A bill to deny Tennessee economic incentive grants to companies that recognize labor groups organized through a union-friendly employee election process is moving in the House with a powerful sponsor and the assistance of a Hamilton County state representative.
Declaring Tennessee the greatest state in the country, Gov. Bill Lee said Saturday the state is leading the nation in areas ranging from economic development and low taxes to his new education funding formula as the Republican was sworn into office for his second and final term.
As Republicans gain majority control this month of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann has been appointed to head a Congressional panel that oversees funding for the Department of Energy, the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.