Listen A federal judge has temporarily shuttered a pair of problem pharmacies on the Cumberland Plateau. The legal action is “a first of its kind action” by the Justice Department in a crackdown on prescription opioids.
Justice Department Resorts To Unprecedented Restraining Orders Against Celina, Tennessee, Pharmacies
Nashville District Attorney Agrees To Review Conviction In 1998 Murder Case
Listen The Davidson County District Attorney General’s office announced Friday that it will officially open a new investigation to review the case of a Nashville man who claims he’s been wrongfully incarcerated for more than a decade.
Nashville Gives Away Vacant Lots To Advance New Affordable Housing Idea
Listen A new approach on affordable housing advanced this week in Nashville. The Metro government gave 15 vacant properties to a nonprofit that will help create low-cost, single-family homes.
How Childhood Trauma Is Costing Tennessee Billions — By Turning Kids Into Smokers
Listen Childhood trauma is costing Tennessee billions of dollars a year as those kids become adults with health complications. The Sycamore Institute has released a study showing a hefty price in medical bills and missed work, much of it caused by a familiar problem — smoking.
Why Medical Implants Like Surgical Mesh Are Facing Tighter Safety Regulations From The FDA
Listen There’s no doubt that surgically implanted devices improve lives — drug pumps, nerve stimulators, spinal rods. But the devices can also do serious damage, like they have to Mechel Keel. “It ruined my life, yes it did. I’m sitting here with tears,” the 59-year-old grandmother says.
Latest Medical Marijuana Bill Proposes Full Use Of Cannabis Plant In Tennessee
Listen A revamped proposal to authorize medical marijuana in Tennessee is taking shape. And its sponsors are making a case that lawmakers should go farther than they’ve considered going before.
Nashville’s Metro Council Won’t Censure Megan Barry
Listen Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry will not be censured for violating the city’s ethics rules. Unless there’s a surprise, that means Metro’s official actions against the former mayor have now concluded.
Gov. Lee Supports GOP Legislation Limiting The Power Of Nashville’s Police Oversight Board
Listen Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says he agrees with state lawmakers that police oversight boards should operate without subpoena powers. He said Tuesday that he would sign the legislation, formally introduced this week, that would take away the ability of oversight boards to conduct their own investigations.
Tennesseans Matthew Charles, Alice Marie Johnson Are Trump’s State Of The Union Guests
Two Tennesseans released from prison in the past year because of steps taken by the Trump administration will be guests of the president for tonight’s State of the Union address.
Deported — Then Brought Back: An Iraqi Native Battles To Stay In Nashville
Listen Under President Donald Trump, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been ramping up efforts to deport hundreds of Iraqi nationals whose legal status in the U.S. is in limbo. But one Nashville man’s case shows how hard it is to send someone back after nearly 25 years in the U.S.
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