CDC Funds Nashville Youth Violence Research

As overall crime rates drop around the country, crimes committed by juveniles continue to climb in Nashville, according to police chief Ronal Serpas.

Today, Republican legislators across the state released the final section of their political agenda, as part of an election-year push to take the Tennessee House and increase their majority in the state Senate. Called the “Tennessee Trust” plan, it focuses on stopping illegal immigration, limiting taxes and state spending, and promoting values. The values portion […]

Another poll shows a tight U.S. Senate race between Republican Bob Corker and Democratic Congressman Harold Ford Jr. Mason-Dixon Polling and Research released poll results on Sunday that showed 43% of likely voters favored Ford, compared to 42 % favoring Corker. This morning, Middle Tennessee State University’s poll results show nearly the same numbers – […]

Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Bryson unveiled today a 10-part plan to curb illegal immigration, and issue that’s become a cornerstone of his campaign. Bryson’s plan would make illegal immigrants ineligible for bond, parole or even probation once they’ve been arrested. Bryson also wants to fine businesses 10-thousand-dollars for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants. The Franklin state […]

Tennessee seniors who received an unexpected check from Medicare are now being told they can keep the money. An August computer glitch at the agency mistakenly reimbursed some Medicare seniors who signed up for the new prescription drug coverage program. About 230-thousand seniors received a check that was, on average, over $200.00. Initially, Medicare officials […]

Roy Agee’s first paying gig playing the trombone was aboard the General Jackson Showboat. He was sixteen. After studying music at Vanderbilt, his career took him to New York, where he played with the likes of Slide Hampton, Natalie Cole and Jimmy Lovelace. Four years ago, the Nashville native returned to Music City and formed a blues band with his wife Kristie called Big Potential. They’ve just released their first CD entitled Use What You Got.

An international growth and development expert says Nashville is on the right track to creating a more sustainable environment. Architect William McDonough recently co-authored a book about how to structure businesses or design cities so that all by-products are reused and reinvested into the environment. McDonough praised Nashville’s Civic Design Center and its book, the […]

A group of consultants hired by Metro Parks and the Army Corps of Engineers is trying to float a plan that would completely overhaul Nashville’s riverfront.

An article in today’s Wall Street Journal raises questions about the way Vanderbilt University oversees its budget and the spending of Chancellor Gordon Gee. According to the article, Vanderbilt’s board of trustees did not review the university’s budgets for the first five years of Gee’s tenure. It says that some trustees became concerned that the […]

Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Bryson wants charter schools to be the cornerstone of an effort to improve graduation rates in Tennessee. Bryson’s unveiling of a program dubbed “Graduate Tennessee” comes exactly two weeks after Governor Phil Bredesen announced his own plan to fix graduation rates. Bredesen wants free community college tuition for anyone who makes […]