A move by the federal government to downgrade marijuana is only a starting point for discussion in Tennessee, says Lt. Gov.

The Tennessee Legislature shut down an attempt by Memphis-area Rep. Dwayne Thompson to create a registry of all the city’s rental housing.

Doctors on Thursday urged Congress to pass legislation addressing the disproportionately high rates of maternal mortality for people of color.

This story was originally published by MLK50: Justice Through Journalism. Subscribe to their newsletter here. Tenants generally don’t stand much of a chance in eviction court in Shelby County. They’re ...

More than 25 Tennesseee state House and Senate Republicans face primary challenges this year, while another half-a-dozen ...

Each legislative session, we can count on state lawmakers to pass a host of unnecessary and sometimes harmful legislation — ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans Wednesday passed a bill, with heavy support from Democrats, that would define ...

Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie said they plan to force a vote next to remove House ...

Environmental groups have filed suit against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission over a pipeline to a new Tennessee ...

The Biden administration plans to remove marijuana from a list of the most dangerous and highly regulated drugs.

Former President Donald Trump was fined $9,000 on Tuesday for defying a gag order in his New York state hush-money trial.

Gaby Sarri-Tobar is an energy justice campaigner at the Center for Biological Diversity.