NASHVILLE (AP) – Some Democratic lawmakers say they support a proposal by Gov. Bill Haslam that would place stricter enrollment requirements on online public schools established in Tennessee.

2. City Schools Chief of Staff Leaves for Chicago Job - Saturday, December 22, 2012

John Barker, chief of staff for Memphis City Schools, is leaving the school system in January to become chief of accountability for Chicago Public Schools.

3. Black Caucus Organization Names New President - Friday, December 21, 2012

Democratic Rep. Joe Armstrong of Knoxville has been selected to be the president of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators for the next two years.

4. Casada Weighs In on Anti-Bias Legislation - Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Editor’s Note: This is an occasional series that profiles Tennessee’s state legislators. Credit his friends – and the inspiration of Ronald Reagan – with starting state Rep. Glen Casada on the road to public service.

5. Harwell Stops Payment for Some Legislator Travel - Tuesday, July 26, 2011

NASHVILLE – House Speaker Beth Harwell, who donates her own legislative expense payments to charity, has moved to curtail the expense money other state representatives collect for out-of-state traveling.

6. Governor Signs Bill On Anti-Discrimination Laws - Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Gov. Bill Haslam has signed into law a measure that prohibits local governments from creating anti-discrimination laws that are stricter than the state’s.

The law voids a Nashville ordinance barring companies that discriminate against gays and lesbians from doing business with the city.

7. Lawmaker Questions Radioactive Waste in Fills - Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Tennessee lawmakers want more information on a state program that allows low-level radioactive waste into regular landfills around the state.

State Rep. Brenda Gilmore of Nashville told The Nashville Tennessean that she plans to push a bill to restrict the practice.

8. GOP Fails to Add English Requirement to Unrelated House Bill - Friday, April 18, 2008

NASHVILLE (AP) - House Republicans failed Thursday in an attempt to attach a proposal to allow employers to require workers to speak English to an unrelated bill about sewage systems.

The House voted 51-46 to reject the amendment sponsored by Rep. Matthew Hill, a Jonesborough Republican. A similar measure had previously passed the Senate but failed in a House subcommittee last month.