bill Haslam to veto it are thanking him. But many others are upset he used his veto power for only the second time.

Governor vetoes 'ag gag' bill

1:27 PM, May 13, 2013

Gov. Bill Haslam has vetoed a bill that would require images documenting animal abuse to be turned over to law enforcement within 48 hours.

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Haslam decision due this week on 'ag gag' bill

10:05 AM, May 13, 2013

Gov. Bill Haslam must decide this week whether he will allow a bill to become law that would require images documenting animal abuse to be turned over to law enforcement within 48 hours.

Haslam scheduled to speak at Rotary Club breakfast

8:53 AM, May 9, 2013

The Republican governor is expected to speak at the Wilson County Rotary Club breakfast at the Lebanon Golf and Country Club.

Senate committee takes up immigration bill

5:10 AM, May 9, 2013

A bill to remake the nation's immigration system for the first time in decades faces its first congressional test Thursday.

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