Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s embattled new Tennessee logo has finally received approval from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee has spent $46,000 for the design of a new logo featuring the white letters TN on a red background.

At least for now, the state of Tennessee can't trademark its controversial new logo. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office refused to accept Tennessee's attempt to register the logo for a trademark ...