Corker Hosts Bi-Partisan Meetings on Financial Reform

Tennessee Republican Bob Corker has been sitting down with Democrats to discuss proposed regulations of the financial industry.

The state is trying to limit collateral damage from a workers comp law scheduled to take effect at the end of the year.

Safety-net clinics could suffer dramatic budget cuts even as demand for their services is growing.

The economic recession has hit small business in a bad way. At Smithfield Manufacturing in Clarksville, machinists who’ve survived a round of layoffs are trying to keep busy, hoping business picks back up. They’re still waiting. WPLN’s Blake Farmer has this profile.

Nashville Mayor Karl Dean backed away from publicly financing a 750-room hotel at Thursday night’s presentation of a new downtown convention center.

Middle Tennesseans are much less sure of the economy than just a few months ago.

Six local artists have been chosen to build sculptures that will double as bike racks on Nashville’s sidewalks.

Nashville’s hockey arena could keep its name as the Sommet Center. Last week the Nashville Predators sued to end Sommet’s naming rights deal and change the name of the downtown arena, saying Sommet wasn’t paying. But as WPLN’s Daniel Potter reports, a compromise is possible.

Brentwood Republican Representative Marsha Blackburn is welcoming the President’s Afghan troop surge. But Congressman Lincoln Davis is just one of many Democrats skeptical of the idea.

Another democratic candidate for Governor has pulled out of the race.