Sunday and Grocery Sales of Wine Fail in Subcommittee

On what may be his last day as a state senator, Shea Flinn of Memphis watched a Senate committee kill his bills to allow grocery stores to sell wine and liquor stores to open on Sunday. Flinn is an appointed legislator who will be replaced by whoever wins a special election in Memphis today. Flinn […]

Nashville’s second quarter employment outlook is flat. The most recent Manpower survey finds that about half of the city’s employers have no plans to hire or fire workers in April, May and June.  Thirteen percent say they’ll probably add new employees, while an equal number expect to reduce their payrolls. It’s the first time in […]

Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has made a 7.3-billion dollar bid to take Goodletsville-based Dollar General private. Company officials announced (today/yesterday) that they’ve agreed to terms of the deal and recommended that shareholders approve the buyout. Shareholders would receive 22-dollars in cash per share, which is a 31-percent premium over Dollar General’s closing price […]

Metro public buildings could become a little greener under a new law being proposed by several Metro council members. The bill would require that all new public buildings with a cost over 2-milllion dollars to have Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED certification. LEED certified buildings are designed to be energy efficient and […]

Congressmen who represent districts within the Tennessee Valley Authority met for the first time in years last week to talk with TVA officials. The public utility is no-longer funded by tax dollars and is formally overseen only by its board of directors. Nashville Democrat Jim Cooper says he’s unsure why the TVA caucus hasn’t met […]

State legislators of both political parties are signing onto a law to make identity theft harder. “The Credit Security Act of 2007” already has more sponsors than it needs votes in order to pass. The advocacy group for seniors, AARP, is pushing for such bills in legislatures across the country. AARP’s DeCosta Mason says in […]

Metro Schools Director Pedro Garcia says the district needs to work harder at closing the achievement gap between black and white students. “In the past we were still doing standards and curricula alignment and we’re pretty much there….so now it’s bringing everyone together to make it happen.” Garcia gave his third annual state of Metro […]

Bredesen Launches CoverTN 3/09/07 Blake Farmer Governor Phil Bredesen launched his program for the working uninsured yesterday. “I have the very first CoverTN card ever given to anyone, so Angie, I would like to…(applause)” Angie Moore, who owns a Franklin fine foods shop, was the first enrollee in Cover Tennessee. The plan calls for the […]

Nissan’s corporate headquarters is cutting its call center based in Cool Springs and outsourcing the operation to a third-party. The company confirmed (today/yesterday) that 255 jobs will be lost, though most are temporary employees. 73 are full-time Nissan workers and 17 of those made the move from California when the automaker relocated its headquarters here […]

The Metro Council unanimously approved on the second of three readings, the historic overlay for Lower Broadway in Downtown Nashville. The overlay is part of a package of bills related to the proposed Westin Hotel tower that will rise just off of Lower Broadway. Last night was the public hearing for the overlay bill, and […]