State Sen. Todd Gardenhire said while he s pleased Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly has announced an action plan to address ongoing violence-related woes in the city s Station Street entertainment district, he still regrets ever sponsoring the 2017 provision in Tennessee law that s allowed patrons of bars and nightclubs to legally bring alcoholic drinks onto the street.
Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn is to announce her resignation Monday after four years in the post, a time in which education issues ran from private school vouchers to a new K-12 funding formula, according to multiple sources.
Tennessee lawmakers are heading for a showdown over the governor’s extreme risk protection order plan and, possibly, a gun safe storage bill as they try to adjourn for the year before the end of the week.