Tennessee’s Senate Republican Caucus won’t try to remove a member for a rogue endorsement before the election of a new Senate speaker, two key lawmakers said Monday, a move that could affect the outcome of a tight race. Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson of Franklin, who is running against Sen. Paul Bailey for the speaker’s […]

Dehydration was a primary factor in a botched execution that forced Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to call off and postpone a man’s death penalty for a year, a state senator told the Lookout. Republican Sen. Ferrell Haile of Gallatin, who signed a letter seeking an investigation of the failed execution of Tony Carruthers and postponement […]

Two key Tennessee senators say the legislature won’t redraw state House and Senate districts next year, despite a high court decision clearing the way for new maps without minority-majority requirements. Lawmakers just approved new congressional districts for Tennessee in one of the most rancorous special legislative sessions in memory. The move split up the 9th […]