Tennessee lawmakers approved a $59.8 billion budget Wednesday for the next fiscal year, but House members got hung up on a last-minute move to insert several million dollars to fund county primary elections statewide.

Our system makes sure the will of the people wins out. We want elections decided at the ballot box, by everyday Tennesseans casting their votes.

The blizzard of Trump’s executive orders – which he signs for the news cameras with a self-regarding flourish – have already caused much damage.

The makeup of Chattanooga's next City Council will be decided after runoffs Tuesday. Voters in two of the council's nine voting districts will cast their ballots to choose members of the council.