Staffing shortages continue to cripple some Tennessee hospitals dealing high COVID numbers among patients and their own staff. The pinch is being felt by both large medical centers and small rural hospitals.
Tennessee hospitals join call for crackdown on alleged ‘price gouging’ by staffing agencies
U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper will not run for re-election after redistricting splits Nashville
After 32 years total in office, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper will not seek re-election to Congress, in part because of the way GOP state lawmakers split Nashville in the redistricting process.
Rutherford County juvenile judge is leaving. Will that change the system that illegally arrested and detained children?
WPLN’s Meribah Knight sat down with WPLN host Nina Cardona to explain what Judge Donna Scott Davenport’s departure means — and what it doesn’t — for the children of Rutherford County.
A Tennessee trucker says a new federal program training teens to drive big rigs won’t address deeper staffing and safety issues
Trade groups like the American Trucking Associations say the Department of Transportation’s new pilot program will provide a staffing boost. But Lyndon Johnson, who lives in Hilham, Tenn. says “there are bigger fish to fry in the industry right now.”
Party-line vote sends congressional map dividing Nashville to governor’s desk
Tennessee Republican lawmakers pushed through sweeping changes to congressional and state senate maps Monday night in a party-line vote. The next stop is Gov. Bill Lee’s desk for his signature. While the legislative maps have been hotly debated, it’s the congressional boundaries that have drawn the most attention. The maps will split Democratic leaning Davidson […]
Gov. Bill Lee gives Rotary Club preview of his expectations for the 2022 session ahead of State of the State address
In a warmup for his State of the State address next week, Gov. Bill Lee told the Rotary Club of Nashville on Monday that education and public safety are two issues he’d like Tennessee lawmakers to address this year.
Less than a month into the semester, Tennessee receives 71 requests from schools to go virtual
A growing number of Tennessee schools are again experiencing low attendance, staffing shortages and closures due to COVID-19. More than 30 school districts shut down for at least one day last week.
Tennessee was ‘ground zero’ for coal ash pollution. Now, EPA is promising cleanups.
In 2008, the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston Fossil Plant dumped 5.4 million cubic yards, or 1 billion gallons, of coal ash slurry into the local environment.
As state wraps up redistricting, legal challenges start to brew though probability of success may be low
Tennessee lawmakers are expected to take final votes on newly drawn electoral districts this week and voting rights advocates are already eyeing legal challenges. They believe the proposed maps could be drawn better.
FEMA help is now available for 12 Tennessee counties hit by last month’s tornado outbreak
Tennesseans affected by last month’s deadly tornadoes are now able to apply for FEMA disaster assistance, a week after President Biden declared a major federal disaster declaration.
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