Capitol Hill Conversations – AT&T v. Cable Compromise

Telecommunications giant AT&T may soon get a statewide pass to compete with cable companies across Tennessee. WPLN State Capitol Correspondent Joe White tells Morning Edition’s Jacqueline Fellows what consumers can expect.

Eleven American Airlines flights scheduled to leave Nashville International Airport yesterday were cancelled. The carrier has been inspecting wires on its MD-80 jets, which has interrupted service nationwide.

Yesterday, Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander directly asked the head of the justice department for an immigration judge in Nashville.

The state’s economy has slow down and is expected to continue that trend when next fiscal year begins July 1. As a result, the state legislature is having trouble getting accurate revenue figures to pass a budget.

Middle Tennessee’s real estate market continued its downward slide in March.

A bill to increase the penalty for hosting or watching a cock-fight in Tennessee cleared the House Judiciary Committee yesterday. Until the bill passes, making roosters fight to the death is only a misdemeanor.

The Tennessee Attorney General says a proposal to let the state seize the paycheck of illegal immigrants is unconstitutional.

Tennessee Senator Bob Corker joined his colleagues on the foreign relations committee in questioning the highest ranking American officials in Iraq yesterday.

About 50 Metro students and supporters of an anti-discrimination proposal turned up at the Metro School Board meeting Tuesday night.

Some Metro Council members are beginning to wonder if accelerating the city’s budget timeline was such a good idea.