Listen Governor Bill Haslam is funding a $1 million project to help rural hospitals on the brink of closure. But advocates say that doesn’t mean all of those hospitals can or should be saved.
Even With Rural Hospital Rescue Project, Advocates Admit Not All Should Be Saved
As Youth Sports Adopt Tennessee’s New Safety Standards, Pros Pledge Help
Listen A handful of youth sports leagues in Tennessee are raising their safety procedures to achieve a new state certification. The endorsement is akin to the state’s rating system for pre-schools. And health officials hope that it becomes something embraced statewide. The NFL’s top doctor has even pledged to help spread the program across the […]
Neighbors: Red State Mama
Marlo Mack has a young transgender daughter. She met another woman named Debi Jackson who has a very similar parenting story to her own, the only difference is where they live. Marlo lives in a liberal community where she and her transgender daughter are supported. Debi grew up a Southern Baptist conservative in a Red […]
What Would The Waffle House Shooter Have To Prove To Make An Insanity Plea?
Listen A Nashville judge has ordered that the alleged Waffle House shooter undergo a mental health evaluation before returning to court. It could be a hint defense lawyers are considering entering a not guilty plea by reason of insanity. But succeeding would take a lot more than proving the defendant is mentally ill.
To Understand TNReady’s Problems Today, Start With Education Decisions A Decade Ago
Listen The problems with this year’s state assessment test have inspired widespread criticism, especially among Tennessee lawmakers. The 2018 version of TNReady has included an alleged cyberattack, a dump truck backing over a fiber-optic line and would-be test takers staring at blank screens. But history suggests the problem is partially a result of Tennessee […]
Top Officials Still At Odds Over Metro Schools Budget
There’s a persistent disagreement between Nashville Mayor David Briley and Director of Schools Shawn Joseph: The mayor did not include the full funding request from the schools in his proposed budget, and recently issued statements from the two leaders show they’re at odds.
Briley On State Of Metro: In City’s Boom, ‘Not Everyone Has Benefited’
Listen Facing budget challenges and the recent division over mass transit, Nashville Mayor David Briley delivered a somber “State of Metro” speech on Friday.
BNA’s New London Flight Gives Health Care Companies A Stepping Stone To India
Listen Nashville health care companies with a major presence in the U.K. helped lobby for the new direct flight to London that starts Friday. But it may be firms with operations in India that have the most to gain.
Haslam Vetoes Bill To Require Insurance Coverage Of Experimental Cancer Treatment
Updated 10 p.m. with reaction from Provision Proton Therapy and legislative leadership. Gov. Bill Haslam has vetoed a measure that would have required the state’s insurance plan to cover an experimental cancer treatment. Proton therapy promises to pinpoint radiation on the places that require treatment and do less collateral damage on surrounding organs and tissue, […]
Versify #17: Ending The Game With Sunset
For most people, living with your parents past your early 20s isn’t something to make a point of bringing up in public. But Paresh Sheth says that living with his mom and dad in a three generation household has deepened his understanding of commitment — especially now that his mother is in the hospital. Paresh […]
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