This article is from Tennessee Lookout Among hundreds of leased federal offices targeted for closure by the Trump Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency is a Nashville Social Security Administration space. A dozen other federal offices are also targeted for lease terminations in Tennessee. They include a 135,000 square-foot-national office of the Internal Revenue Service in Franklin, […]
Bill Moves Forward Allowing Narrow Exceptions to State Abortion Law
This article is from Tennessee Lookout A bill to allow very specific exceptions to Tennessee’s abortion ban passed a key House committee Wednesday. The legislation would allow doctors to perform an abortion in the case of an ectopic and molar pregnancies — a rare, noncancerous tumor that develops as the result of a non-viable pregnancy […]
State Building Commission Approves New Moccasin Bend Mental Health Facility Minus the Site
Tennessee Lookout NASHVILLE — Tennessee’s State Building Commission approved a $260 million replacement facility for Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute in Chattanooga even though no new location is set to replace the old location on a Native American historical site. The project price includes the purchase of a different tract after several groups persuaded Gov. […]
TBI Director Backs off Talk about Venezuelan Gang Violence
This article is from Tennessee Lookout The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation director is reversing course about violent acts by a Venezuelan gang after he told the governor in a November 2024 budget that Tren de Aragua is operating in the state’s four largest cities. In a Dec. 19 letter to state Rep. John Ray Clemmons, TBI […]
Buy Your Hemp Sticks Before They Clean the Shelves
This article is from Tennessee Lookout Critics of new rules governing Tennessee’s hemp retail industry say the state is on the verge of snuffing out a lucrative business and sending customers underground. Hemp farmers pleaded with lawmakers this week not to remove the “flower” from retail sales with rules that are supposed to mesh with state […]
State Considering Wildfire Training Pilot Program
This article is from Tennessee Lookout As Tennessee’s communities increasingly bleed into wildlife areas, the state’s Division of Forestry is pushing for a pilot program to shore up wildfire defenses. The “Wildland Urban Interface” — the line where nature and human development collide — has increased by about 2 million acres in Tennessee, State Forester Heather […]
TBI Proposes Testing Sewage from High Schools for Drugs
This article is from Tennessee Lookout The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is proposing a $3 million pilot project to test sewage from Knoxville-area high schools, college dorms and other locations for illicit drugs, Director David Rausch said Tuesday. If the budget for the project is approved, testing will initially begin on wastewater from 12 public high […]
Extent of Helene Devastation in Northeast Tennessee Comes into Clearer Focus
This article is from Tennessee Lookout Death toll rises to eight; 46 people unaccounted for, and officials say it will take months – and hundreds of millions of dollars – before roads and bridges are rebuilt The extent of the damage wrought in northeast Tennessee by the inland force of Hurricane Helene came into clearer […]
New Law will Allow Developers to Hire Own Inspectors
This article is from Tennessee Lookout A new law initiated by Gov. Bill Lee will allow developers to hire their own inspectors to check for environmental, safety and building violations on construction sites — bypassing city codes departments and the State Fire Marshal’s Office. Lee, who made the measure a key policy priority this year, said it […]
Tennessee to Offer Free Diapers through Medicaid, CoverKids
This article is from Tennessee Lookout Low-income Tennessee parents will soon have access to monthly supplies of free diapers under a new program approved last week by federal regulators. Beginning in August, the state will cover the cost of 100 diapers per month for children under two who are enrolled in TennCare, Tennessee’s Medicaid program, and […]
Gardenhire Comes Down Hard on Constitutional Bail Bill
This article is from Tennessee Lookout Senate Judiciary Chairman Todd Gardenhire blasted a constitutional amendment to the state’s bail law Tuesday, saying it will pack county jails and put local governments in a financial bind. Senators passed the measure 6-3 but not before the Chattanooga Republican dropped the hammer. The resolution would amend the Constitution by […]
Advice for politicians? Pick a Lane
This opinion is from Tennessee Lookout On Thursday, Tennessee Democratic Rep. Gloria Johnson announced she will run again for her Knoxville state House seat. Democrats and Republicans alike went wild, because she’s also running for U.S. Senate. Her announcement last week came amid debate over a proposed bill by Sen. Richard Briggs, a Knoxville Republican, that would prohibit […]
Measure Requiring More DCS Transparency Advances
This article is from Tennessee Lookout After more than a year of intense scrutiny over the mistreatment of kids in the care of the Department of Children’s Services, a proposal to require the agency to be more transparent is receiving bipartisan support. A bill by Democrats Sen. Jeff Yarbro, of Nashville and Rep. Dwayne Thompson of Shelby County […]
TBI Reports Continued Delays in Rape Kit Testing
This article is from Tennessee/Lookout More than year after the murder of a Memphis kindergarten teacher brought renewed public attention to the state’s lengthy delays in testing sexual assault evidence, average turnaround times for lab work still surpass five months, according to a report released last week by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The testing delays […]
Department of Children’s Services In Legal Battle to Keep Records Out of Public Eye
This story is from Tennessee/Lookout When a child dies from abuse or neglect in Tennessee, how much information should the Department of Children’s Service release to the public about its past history with the child — and how quickly should the agency disclose it? The Tennessee Court of Appeals will now consider those questions in […]
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