Tennessee lawmakers are spending the next two days making sure classroom textbooks are “tools of education, not indoctrination.” Those are the words of Senate Education Committee chair Dolores Gresham, who will lead the hearings.
TN Lawmakers Comb Textbooks For ‘Indoctrination’
Everyone Is Setting A Low Bar For Budget Committee, Including TN Congressman Black
Gallatin Congressman Diane Black is hedging on whether Congress will come up with a budget deal by mid-December. The Republican is the only Tennessean on the 29 member, bi-partisan budget committee.
Paul Dennis Reid Dead At 55
One of Middle Tennessee’s most notorious killers has died on death row.
Nashville’s Share Of DUIs Affected By TBI Firing In The “Several Hundred” Range
Several hundred Davidson County DUI cases are up for review because they involved blood tests handled by a now-fired crime lab employee.
New Discovery Park In Rural Tennessee Leaves Community Split
On Friday, an $80 million project opens in Union City, Tenn., that’s called a “mini Smithsonian.” Retail and real estate mogul Robert Kirkland is bankrolling the project called “Discovery Park of America”. But the question is: Will anyone visit the place that’s not really near anything in northwest Tennessee?
Mount Pleasant Going Door-To-Door To Reestablish Confidence In Water System
Maury County’s Mount Pleasant is trying to tamp down what town officials say are rumors about the water supply. Citizen activists claim the water piped into their homes may be contaminated.
Corker ‘Embarrassed’ By Slow Help For Syrian Rebels
Tennessee Senator Bob Corker continues to criticize the U.S. response to conflict in Syria. As the top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, Corker dressed down the Ambassador to Syria at a hearing Thursday.
What’s the Best Severe Weather Halloween Costume?
Trick or treaters could face some scary weather conditions. Share your ideas of good Halloween costumes for wind and rain.
Now Everyone Who Ages Out Of Foster Care In Tennessee Gets A Fixer
Tennessee may be the first state in the country to offer every teenager who leaves the foster care system a personal guide into adulthood. Officials have announced the expansion of case management to every kid who ages out of state custody.
After Crash Of Canadian Plane In Nashville, A Mystery As To Why–And How It Went Unnoticed
The first day of investigation into a plane crash in Nashville is raising more questions that it answers. The four-seater plane was Canadian with a flight plan that called for landing in Ontario, so why was it in Tennessee?
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