AARP Urges Medicare Patients to Call Legislators

A 10-percent cut in Medicare reimbursements for doctors is scheduled for January. That has the AARP of Tennessee asking its members and all Medicare patients to contact their Congressmen and tell them to stop it. In years past Congress has prevented the mandated reductions in Medicare after enough prodding. The AARP and the Tennessee Medical […]

Tomorrow is World AIDS Day, and many organizations around the city will be having events to bring awareness and commemorate those who’ve died from HIV/AIDS. According to the state department of Health, 13-and-a-half-thousand Tennesseans are living with HIV/AIDS, and the disease is affecting African Americans the most. Blacks represented two-thirds of all new cases last […]

The legislative panel considering changes to Tennessee’s open government laws finished its work today, voting to send a list of recommended changes to legislators when they reconvene in January. Changes to the open meetings law brought about the most discussion. Yesterday, Goodlettsville democrat Joe Haynes successfully fought for a provision that allows only three people […]

Cattle farmers in Warren County are getting some relief from record hay prices. The ongoing drought has dropped hay production in Middle Tennessee by two-thirds, causing prices to nearly double because hay brokers are going further to get it. Tire manufacturer Bridgestone has a plant in Warren County. Manager Ron Brooks says he heard at […]

Today, the Open Government Study Committee began to approve its recommendations for overhauling the state’s Sunshine Laws. The panel made very few changes to the suggestions of its open records subcommittee, but slowed down considerably when it delved into the issue of open meetings. Current law bars local government officials from discussing official business behind […]

A group of local investors jockeying to buy the Nashville Predators is reportedly looking to finish a deal this week with owner Craig Leipold and seek approval from the NHL Board of Governors. That means the sale could be complete before it’s taken before the Sports Authority and Metro Council. Both must approve lease terms […]

The Air Force has been testing alternative fuels in jet engines at Tullahoma’s Arnold Engineering Development Center. (Today/yesterday) the Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne visited the air base and said he wants a quarter of the fuel used by the Air Force to be made from natural gas or coal. The Air Force uses more […]

A U.S. Army Health official says Fort Campbell troops serving in Iraq were exposed to radiation at levels considered safe. Earlier this month, Army Sergeant Jason Boatright complained in news reports that he and other Fort Campbell soldiers got sick from radiation while stationed at the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center near Baghdad in 2005. The […]

Developers and Metro officials are taking a first swing at crafting a so-called ‘green’ permit that would be available from the Metro Codes Department. City leaders hope it will encourage developers to build homes and offices that are environmentally friendly in return for the marketing advantage of having a certified ‘green’ building. Codes director Terry […]

The price of copper has risen to over 3-dollars a pound in recent years as demand has grown, prompting a spate of crimes where copper wiring is stolen from construction sites and even air conditioners. In reaction, state lawmakers recommended a bill today to track who’s buying and selling metals like copper. The bill would […]