The state legislature is considering a bill that would shut down bars at midnight. Another steps up enforcement to make sure 50 percent of a bar’s sales are food, not liquor, as required to get a license serve. WPLN’s state capitol correspondent Joe White tells Blake Farmer the legislation is really about defining what is a bar and what is a restaurant.
Capitol Hill Conversation – Legislature asks “what is a bar?”
Metro Gives Preds Owner Three Weeks to get Financial House in Order
The Metro Sports Authority has put a deadline on David Freeman, the lead owner of the Nashville Predators, to resolve a $3 million tax lien. The board voted Friday to hold off on putting the team in default of its Sommet Center lease. The tax dispute from 2007 wasn’t disclosed when David Freeman helped buy […]
US Department of Labor Awards Recovery Grant to Centerstone
Nashville-based Centerstone has won a five-million dollar stimulus grant to help Middle Tennesseans train for and find health care jobs.
Lessons Learned From Love
Cards, roses, singing telegrams – love is in the air this weekend with Valentine’s Day. For Nashville storyteller Patsy Lawson, one of the lessons of love came in the 8th grade.
Lawmaker Says Bill To Close Bars At Midnight Not What It Seems
A state representative says his bill to close bars at midnight isn’t exactly about that.
It’s meant to attract attention to another issue.
Republican Gubernatorial Candidates Continue Attacks on Haslam
Republican candidates to be Tennessee’s next governor continue to attack Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam, who leads both Republicans and Democrats in fundraising. Seven candidates appeared at forums in Nashville Thursday.
Senate Chooses Not to Honor King of Pop
The state Senate declined to honor the late Michael Jackson today. The honorary resolution got only seven votes, and a majority of senators simply refused to vote either yes or no.
Legislature Considers Making Names of Adolescent Sex Offenders Public
A controversial bill to create a public list of teenagers who commit violent sex offenses is moving through the Tennessee state legislature.
Louisiana-Pacific Releases Fourth Quarter and Year-end Results
Sales for Nashville-based Louisiana-Pacific improved in the last three months of 2009 but the company saw an overall sales decrease for the year.
Area Consumer Confidence Still Declining, MTSU Survey Says
A new consumer confidence survey shows Middle Tennesseans are growing more pessimistic about the economy and the job market. More than half say now’s a bad time to look for a job.
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