Today, a gathering of Nashville teenagers told Mayor Karl Dean they need more from their teachers and guidance counselors.

The Tennessee Attorney General says he’s pleased at yesterday’s court ruling which keeps a prized art collection at Fisk University.

A public policy group filed complaints today against eight government officials across the state for failing to turn in their public disclosure statements.

Community leaders organizing the yet-to-be built Museum of African American Music, Art and Culture in Nashville are raising the project’s profile by expanding its board and naming donors.

Fisk University will hang on to a prized art collection donated by Georgia O’Keeffe for the time being. A ruling today from Davidson County Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle, however, prohibits future deal-making over the 75-million dollar collection.

Governor Phil Bredesen rolled out a new plan today to create more home-based health care services for people who would otherwise be steered into nursing homes.

A bill to lower standards for retaining a lottery-funded scholarship passed its first vote today in a Senate education subcommittee.

A constitutional amendment to make lieutenant governor an elected position was redrafted today in the State Senate to outline the responsibilities of the position. But bill sponsor Rosalind Kurita did not remove a controversial proposal to also elect the Secretary of State, comptroller and treasurer – the state’s “constitutional officers.”

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has extended the public comment period on a proposal that would allow foreign radioactive waste into the United States.

Senator Bob Corker has been in office a little more than a year and has already faced major issues like the war in Iraq and the slowing economy. The freshman Republican hasn’t been afraid to speak against his own party, allowing him to chart his own course. WPLN’s Christine Buttorff was in Washington DC last week and spoke with Senator Corker.