GOP Leader Says Tort Reform Is the Jobs Bill

House Republican Leader Gerald McCormick says the governor’s tort reform bill – due up in a House committee Tuesday – is the answer to Democratic critics who say the legislature should do more to promote jobs.

State Democratic leaders called today for a last-minute push to pass jobs legislation, but they admitted they need Republican votes to do it.

People will still get their benefits, but instead of a paper check, they’ll have to choose between direct deposit or a debit card from the state.

Legislation to protect teachers who discuss alternative theories to evolution passed the state House last week and now begins its journey through the Senate. WPLN’s state capitol correspondent Joe White describes the debate over scientific theory as the most lively this session.

As a potential source of revenue, one state lawmaker wants to sell ad space on TDOT’s green “HELP” trucks.

Tennessee Speaker of the House Beth Harwell was asked Thursday about the possible effects of a federal shutdown on state government.

After one of the liveliest debates this year, the Tennessee House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would open up science classrooms to debates on the theories of evolution and global warming.

A year after a woman in Shelbyville sent the international adoption world into a frenzy, placements from Russia are returning to a “new normal.”

Less than 24 hours after the Metro Council passed a measure to prevent discrimination of gay and lesbian workers by city contractors, a state lawmaker kick-started a new bill to wipe out such ordinances.

After weeks of waiting in the wings, Governor Bill Haslam’s high priority tort reform legislation started its journey through the State House Wednesday. A House subcommittee voted in favor of an amended bill.