Nissan says the first electric car batteries produced at its plant in Smyrna are ready to be charged up. The Franklin-based automaker announced the official opening of its new plant in Smyrna Wednesday with little fanfare.
Nissan Quietly Opens Smyrna Battery Plant
VU Poll Finds Tennesseans Split on Medicaid Expansion
Tennesseans are equally split over whether to expand the state’s Medicaid program as part of the Affordable Care Act. That’s according to new polling from Vanderbilt University released Wednesday.
Summer Exhibit Will Illuminate Cheekwood
Cheekwood officials hope this summer will break attendance records that were set in 2010 with the help of Dale Chihuly’s glass sculptures. Once again, they’re betting on the draw of outdoor art and keeping the gardens open even after the sun goes down.
Sludge-Spill Anniversary Stirs Call for Coal-Ash Regulation
Environmental groups are using the fourth anniversary of a massive ash spill near Knoxville to raise the call for stronger regulation. The disaster at the Kingston Fossil Plant prompted the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider its rules for coal ash, but little has changed since then.
Fisk Remains on Probation with SACS
Fisk University will stay on probationary status with it’s accreditor. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools still has concerns with the financial stability on campus.
MNPS Loses Out in Finals for $40M Federal Grant
Metro Public Schools has been turned down for an extra $40 million to craft individual learning plans for thousands of students, but that plan will go ahead.
Shaw Wants More Cooperative Spirit from Democrats
Democrats in the state house are electing their leaders Wednesday. And for some, the party’s diminished role is cause for change.
Ponzi Conviction Adds to Robertson Official’s Sentence
A former Robertson County Commissioner is pleading guilty to running Ponzi schemes totaling $16 million. Edward Polen swindled several dozen investors, using some of their money to pay back other victims.
Dollar General to Sell Tobacco Products
“Where’s the cigarettes?” Dollar General CEO Rick Dreiling says that’s the number one question he gets from customers and managers when he visits stores.
Haslam Stiff Arms State Exchange
Tennessee will not create it’s own health insurance exchange as envisioned under President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. Governor Bill Haslam says he really did want to, telling the White House in a letter he “did not come to this decision lightly.”
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