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The Tennessee Senate is expected to take up a measure to ban any abortion funding under the new federal health care overhaul.

The latest proposal to allow handguns in bars survived a subcommittee vote in the Tennessee House of Representatives Wednesday. By one vote, Memphis Republican Curry Todd got his new “guns in bars” bill out of the House Budget Subcommittee, where Democrats had hoped to sink it.

A measure to allow a horse slaughter plant in Tennessee moved forward in the state legislature Wednesday.

The list of candidates for running for Governor in Tennessee firmed up last week. Democrats have only one major candidate. On the Republican side, there are three main contenders. All four face an uphill battle when it comes to name recognition among voters. WPLN’s Jacqueline Fellows and state Capitol Correspondent Joe White discuss their campaigns.

After 26 years in the Tennessee House of Representatives, Ben West says he’ll step down in November.

Sales for Nashville-based Louisiana-Pacific improved in the last three months of 2009 but the company saw an overall sales decrease for the year.

Governor Phil Bredesen delivers his annual State of the State address to lawmakers tonight. It’s a speech more about the state budget than anything else, and lawmakers are bracing for the bad news. WPLN’s state capitol correspondent Joe White tells Blake Farmer how bad.

Governor Phil Bredesen says he’s pleased with the outcome of the two bills on education passed by the Tennessee General Assembly in a special session last week. The governor signed the bills into law Tuesday.

Tying teacher evaluations to student achievement could help Tennessee win a massive Race to the Top grant from the federal government, but some are concerned about the potential ramifications.