Transitioned: “Fear Not”

When Ann Jetton lost her job, she was in shock. Now she hopes to find new work serving others.

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With Congress nearing a vote on a compromise spending plan for the rest of this fiscal year, some Tennessee lawmakers are wary about its impact on the state. But their minds are pretty much made up.

A state House committee approved three anti-immigration measures last night, including one which critics say is modeled on a controversial Arizona law.

The governor’s charter school expansion bill is moving forward at the state legislature, despite complaints from Democrats who say it is still too vague. The bill was easily approved in the House Education Committee Tuesday.

A week after Metro Council passed a new anti-discrimination ordinance, a bill aiming to cancel it out is headed to a floor vote in Tennessee’s House of Representatives.

The Opry Mills shopping mall plans to be back in business next year. Owner Simon Property Group put an end to the mystery surrounding the mall’s reopening Tuesday.

Fundraising totals are in for candidates in Nashville’s city elections. Mayor Karl Dean took in more than $200,000 in the two-month reporting period. He now has more than $500,000 on hand for his re-election bid.

There aren’t any drums in old-time music, but sometimes there is percussion.

House Republican Leader Gerald McCormick says the governor’s tort reform bill – due up in a House committee Tuesday – is the answer to Democratic critics who say the legislature should do more to promote jobs.

State Democratic leaders called today for a last-minute push to pass jobs legislation, but they admitted they need Republican votes to do it.