The Associated Press

Former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen says small businesses suffer an unfairly high tax rate because they don't have powerful lobbyists to fight for loopholes.

The Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is making some changes to benefit visitors this spring.

Some Tennessee Democratic lawmakers say they support Gov.Bill Haslam’s proposal placing stricter enrollment requirements on online public schools established in the state.

Western Kentucky University says it is challenging other Kentucky colleges and universities to see which can save the most electricity and water over a three-week period.

A coalition of Tennessee legal groups is launching a toll-free phone line offering free legal information for civil issues.

The Tennessee secretary of state's office is warning businesses about letters asking for money to file their annual reports.

The Illinois House returns to work as the General Assembly gears up for a spring session that promises a continuing struggle over how to close a $96 billion funding gap in the state's public-employee pension system.

A federal judge in Bowling Green is set to pass sentence on a pair of Iraqi nationals who pleaded guilty to conspiring to send weapons, cash and explosives to al-Qaida in Iraq.

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and state education officials will participate in a school safety summit today.

In last night’s state of the state address Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam presented lawmakers a nearly $33 billion dollar annual spending plan including a staffing shakeup at the troubled Department of Children's Services, a heavy investment into construction projects around the state and a large deposit into the state's cash savings fund.