BILL HASLAM

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is considering introducing express toll lanes on highways and tripling a fee for electric car owners as he looks for ways to pay for tens of billions of dollars in roadway projects.

Tennessee’s Supreme Court has ruled that a state law mandating life sentences for juvenile homicide offenders is unconstitutional.

Bill Haslam and Phil Bredesen -- two former Tennessee governors; one a Republican, the other a Democrat -- launch a podcast to try to encourage finding common ground.

The chairman of the Nashville Predators has agreed to sell the majority of his stake in the NHL team to former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam.

A freshman senator has ground the Senate to a crawl in order to slow the passage of a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure package.

Bill Haslam, the former governor of Tennessee, tries to figure out how evangelical politics got so extreme.

A Tennessee state lawmaker has reintroduced legislation to make the Holy Bible the official state book. House Joint Resolution 150 is the third attempt by Rep. Jerry Sexton, R-Bean Station, to do so. In it, Sexton mentions the role family Bibles have played in record keeping and that several Bible publishers are headquartered in Nashville. Ad“The Holy Bible has great historical and cultural significance in the State of Tennessee as a record of the history of Tennessee families that predates some modern vital statistical records,” Sexton said in the resolution. “Families recorded their own vital records in family Bibles that were passed down through the generations.”Two other states have tried and failed to get the Bible designated as their state book: Louisiana in 2014 and Mississippi in 2015.

Ambassador to Japan Bill Hagerty rode the endorsement of President Donald Trump to victory Thursday in a contested Republican primary for an open U.S. Senate seat in Tennessee. The Nashville businessman emerged from a tough challenge from trauma surgeon Manny Sethi to clinch his partys nomination for the seat of retiring Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander. Last July, Trump let Tennessee voters know he would back Hagerty for the seat, months before Hagerty declared himself a candidate. Hagerty spent more than $9.6 million on the race through mid-July, compared to the $4.2 million spent by Sethi. Republicans are heavily favored to keep the seat, considering the GOP has held both Tennessee Senate seats since 1994.

Brown-Long was tried as an adult and convicted of first-degree murder and aggravated robbery in 2006 without the possibility for parole until 2055. "There's school, there's neighborhood, there's what you're seeing in the media. "When you're doing time, your family is doing time with you. Why she wants to speak to her victim's familyAfter Brown-Long was granted clemency, the family of her victim released a statement. Brown-Long said she received letters from all over the world while she was incarcerated, but that Long's notes stood out.

Cyntoia Brown has been released from prison after being granted clemency. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Cyntoia Brown was released early Wednesday from the Tennessee Prison for Women, where she was serving a life sentence for killing a man when she was a 16-year-old prostitute. Kim Kardashian West, Rihanna and other celebrities had lobbied for Brown's release. Now 31, Brown will remain on parole for 10 years, on the condition she does not violate any state or federal laws, holds a job and participates in regular counseling sessions, Haslam's commutation says. Brown released a statement Monday saying she wants to help other women and girls suffering sexual abuse and exploitation.

Cyntoia Brown was released from prison Wednesday, months after being granted clemency by Gov. Brown, 31, was sentenced to life in prison when she was just 16. She served 15 years behind bars for the 2004 murder of a Tennessee real estate agent, Johnny Allen, 43. The prosecution argued, however, that Brown had intended to rob Allen because she took his wallet after the murder. RELATED STORIESCyntoia Brown Granted Clemency by Tennessee GovernorMan, 71, Receives $21 Million for Serving 39 Years in Prison After Wrongful ConvictionClemency Granted to Chelsea Manning, Former Soldier Who Leaked Biggest Trove of Classified Info in U.S. Histor

Nashville, Tenn. A woman who said she was a 16-year-old sex-trafficking victim when she killed a man in 2004 was released from prison early Wednesday seven months after being granted clemency. According to the Tennessee Department of Correction, Cyntoia Brown was released on parole. Kim Kardashian West, Rihanna and other celebrities had lobbied for Cyntoia Brown's release, and then-Tennessee Gov. Brown must also "maintain a regular commitment to community service," the Tennessee Department of Correction said. In a statement released Monday, Brown said she wants to help other women and girls suffering abuse and exploitation.

Nashville, Tenn. A woman who said she was a 16-year-old sex-trafficking victim when she killed a man in 2004 was released from prison early Wednesday seven months after being granted clemency. According to the Tennessee Department of Correction, Cyntoia Brown was released on parole. Kim Kardashian West, Rihanna and other celebrities had lobbied for Cyntoia Brown's release, and then-Tennessee Gov. Brown must also "maintain a regular commitment to community service," the Tennessee Department of Correction said. In a statement released Monday, Brown said she wants to help other women and girls suffering abuse and exploitation.

Nashville, Tenn. A woman who said she was a sex-trafficking victim at the age of 16 when she killed a man in 2004 was released from Tennessee Prison for Women early Wednesday seven months after being granted clemency. Cyntoia Brown was released on parole, according to the Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDC). Kim Kardashian West, Rihanna, LeBron James and other celebrities had lobbied for Brown's release, and then-Tennessee Gov. In a statement released Monday, Brown said she wants to help other women and girls suffering abuse and exploitation. Brown was convicted in 2006 of murdering 43-year-old Nashville real estate agent Johnny Allen.

Nashville, Tenn. A woman who said she was a 16-year-old sex-trafficking victim when she killed a man in 2004 is scheduled to be released from prison this week after being granted clemency. In January, Haslam granted clemency to Brown, a 30-year-old woman serving a life sentence for murder who said she was a sex trafficking victim. Cyntoia Brown seen May 23, 2018, at Tennessee Prison for Women in Nashville. During her time in prison, Brown completed her GED and took college classes. The Lord has held my hand this whole time and I would have never made it without him," Brown said.

A woman who said she was a 16-year-old sex-trafficking victim when she killed a man in 2004 is scheduled to be released from prison this week after being granted clemency . Kim Kardashian West, Rihanna and other celebrities had lobbied for Cyntoia Brown's release, and then-Tennessee Gov. In a statement released Monday, Brown said she wants to help other women and girls suffering abuse and exploitation. Her attorneys said she's requesting privacy and transition time before she makes herself available to the public. Brown was convicted in 2006 of murdering 43-year-old Nashville real estate agent Johnny Allen.

Military bases are on high alert after the mass shooting in Chattanooga. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam joins CBSN to discuss the situation in his state.