Haslam: Higher Ed Institutions Need Focus before Merger Discussions

Governor Bill Haslam says more savings can be found in focusing the missions of the state’s universities than merging them into one system. He addressed members of the Tennessee Higher Education System Wednesday.

An effort to ban collective bargaining for teachers in Tennessee isn’t getting the outright support of the new Republican governor. Bill Haslam says to think that the state’s problems are all the fault of teachers is “dead wrong.”

The National Red Cross says its blood supply is at a ten-year low because of the severe winter weather. Tennessee residents are being asked to help.

Tennessee Freshman Republican Representative Scott DesJarlais says President Obama fell short at last night’s address.

With supplies dwindling, Murfreesboro officials say they have no choice but to cut back dramatically on the amount of salt spread on the city’s roads in anticipation of snow and ice.

In the next few days, the Metro School District is supposed to start allowing students
in underperforming schools to transfer to a better school. It’s required by law, but the
district is asking the federal government for a break from that mandate.

Governor Bill Haslam’s first week in office was dominated by new financial disclosure rules. In our weekly Capitol Hill Conversation, WPLN’s Joe White explains to Blake Farmer the significance of knowing less about this administration’s personal incomes.

Rutherford County might be taking its first step toward a county-wide land-use plan. The county’s planning commission takes up a proposal Monday night.

Maury County business leaders are trying to attract new employers that don’t necessarily depend on General Motors.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is running out of salt and is finding alternate ways to keep roads clear.