Listen Some of the first job approval numbers show President Donald Trump losing support in Tennessee. An MTSU poll released Wednesday suggests he’s no more popular than President Obama was during his first few months in office.
Trump’s Approval Rating In Tennessee On Par With Obama’s
During 100th Anniversary Of World War I, Tennessee Archivists Work To Digitize Remaining Artifacts
Listen The Tennessee State Library & Archives is attempting to preserve as many artifacts from World War I as possible, a century after it was fought. Historians are traveling around the state to photograph papers, uniforms, even firearms that have never been documented. The state just wrapped up a similar project with items from the […]
Blackburn Takes Pointed Questions About Obamacare, Trump At Fairview Town Hall
Listen Congressman Marsha Blackburn took on pointed questions Tuesday about President Donald Trump’s first month in office and plans to replace the Affordable Care Act. The Republican representative was just the latest member of Congress to face hostility as she met with constituents in an hour-long, townhall-style meeting in Fairview.
Business Leaders To Legislators: Tennessee Can’t Afford To Be Unwelcoming To Immigrants
Listen Business leaders swarmed the Tennessee capitol Tuesday to talk about a topic dominating the national news — immigration. Advocates range from the Nashville Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to the Tennessee Farm Bureau.
UT President Reiterates He’s ‘Committed To Diversity And Inclusion’ After Pushback From Lawmakers
Listen The president of the University of Tennessee system will highlight its stronger financials and increasing graduation rates at the annual State of UT address today. Joe DiPietro will also reiterate that the school is “committed to diversity and inclusion,” he said last week. That’s a topic that has been a bit of a lightning […]
Nashville Seeks To Fill Its Library ‘Deserts’
Listen Nashville opened two sparkling new libraries in recent years — in Bellevue and Southeast — and now officials have approved a timeline for more construction and renovations across Davidson County.
Vanderbilt Basketball To Honor Nashville Civil Rights Icons At This Weekend’s Games
Listen On Saturday night, Vanderbilt basketball players will face off against South Carolina in black Nike jerseys specially made to honor Nashville civil rights leaders. The athletics department says it’s honoring these icons as part of the university’s attempt to bring diversity and inclusion to campus.
Capitol Hill Conversation: Why Sexual Harassment Continues To Cloud Tennessee Capitol
It’s been only five months since state Representative Jeremy Durham was expelled from the Tennessee General Assembly amid allegations he’d sexually harassed nearly two dozen women. But lawmakers are already wrestling with the issue again, following the resignation of another legislator: Memphis Representative Mark Lovell. Just weeks after being sworn in, he was accused of […]
Curious Nashville: Where Famed ‘Outsider’ Artist William Edmondson Lived And What’s There Now
WPLN listener Hart Armstrong asked the following question to Curious Nashville: Where in Nashville did the artist William Edmondson live? Is there a…
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