TN Bankers Welcome Proposed Tweaks to Dodd-Frank Act

Senator Bob Corker says the recent Wall Street reform needs of a few “technical corrections” that he believes could have bipartisan support. He certainly has the backing of Tennessee bankers.

For about a year Tennessee lawmakers have listened to testimony from people burned by cosmetic lasers, tools used in spas to remove body hair, rejuvenate skin, and erase sun damage.

U.S. Representative Jim Cooper complains many in Congress don’t want to take on the messy federal budget until after this fall’s election. Cooper says the conventional wisdom is they’ll work out a deal in the less political lame-duck session afterward, but he warns they shouldn’t wait.

Lawmakers have their own designs for the excess revenue, and they hope to get some of them into the budget.

Nashvillians will get a sneak peek tonight at a new HBO documentary that highlights Mayor Karl Dean’s efforts to encourage healthy living.

A Whistleblower lawsuit over bait-and-switch advertisements has ended in an 18-million dollar settlement with the federal government and the state of Tennessee.

Nashville Congressman Jim Cooper says despite international outcry over North Korea’s military buildup, the U.S. is not keen on confrontation. A botched North Korean satellite launch has helped stoke fears the isolated country is preparing for another nuclear test.

A proposal much like the Tennessee’s current system got one vote more than a measure that would put a federal-type, appoint-and-confirm system in place.

Army Chief of Staff General Ray Odierno says he’s talked with soldiers preparing to deploy to Afghanistan about trusting their Afghan partners. Odierno was visiting Fort Campbell, where about four hundred soldiers are preparing to return to Afghanistan.

The Army Chief of Staff says looming budget cuts for the military will not shrink Fort Campbell by much. Right now the post on the Tennessee-Kentucky border has close to 30 thousand soldiers.