Bob Delevante

bob develanteSinger songwriter Bob Delevante struck out on his own in the late 1990s after years performing in a duo with his brother. His newest album, “š”Columbus and the Colossal Mistake,” is notable for its songwriting and for the samples of his art photography tucked into the CD’s sleeve. The album is earning strong reviews, and Delevante’s photos now have a stage of their own.

Last year, nursing schools in Tennessee turned away twenty-three hundred applicants – not because the prospective students weren’t qualified, but because there weren’t enough teachers. The Tennessee Center for Nursing hopes to reverse that trend with a new scholarship that will send nurses in the field back to school. Ann Duncan directs the Center for […]

Tennessee is preparing for a new accounting rule that could mean an additional 200-million dollars added on to the state budget. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board issued a new rule that requires state and local governments to disclose the health care cost of future state retirees. With many baby boomers preparing to retire, State Finance […]

The three candidates vying for the republican nomination in the race to replace outgoing Senator Bill Frist, appeared at a debate in Memphis last night, their second seven days. In a race where two former congressmen, Van Hilleary and Ed Bryant and former Chattanooga mayor Bob Corker all have similar views, they have struggled to […]

Early voting started without a hitch today in Nashville. Candidates for several offices including state legislature, school board and even the US senate were out shaking hands with voters. Election administrator Ray Barrett says the new electronic machines have gotten a good response so far. “That’s what surprised me. They’re really liking them. I never […]

A new report shows that a year after state judges were given more sentencing discretion, the most serious felony offenders are getting less jail time. Upon the recommendation of a Governor-appointed task force, state legislators passed a law in 2005 that gave judges more discretion on sentencing all felony cases. The task force has monitored […]

Early voting for the August third primary election starts today, and across the state voters will be using new electronic voting machines. Over the last few weeks, the Davidson County election commission has been demonstrating the new machines to groups across Metro. The commission expects the election to run without a hitch, but getting people comfortable with the new machines could be a challenge.

Governor Phil Bredesen announced today that an additional 5-thousand four-year-olds will be served in the state-supported pre-kindergarten program this year. From a 20-million dollar appropriation, the state awarded grants for 227 new pre-k classes. Those grants have to be matched by the local education authorities, or in some cases, a private organization like the United […]

After spending a day and a half meeting with credit rating agencies in New York, Governor Phil Bredesen says the state made a good case for raising Tennessee’s bond rating. In 2000, the state lost its triple-A rating, the highest bond rating available, because for three consecutive years, the legislature spent one-time money on recurring […]

More than a hundred union members carried signs and chanted labor slogans as they marched to the local office of the National Labor Relations Board in downtown Nashville today. They delivered a petition calling for public hearings on how the term “supervisor” is defined. Under law, supervisors can not unionize.  Union members say employers are […]