2024 Preview: State Government

Tennessee State Capitol Building

School vouchers top Gov. Bill Lee’s agenda this year, while the Legislature seems set to resist ongoing calls for firearms regulations.

Voucher Fight Looms

Knox County school board member Jennifer Owen at the board work session on Dec. 4, 2023.

As uncertainty about Gov. Bill Lee’s ‘Freedom Scholarship’ plan ripples across the state, one Knox County school board member prepares.

Uphill Battles

County Commissioners and state legislators gathered around a table in the Visit Knoxville office

At a joint meeting, state legislators sound cautionary notes about Knox County Commission priorities.

Scandalous State

Joel Ebert and Erik Schelzig on the floor of the state House of Representatives.

A book by two veteran political reporters recounts a half-century of Tennessee political shenanigans.

Senate Approves Election Bill

Sen. Frank NIceley photo

Knoxville’s process for electing district Council members would change in 2025 under legislation being finalized for the governor’s signature.

Vouchers Move Closer for Knox County

A screenshot shows Sam McKenzie during Wednesday's hearing.

Gov. Bill Lee’s Education Savings Accounts could be available to local eligible families this fall, under a bill headed for passage in the House.