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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced executive clemency decisions for 16 individuals.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and Brazilian Professionals, LLC officials announced today the company will invest $6.1 million to establish new operations in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 20, 2022) – Tennessee is pulling out all the stops for New Year’s Eve this year. Expect all kinds of revelry as the state says goodbye to 2022 and hello to 2023, including live music, spectacular fireworks shows, family-friendly experiences and much more. Start planning your New Year’s Eve in Tennessee now.

HENNING – Over two dozen women at the Women's Therapeutic Residential Center (WTRC) in Henning were treated to a winter wonderland-themed visitation event aimed at reunifying mothers and children during the holiday season.

Join the Department of Revenue on December 27 at 9 am Central time for a free webinar to discuss tobacco taxes in Tennessee.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn) demanded the White House and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reverse their plan to release an unspecified number of single adult migrants into Tennessee due to continued inaction to secure the Southern border.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and Summertown Metals, LLC officials announced today the company will invest $11 million to expand its manufacturing and distribution operations in Lewis County.

WARTBURG – This holiday season, the Morgan County Correctional Complex (MCCX) is helping to ensure that no child in the county goes without a present.

MEMPHIS - The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to Max Suh’s guilty plea to theft of property

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter announced today 10 new Site Development Grants, totaling approximately $3.1 million.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (Dec. 15, 2022) Discover the musical story of Tennessee from the ones who are writing it. Songwriters can sign up beginning today, Dec. 15, to participate in qualifying rounds across the state as part of Tennessee Songwriters Week, a celebration of the statewide craft that put Tennessee on the map. For more information on how to sign up, visit tnsongwritersweek.com. Sign up information is located under each venue.

On December 16, Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) Commissioner Jeff Long and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Colonel Matt Perry welcomed the newest graduating classes of Tennessee State troopers.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Staff Sgt. William Lukens, a student at Middle Tennessee State University and squad leader in the Tennessee National Guard, graduated from U.S. Army Ranger School at Fort Benning, Ga, Dec. 9.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee released the following statement on the repeal of the federal government’s overreaching COVID-19 vaccine mandate on members of the U.S. Armed Forces. The measure was included in the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed Congress and now heads to the president’s desk to be signed into law.