Listen “You’re animals.” That was the first thing Albertina Contreras says she heard after she set foot on American soil, shortly before she was shackled and her daughter taken away to a detention facility for kids. They were headed for Murfreesboro, but only Contreras made it. Now, attorneys are trying to reunite the family, in […]
An Immigrant Mom Seeking Asylum Arrives in Tennessee, Without Her Daughter
Employee At Germantown Venue Diagnosed With Hep A, Widening Vaccination Effort
The vaccination effort to slow the spread of hepatitis A in Nashville has reached a new group — anyone who visited The Back Corner music venue in late June. An employee has been diagnosed with the contagious liver disease, which most people get over in about two weeks.
More Tennessee Moms Are Breastfeeding Amid Lagging Rates In The South
Listen A majority of infants in Tennessee are now breastfeeding at six months, a rate that is slightly above the national average and a substantial improvement for the state. The new data comes after Tennessee has been promoting breastfeeding, even as rates across the South lag behind the rest of the country.
How Nashville Wants To Use A New Law To Become A Video Game Recording Hub
Musical scoring for video games is on the rise in Nashville, especially after publisher Electronic Arts moved its orchestral work to the city in 2014. The state legislature passed the Visual Content Modernization Act in May in an effort to fuel even more growth by offering tax rebates.”They always talked about the top two recording […]
Tennessee Senators Reserve Judgment On Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Tennessee’s senators were complimentary of President Trump’s pick for the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday night, but they withheld explicit support. Republican Sens. Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker issued statements soon after the announcement.
Fewer Projects, Bigger Price Tags: The State Of Nashville’s Building Boom
Listen Nashville almost hit an all-time record in the value of building permits issued in the last fiscal year, but the total number of permits actually went down. It’s a strange factoid that the Nashville Business Journal’s senior reporter Adam Sichko wrote about last week, at the close of Metro Nashville’s fiscal year. We talked to […]
After Reining In Addiction Treatment Medication, TennCare Encourages Prescribers
Listen Tennessee’s Medicaid program is trying to make it easier for patients to get prescription drugs that help treat opioid addiction. The moves come after years of restricting access to the medication because of concerns about abuse and diversion.
Austin Peay State University Will Offer Paid Parental Leave, After Requests From Faculty
Listen Austin Peay State University is breaking from the norm of public colleges in Tennessee to offer six weeks of paid parental leave for its employees.
Fewer Projects, Bigger Price Tags: The State Of Nashville’s Building Boom
Nashville almost hit an all-time record in the value of building permits issued in the last fiscal year, but the total number of permits actually went…
Bonnaroo Embraces Sober Concert-Goers
Bonnaroo is not the ideal setting for someone in recovery from addiction. Every year, there are dozens of drug arrests , sometimes big ones , and…
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