Wildlife officials don’t usually base hunting policies on how the public feels about an animal. But they are with the black bear.

Franklin-based BioMimetic is getting rid of a quarter of its staff.

State Senator Bill Ketron says he won’t run for Congress this fall. Many had expected him to challenge freshman Scott DesJarlais in the Republican primary.

The state labor department still has money left for businesses wanting to avoid layoffs, so long as they’re willing to spend their own money on training employees.

Severe weather passed through Middle Tennessee overnight, downing trees and knocking out power to thousands of homes.

Tax season is here. Maybe you’ve already started work on your returns for 2011, but Governor Haslam and the Tennessee Legislature are looking at changes that will affect some Tennessee taxpayers in the coming years.

State lawmakers are scrambling to hand in proposed new legislation before a Thursday deadline. But political leaders in the Tennessee House say that no matter what shows up, they’re going to pay most attention to bills about jobs and economic issues.

An anonymous group of investors has purchased a new natural gas plant from the Tennessee Valley Authority. The so-called “lease-purchase transaction” helps TVA raise a billion dollars without running into a congressionally-imposed debt ceiling. The accounting maneuver has raised questions about who is on the other side.

This week President Obama stalled a proposed fuel line from Canada to the Gulf Coast – and drew fire for it from much of Tennessee’s Congressional delegation. While Nashville Democrat Jim Cooper has sided with Republicans on the issue before, he isn’t exactly piling on with the attacks.

Nashville-based Aegis Sciences is sponsoring a team in the doping-plagued sport of cycling. The company says this is the first time a pro cycling team and a sports drug-testing lab have partnered.