Listen On the eve of the election of a new House speaker, Republican lawmakers chose to Rep. Jeremy Faison as the new caucus chairman.
East Tennessee Rep. Jeremy Faison Elected Chair Of The House Republican Caucus
Meharry Students Press Their Medical School On Why It’s Taking Money From Juul
Listen Meharry Medical College is under fire from some of its own students for accepting money from Juul to study vaping. Anti-smoking advocates held a town hall meeting on campus Wednesday night.
Air Ambulance Operators Rise Up Against Alexander’s Ban On Surprise Medical Bills
Listen Air ambulance companies are fighting Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander’s effort to ban surprise billing. They argue that limiting what they charge would hurt access to lifesaving transportation in rural areas like Tennessee, where nearly a dozen outlying hospitals have closed in recent years.
Still Tinkering 4 Years Later, Nashville’s Metro Council Further Restricts Short-Term Rentals
Listen Nashville is again tightening its rules on Airbnbs and other short-term rental properties. The Metro Council voted Tuesday to close what many saw as a final loophole that had allowed investors to get short-term rental permits within a particular type of residential zoning.
Struggling CHS Slapped With Another Shareholder Suit
Listen Community Health Systems and the company’s top executives face another shareholder lawsuit as the hospital chain’s stock price hits historic lows. This time, officials are accused of misleading investors with an accounting change.
Judíos En Nashville Y Migrantes Se Unen Para Protestar Agencia De Inmigración Y Control De Aduanas
Read in English. Docenas de manifestantes criticaron la cooperación local con Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) en el norte de Nashville el lunes por la mañana. Migrantes, Judíos y aliados se reunieron en una calle cerca de una oficina de campo de ICE con pancartas y libros de oraciones para una manifestación llena de […]
Nashville Jews And Immigrants Unite To Protest Immigration And Customs Enforcement
Leer en español. Several dozen protesters criticized local cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in North Nashville Monday morning. Immigrants, Jews and allies gathered down the street from an ICE field office with picket signs and prayer books for a music-filled rally.
As Fred’s Dismantles, Pharmacy Patients Scattered Across Tennessee
Listen Memphis-based discount retailer Fred’s is closing many of its stores and pharmacies. And as the troubled chain downsizes, patients across the Southeast are scattering.
Curious Nashville: What’s Inside The Governor’s Old Fallout Shelter In The Woods?
Out in the ridges and thick woods of West Nashville rests an epic remnant of Cold War history. But it is largely unknown. It’s massive. Mostly underground. Once considered of the utmost importance to the state, but eventually ravaged by mold and vandals. It’s the defunct fallout shelter where Tennessee’s governors would have gone in […]
After Months Of Scandals, Tennessee House of Representatives Set To Elect New Speaker
Listen Tennessee lawmakers will come back to Nashville later this week to pick a new House speaker. The election will take place during Friday’s special session, which was called with specific guidelines on what can and cannot take place.
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