Democratic lawmakers said federal funds make up around 41.9% of the state's budget and wanted to see the impact of federal cuts before considering a budget proposal.

The bill would only apply to out-of-state licenses issued to undocumented immigrants that contain a marking indicating them ...

But in a solemn Senate floor debate, opposing Republicans framed the legislation as a moral issue, criticizing the effort to put children “in the crossfire” by using them “as pawns” and punishing ...

Tennessee state Sen. Bo Watson says his bill allowing school districts to deny students who are undocumented was a financial ...

Tennessee schools would be allowed to turn away or charge students tuition if their families cannot prove their legal ...

The GOP-backed bill would dissolve the Tennessee Human Rights Commission, which investigates discrimination complaints.

but no state has advanced the idea as far as Tennessee has. “The Plyler decision in 1982 was the voice of the court being imposed on the people,” said Tennessee Republican Sen. Bo Watson ...

George Walker IV/AP Tennessee's Republican House Majority Leader ... opportunity for all Tennesseans." Tennessee State Senator Heidi Campbell, a Democrat, told Newsweek in February: "Using ...

Ogles is the only Tennessee Republican on the list. House Republicans released a similar list of 26 target Democratic seats ... Vivian Jones covers state government and politics for The Tennessean.

Despite bipartisan opposition from some Republicans, the Senate passed the measure that will complicate school access for ...