Bryson Officially Kicks Off Campaign.

With only two days before early voting begins, state senator Jim Bryson officially kicked off his campaign for governor today by flying to six cities. At the last stop in Nashville, Bryson says he’s running as the republican nominee for governor to fix problems he says incumbent Governor Phil Bredesen has ignored. Bryson says if […]

Twelve principals from Metro school spent part of their summer break in China, getting a first hand look at what schools there do well, and at the strengths of our educational system. Marshall Middle School Principal Barbara Ides was among the group that visited Guandong province. She was interested to find that many educators there […]

The state is buying 13-thousand acres of “high priority” land from paper company Bowater Incorporated. The money will come from 20-million dollars of bonds allocated by Governor Phil Bredesen. But the Heritage Conservation Trust Fund, which was formed one year ago by the Governor, will take credit for the deal. Bowater forestry director Barry Graden […]

The new vaccine that’s been shown to dramatically reduce the risk of cervical cancer will not be put on the list of required vaccines children in Tennessee must receive before entering school. The Food and Drug Administration approved the new vaccine called Gardasil in early June. Gardasil protects females as young as nine against four […]

A new report shows that 63 percent of zero tolerance violations in Tennessee schools were drug related for the 2004-2005 school year. A zero tolerance violation can result in a student being expelled, without prior violations or warnings. Most zero tolerance violations took place in 8th, 9th, and 10th grade. Researchers with the Comptroller’s office […]

Governor Phil Bredesen is in New York City this week for his annual meeting with credit agencies in the hopes of raising the state’s bond rating. The rating affects the interest rates for the state when it borrows money, and also affects the perception of the state’s economy. Bill Fox is director of the University […]

State officials and local law enforcement say that production of methamphetamine in Tennessee is decreasing, which is turning many addicts to imported meth from super labs in Mexico and the Southwest U.S. Around half as many meth labs were seized in 2005 compared to a year before in Tennessee, partly because of a new law […]

Ten years ago, a Mexican engineer came upon a simple yet unexpected discovery. He noticed that taking the sand out of a concrete mix allows the finished surface to soak up water. Pervious concrete ““ called the “pavement that drinks” – allows water back into the ground below it. With more and more land surface being covered by driveways and parking lots, some developers consider it the way to maximize their land use. The trouble is getting it laid just right.

Local pharmacists say Medicare’s new drug plan may be helping patients, but it is causing financial headaches for them. Independent pharmacists across the state say that the Medicare drug plans aren’t sending payment for the drugs they’ve dispensed quick enough. This can cut into cash flow, particularly at an independent pharmacy where there isn’t always […]

TennCare chief financial officer Darin Gordon officially assumed the post of TennCare director last week, as outgoing director J.D. Hickey announced late Friday that he’s leaving for the private sector. Gordon joined TennCare in 2002 and has been financial officer through Governor Phil Bredesen’s reforms to the financially troubled program that included last year’s disnenrollment […]