Members of the local group Justice For Jocques called off a meeting with Metro Police Chief Steve Anderson, taking issue with the audience he was requesting.
Meeting Between Nashville Police Chief And ‘Justice For Jocques’ Cancelled After Months Of Sparring
Versify #9: The Crash, The Rock, It Sings
Nashville Councilwoman Nancy VanReece, her passion for public service began with an act of intimidation. It was 1968 — and she was 4 — when someone threw a rock through the window of her family home. It was the day after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., and her father, a dentist, had lowered […]
Williamson County Waffles Again On Selling Its Medical Center
Listen The Williamson County Commission has again turned back an effort to sell its publicly owned hospital. Off and on for years, the panel has been considering the prospect of cashing out, but this week it rejected a proposal to put the question to a referendum vote.
Tennessee Lawmakers Say They Want Better Answers To Scathing Prison Audit
Listen Tennessee lawmakers blasted the state Department of Correction at a meeting on Wednesday, the day after an audit found numerous violations in the state’s prisons.
Testing Vendor Claims Tennessee Still Owes $25M For Work On TNReady, Despite Failure To Launch
Listen The Tennessee Department of Education has been ordered to respond soon to a lawsuit filed by Measurement Incorporated that seeks $25.7 million in payment from the state.
Williamson County To Vote On Sales Tax Hike
Williamson County voters will decide early next year whether to raise the local sales tax by half a cent to help fund the school district. The local option rate would go from 2.25 to 2.75 cents if approved.
Five Years After Fungal Meningitis Outbreak, Tennessee To Step Up Pharmacy Inspections
Listen Tennessee’s Health Department is hiring special investigators to keep tabs on the state’s compounding pharmacies, which make small-batch, custom drugs. The move is partially in response to the deadly fungal meningitis outbreak of 2012.
Tennesseans Recruited For Study On Chronic Pain And Opioid Use
Researchers are turning to Tennessee to find a middle ground on the use of opioids for treating chronic pain. A new study is recruiting 1,000 patients in Tennessee and North Carolina who are taking opioids for chronic pain — a move that comes at a time of conflicting opinions about whether addictive narcotics should even […]
Conceding ‘Megasite’ Still Isn’t Ready, Tennessee Officials Say They’re Going To Ask For Help
Listen The state of Tennessee is asking for $2 million next year to whip the Memphis Regional Megasite into shape, a process that will include hiring an outside consultant to assess why the decade-long project hasn’t yet landed a major manufacturer.
TennCare To Clamp Down Further On Doctors Prescribing Opioids
Listen TennCare has tightened controls on opioid prescriptions in recent years, and the state’s Medicaid program plans to go a step further next year. It’s an effort to decrease the use of highly addictive narcotics — and save some money.
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