Tennessee Congressmen Vote to Block NRLB

All but one of Tennessee’s House delegation voted Thursday to block the National Labor Relations Board from ordering businesses to close, relocate or transfer jobs to other sites.

Tennessee’s jobless rate dipped slightly in the month of August. Unemployment is at 9.7 percent, still well above the national rate of 9.1.

Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell is downplaying concerns the redistricting process could undermine some fellow Republicans.

The CMA Awards will stay put for the next few years. The Country Music Association has signed a three-year contract to continue holding its awards gala at the Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville.

Former U.S. Senator Bill Frist peppered one of the nation’s top healthcare officials with questions today over the federal healthcare overhaul. Frist spoke with Donald Berwick, who runs the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, at a gathering of representatives from Nashville’s healthcare industry.

Tennessee’s top officials are flying home from New York City. They’ve spent two days trying to convince bond rating agency’s the state deserves it’s AAA standing, despite a downgrade of the federal government.

The No Child Left Behind education law is up for renewal this year. Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander has joined several of his Republican colleagues in sponsoring legislation that would make radical changes.

Governor Bill Haslam says some officials who’ve been criticizing Tennessee’s new voter ID requirement may not fully understand it. WPLN’s Blake Farmer reports the governor’s comments come in the same week Illinois Senator Dick Durbin – a Democrat – questioned the new law.

The military has moved many training exercises into the virtual world. And simulations – in some instances – have cut costs. An indoor shooting range at Fort Campbell is saving $4 million a month in ammunition.

A handful of businesses in Rutherford County are in trouble for allegedly breaking state laws meant to ensure that gold sold for cash actually belongs to the people who sell it.