NASHVILLE (AP) – A measure that would allow Tennessee to approach Congress about forming the state's own health care system has failed a second consecutive year after opponents said Tuesday it's unnecessary and could hurt the state's other health initiatives.

2. Freshman Lawmaker: Block Expanded Medicaid in Tennessee - Monday, January 28, 2013

NASHVILLE (AP) – Freshman state Rep. Jeremy Durham has filed a House bill seeking to block Tennessee from expanding Medicaid under the federal health care overhaul.

3. Harwell's Bill Limit Proposal Finds GOP Resistance - Wednesday, January 09, 2013

NASHVILLE (AP) – House Speaker Beth Harwell's attempt to reel in the number of bills introduced each legislative session was met with resistance among some of her Republican colleagues as the legislative session got under way on Tuesday.

4. Lawmakers Send Budget to Governor - Wednesday, May 02, 2012

NASHVILLE (AP) — The state’s more than $31 billion annual spending plan is headed to the governor after Republicans rejected Democratic efforts to make further changes to the compromise legislation.

5. Tradition of Secret Budget Meetings Alive in Tenn. - Tuesday, April 24, 2012

NASHVILLE (AP) – Tennessee lawmakers' long tradition of meeting secretly to hash out budget plans is alive and well.

House Majority Leader Gerald McCormick confirmed to The Associated Press that key legislators met for several hours at a Nashville restaurant on Sunday to work through budget amendments.

6. Disclosure Requirement Finds Resistance in Tenn. House - Friday, April 20, 2012

NASHVILLE (AP) – A bill seeking to require local and regional planning commissioners to file interest disclosures with the Tennessee Ethics Commission was met with last-minute resistance in the House on Thursday.

7. Bill to Strip Certain Tenn. Licenses for Bad Loans - Monday, February 06, 2012

KNOXVILLE (AP) – Teachers and lobbyists would be penalized for defaulting on student loans under legislation headed to the governor for his consideration.

The measure sponsored by Republican Rep. Charles Sargent of Franklin passed the House 70-24 earlier this week. The companion bill was approved in the Senate 32-1 last year.

8. Tenn. AG Weighs In on Amazon Tax - Thursday, October 06, 2011

An association of brick-and-mortar retailers says a legal opinion from state Attorney General Bob Cooper should cancel a sales tax exemption for online merchant Amazon.com.

9. 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.

10. Tenn. Lawmaker Says Amazon Sales Tax Bill to be Delayed - Thursday, May 19, 2011

NASHVILLE (AP) – A Republican state representative from southeastern Tennessee said a legislative leader is withdrawing a bill that would require Amazon.com to collect sales taxes on transactions in Tennessee.

11. Natural Gas Deregulation Bill Delayed for Year - Wednesday, May 06, 2009

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A proposal to reduce Tennessee regulatory authority over natural gas prices has failed for the year in a House committee.

The measure sponsored by Republican Rep. Charles Sargent of Franklin was sent to a special study committee after the end of the session.

12. Measure to Ban Local Wage Increases Fails in House - Wednesday, April 22, 2009

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A measure to prohibit local governments in Tennessee from imposing a minimum wage higher than the federal rate has failed in a House subcommittee.

The measure sponsored by Republican Rep. Charles Sargent of Franklin deadlocked on a 3-3 vote along partisan lines in the House Employee Affairs Subcommittee on Tuesday. Bills need the support of a majority of the panel to advance.

13. Tenn. May Use Web to Notify Constitution Changes - Wednesday, April 08, 2009

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A proposal to amend the Tennessee Constitution to allow greater restrictions on abortions could for the first time allow the state to notify citizens about a change in the document using government Web sites.