State and local officials can use the tool to analyze dozens of quality-of-life indicators and better direct funding and interventions.
A Tennessee program’s success stems from a yearlong commitment to housing stability, employment continuity and social support. It merits national attention.
Under a law effective July 1, officers may force observers to stay 25 feet back, a mandate critics say shields law enforcement from public scrutiny during active scenes.
As Trump’s influence looms large over Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee, the outcomes may determine who leads the Republican Party into the post-2028 era.
The new Education Freedom Scholarship provides $7,295 per student, compared to $7,023 through the state’s public school formula.
Only five states have seen eighth grade reading scores go up since the pandemic. A look at two Tennessee districts show how they’ve achieved improvement.
The proposal would create a state-appointed board to oversee the local school board on budgets, contracts, property and policy. It could also allow those board members and district officials to be replaced.
We should hold students to higher expectations and give them the support they need, and we need to give teachers the resources to do their job well. Two state lawmakers who started out as teachers have some insights.
The education committees in both the House and Senate approved a $450 million bill, a top priority for Gov. Bill Lee. Legislators are expected to pass it quickly during a special session this week.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday in a case contending the ban violates the Equal Protection clause. If the Court upholds the law, Congress could pass a national ban.
The bill is part of a package to punish juvenile offenders more harshly. One senator warns the measure will bring “massive repercussions” and raises complicated legal questions.
Professional sports teams are on the move and they’re leaning on state and local officials to help them. Subsidies exceeding $1 billion per deal are on the table.
A record number of women were elected to statehouses last year. But in the Southeast, where some legislatures are more than 80 percent male, representation is lagging as lawmakers pass bills that most impact women.
New rules would bring back silencing provisions and create a new system to limit the debate time on certain pieces of legislation.
It’s happening in red and blue states alike: Policymakers and civil servants are increasingly relying on evidence to transform how taxpayer dollars are spent.
Why has the state's Republican Legislature descended into chaos and hostility? Plus, it's probably too late to beat Trump and Richard Russo and the humor of mergers.
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