Frist, Giuliani Campaigning for Corker

With the November election rapidly approaching, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has been campaigning for republican candidates around the country. He says many Americans are feeling dissatisfied with Congress right now. But Frist doesn’t think that the recent scandal involving former Florida Congressman Mark Foley will affect the chances of Republican senate candidate Bob Corker. […]

After a week of public criticism, Nashville’s teachers union wants to renegotiate a pay incentive plan targeted at two low-performing schools. However, it’s unclear that would do any good. Union members rejected the 400-thousand dollar bonus plan last week. But the School Board asked them to reconsider because of low voter turnout. The original plan […]

The Metro Nashville Board of Education voted 5 to 3 last night to extend director Pedro Garcia’s contract by three years. Differences over the length of the extension nearly derailed the process until Board Chair Marsha Warden called a ten-minute recess to calm tempers. Board member Edward Kindall says he wanted only a one-year extension […]

Yesterday students from Rose Park Middle School made a human outline around Nashville’s Adventure Science Center to show its future size as officials announced the museum’s planned expansion. The kids shot off foam rockets as a banner unrolled to show renderings of the new Sudekum Planetarium. The 20-million dollar project will begin in January, giving […]

With control of the U.S. Senate at stake, political observers nationwide are watching Tennessee’s senate race closely. Bob Corker is trying to win over voters by keeping his message simple and straightforward In the second of our two-part series, we take a look at how Corker can win the election and help Republicans hang on to their majority.

Tennessee’s highly charged U.S. Senate race has both candidates searching for votes that are still up for grabs. In part one of a two-part series, WPLN’s Jacqueline Fellows looks at what it will take for Ford to replace Bill Frist in the U.S. Senate.

When Metro Councilman Eric Crafton introduced his English-only bill last month, it caused an instant uproar from both sides of the immigration debate in Nashville. Where supporters and opponents do agree is that the ordinance sheds light on the availability of English classes in Middle Tennessee. WPLN’s Blake Farmer found one company that has started providing language instruction, and he has this report.

Tennessee Right to Life today announced that it is endorsing Republican Jim Bryson in the race for Governor. During the primary season, the pro-life organization was quick to endorse Bryson and another Republican, senate hopeful Ed Bryant. When Bryant lost the senate nomination to Bob Corker, the group immediately announced that it would not endorse […]

Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Bryson is betting that a series of upcoming fundraisers will provide the money he needs to pay for a final media campaign. Yesterday, Bryson announced that Senator Lamar Alexander, former Senator Fred Thompson and NASCAR driver Darrell Waltrip will attend fundraising events in Nashville, Memphis, and Franklin over the next two […]

After a three-month search, the Nashville Chamber of Commerce has chosen a new president and CEO. Ralph Schultz will take the helm of the chamber on November first. The previous president, Mike Neal, resigned in July. Schultz’s entire career has been spent in non-profit management. He is currently president of Nashville’s Adventure Science Center. During […]