Governor Haslam announces gas tax increase “What we are trying to do is address some infrastructure needs and not be burdensome to our average citizen,” the governor said. “To our average citizen it will cost about four dollars a month. We tried to balance that with $270 million in tax cuts.”
Final goodbye: Roll call of some of those who died … Embracing Soviet-style communism, Fidel Castro overcame imprisonment and exile to become leader of Cuba and defy the power of the United States at every turn. The strongman’s half-century rule was marked by the unsuccessful U.S.-backed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 and the Cuban Missile Crisis a year later that brought the world to the […]
Lawmakers hosting child support meeting to prepare … According to the Tennessee Department of Human Services, most people who pay child support do it through income withholding.
Lawmakers host meeting to discuss child support issues They will be hosting a Town Hall meeting December 20 at 6 p.m. inside the Pursuit of God Church, 3171 Signal Street, Memphis, Tennessee.
TN lawmaker to propose new seat belt legislation The head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said three point seat belts like the kind we use in our vehicles, across your shoulder and waist, should be on school buses.
25 arrested in Tipton County undercover narcotic … Deputies spent a year investigating sales of prescription pills, cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana.
DOJ to monitor polling places in Shelby County Tennessee is only one of 28 states the DOJ is deploying personnel to on Election Day.
Legislators teaming up to repeal the ‘selfie’ ban … “It’s an expression. It’s citizens like Justin Timberlake, one of our highest profile citizens, wanting to say they’re active participants in the democratic process.”
Marijuana ordinance heads to third, final Memphis … A lot of people throughout the state have joined in on the conversation, including the Black Caucus on Monday
