Council Not Budging On Banning Guns In Parks

Metro councilmembers deferred indefinitely a measure to allow guns in some rural parks. At issue on Tuesday night was the possibility that school children could visit those parks.

President Barack Obama’s new Afghan war drew a wary reaction from Tennessee Republican Senator Lamar Alexander, who says the President has more work ahead of him to rally bipartisan support.

Tennessee carried out its second execution this year early Tuesday morning.

A bill to change the way most federal student loans are granted is moving through Congress with the support of the Obama administration. That scares officials at some colleges and universities.

In Nashville, artists and engineers are discovering a space for music-making that isn’t a studio at all. WPLN’s Joe Nolan reports.

When state labor officials hear of a job opening, their first priority is to see if a military veteran qualifies for it. A federal act in the early 1930s established the practice of giving vets who are transitioning into the civilian workforce the first crack at a job, but in this economy, it’s been tough.

After concluding his annual budget hearings, Governor Phil Bredesen says all cuts proposed by his department heads remain on the table – even the dramatic.

Starting Tuesday, Metro Health Department will give H1N1 vaccine shots to anyone who wants them.

Republican Candidate for Governor Zach Wamp says he wants to challenge the federal government’s involvement in state business. But the Chattanooga Congressman says that wouldn’t mean rejecting federal funds like a second stimulus, if Congress passed one.

A Dallas-based firm revealed Monday plans to rework the existing Nashville Convention Center into a 12-story marketplace for medical device manufacturers.