NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Governor Bill Lee appointed the state’s first-ever Chief Immigration Enforcement Officer Thursday.

The passage of the budget in the House and Senate on April 16, a major task for the General Assembly, moves lawmakers closer toward adjourning.

On March 23, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services slashed $11 billion worth of grant funding across the country.

Bill Lee plans to sign a newly passed bill targeting ... which I don't think is permissible," said Sen. Jeff Yarbro, D-Nashville. Tennessee Senators passed a bill that would lower financial ...

Both the Tennessee House and Senate have passed a $59.8 billion dollar budget, for fiscal year 2026. The budget will now go to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee's desk for his signature.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Damian Felipe Jimenez has many dreams about his future — he could be a restaurant owner, a scientist ...

Attorneys for Tennessee death row men Oscar Smith and Byron Black are calling on Governor Bill Lee to issue a temporary halt ...

Davidson County jails are seeing record numbers of ICE detainer requests as the Trump administration ramps up deportations.

Aftyn Behn, D-Nashville ... education programs in Tennessee to segregate restrooms and shower facilities by “immutable biological sex.” Lee signed the bill into law earlier this month.

There is a call for Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to pause executions until a judge reviews the state's new lethal injection ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn ... The independent Fiscal Review Committee of the Tennessee General Assembly placed a fiscal note on the bill, stating it could cost the state more than $1 billion a year ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - On Monday afternoon, the Tennessee House voted almost unanimously ... it will be signed by Gov. Bill Lee within a week.