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Montana regulator says West TN man peddling bad insurance policies

HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Montana's insurance commissioner says a West Tennessee man is peddling unauthorized car insurance policies. Commissioner Matthew Rosendale sent a cease-and-desist letter Thursday to Mervin Graber of Whiteville, Tennessee, after about 20 people bought policies, most of…

Tennessee House advances bill seeking to overhaul Medicaid

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee House has advanced a proposal that would overhaul how the state provides health care to its lower-income and disabled residents. The House voted 68-21 on Thursday with only Democrats voting against the measure. The…

Tennessee holding over 100 free legal clinics this month

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee is holding more than 100 free legal advice clinics across the state this month. The Help4TN Days blitz is meant to call attention to the free legal help available through the Tennessee Supreme Court's Access…

Tennessee bill to arm teachers dropped for the year

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A proposal that would allow teachers and others in public schools to carry concealed firearms won't be considered further in 2019. Republican Rep. Ryan Williams told a House committee Wednesday he has no desire to push…

What's New Wednesday: Arrow Athletics

A new family friendly gym has hit the streets of the Hub City: Arrow Athletics on Vann Drive in Jackson. Owner Alissa Maness says they welcome people of all ages. They offer gymnastics, martial…

Country musician Earl Thomas Conley dies at 77

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country musician Earl Thomas Conley has died. He was 77. Erinn Scates of Nashville is one of Conley's daughters. She says her father passed away early Wednesday in Nashville due to an extended illness. Conley was…

Tennessee medical marijuana bill dropped for the year

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A push to legalize medical marijuana in Tennessee has been dropped from consideration this year. Republican Sen. Steve Dickerson of Nashville told a committee Wednesday that he will delay his bill until 2020. The legislation would…

Sports betting bill gains traction in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee bill to legalize sports betting is gaining traction. A House committee advanced Democratic Rep. Rick Staples' legislation Tuesday to allow statewide mobile and interactive sports gambling, without brick-and-mortar betting locations. The panel accepted several…

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