Give a kid a bike, and it’ll probably end up rusting in his backyard. Teach a kid to build a bike, and it’s truly his. And that’s what Daniel Furbish does.

Nashville is getting a new attraction near the former site of Opryland Theme Park. Country star Dolly Parton and Nashville-based Gaylord Entertainment are partnering to build a water and snow park.

Seven months after Republicans first brought it up for a vote– the state House finally approved a proposal to put anti-income tax language in the Tennessee constitution. Republicans wanted to pass the resolution at their last meeting in May – but not enough lawmakers stuck around after passing a budget.

Tennessee’s unemployment rate dropped substantially last month, falling to the lowest level since December 2008. The state labor department announced Thursday unemployment stands at 8.7 percent.

Tennessee Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey lost his candidate for the GOP presidential
Bid Thursday when Texas Governor Rick Perry dropped out of the race. So, suddenly, Ramsey’s phone is ringing as the remaining candidates seek his backing.

State lawmakers have proposed making it illegal to squat on public property – a move to get rid of the “Occupy Nashville” protesters, whose tents line the War Memorial Plaza just outside the General Assembly’s offices.

A funny thing happened when the General Assembly passed new voting districts for the state last week. Lawmakers lost a whole county.

The statewide teachers union wants results from new classroom evaluations to be disregarded, at leaset this year. The Tennessee Education Association released a list of recommendations Wednesday.

The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy is part of a coalition warning it could sue the Environmental Protection Agency this spring. The Tennessee-based watchdog group wants EPA to finish rules over coal ash – a byproduct of power plants burning coal.

State lawmakers hoping to quickly ban new designer drugs are pausing to get their game-plan straight. A proposal that had been fast-tracked to a Senate committee for today is being put off a week.