Tennessee lawmakers for the first time honored the work of 15 enslaved men rented by the State of Tennessee in the 1800s to build the State Capitol.

The annual event highlights agriculture in Tennessee and features a lighthearted competition between the governor and ...

A bipartisan effort is underway to establish a permanent memorial honoring the work of the 15 men the state rented and forced to quarry limestone for the building. One proposal would designate the ...

in the rotunda at Tennessee State Capitol building in Nashville , Tenn., Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. “Men who had no freedom were building a monument to freedom that they did not enjoy,” said Rep.

Cannon, the state's first female auditor ... general's staff is already housed outside the Capitol. Cannon said the Capitol building was envisioned as "an illustration" of the balance of power ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Ahead of a House Education Committee hearing Wednesday, protestors gathered on the steps of the east side of the Tennessee State Capitol Building, chanting against bill ...

House Joint Resolution 318 urges Gov. Bill Lee and the State Capitol Commission to name a new entrance to Motlow Tunnel leading to the Capitol building as the “Heritage Gateway Entrance.” It calls for ...

Nashville leaders want people to start preparing now to possibly pay a higher property tax bill starting later this year. Ahead of a House Education Committee hearing Wednesday, protestors ...

Emotions were high at the Tennessee State Capitol on Wednesday as State ... returned to the capitol building after losing his brother to gun suicide to yet again advocate for his legislation ...

reverberated throughout the rotunda of the state ... construct the Tennessee State Capitol. Fifteen enslaved men were rented by the state to work on construction of the Capitol building between ...