State lawmakers passed a new immigration bill that makes it a felony for local elected officials to vote for sanctuary cities.

The Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee held its first public hearing of the 2025 legislative session Thursday. The public testimony hearing covered seven bill proposals, but most ...

Senate Bill 6002 makes it a felony for local government officials to support "sanctuary" policies protecting immigrants in ...

School choice and immigration garnered most of the attention during the Tennessee General Assembly's special session, but ...

Republicans will attempt a tax and spending bill that will not require substantial budget cuts, but there may be serious math problems ahead.

Gov. Lee called for a special session for his proposed school choice program, a disaster relief package for those affected by Hurricane Helene, and prepare the state for President Trump’s new ...

In votes along party lines, senators moved to advance bills to tighten the state's immigration policies and stiffen fentanyl ...

The Tennessee Republican supermajority passed in both chambers an immigration bill that would create a border czar, an enforcement division and new state IDs for non-citizens.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will veto an immigration bill passed by lawmakers that he says doesn't go far enough and will ...

This story has been updated to include comment from the Nashville Metro Council Immigrant Caucus. Tennessee House Republicans voted overwhelmingly in favor of sweeping immigration legislation Thursday ...

The Tennessee Senate and House on Thursday passed HB 6004/SB 6001 – The Education Freedom Act. The new legislation, when signed by Governor Bill Lee – who called a special session to advance it – will ...

The legislation could mean jail time and a fine for those supporting sanctuary policies designed to protect migrants.