Listen Governor Bill Haslam is again asking state agencies to trim their budgets, but this year he warns they might actually have to follow through.
Governor Again Asks State Agencies To Trim — And This Time They Might Have To
After Shooting In Southern Baptist Church, Denomination Stays Away From Gun Control Stance
Listen The head the Southern Baptist Convention’s political arm says there’s no gun control policy outlined in the Bible. And so the powerful Nashville-based denomination isn’t taking a position, even after more than 20 members of a Texas congregation were murdered in their own sanctuary on Sunday.
Explainer: How Tennesseans Could Pay Less For Obamacare Plans This Year
Tennesseans may end up paying less for insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace this year — that’s as average rates went up by as much as 42 percent. Even the people who assist in signups for coverage were surprised by the final costs they’re seeing.
Explainer: How Tennesseans Could Pay Less For Obamacare Plans This Year
Tennesseans may end up paying less for insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace this year — that’s as average rates went up by as much as 42 percent. Even the people who assist in signups for coverage were surprised by the final costs they’re seeing.
Career Focus At Nashville Schools Leads To Use Of High Tech Aptitude Test
Listen Rather than just asking kids what they want to be when they grow up, Nashville’s public schools are experimenting with a new test developed by a local company to help students figure out what they’re naturally good at. Metro Schools have already made a big push to get students thinking about careers early […]
CMA Meets Stiff Resistance For Ban On Asking Artists About Vegas Tragedy
The Country Music Association lifted its ban on questions about the Las Vegas tragedy around noon on Friday after growing social media outcry from musicians and journalists. “CMA apologizes for the recently distributed restrictions in the CMA Awards media guidelines, which have since been lifted. The sentiment was not to infringe and was created with the […]
A Niche In Nashville’s Evolving Music Industry — Reel-To-Reel Repair
Listen More and more musicians are going old-school when they record — using reel-to-reel tape machines. But manufacturers aren’t producing these massive devices anymore, and the used machines that are still functioning are hard to come by.
Metro Council To Hear Proposal For Oversight Board To Investigate Police Misconduct
Listen Legislation proposing a community oversight board to investigate police misconduct will make its way to Metro Council for the first time on Tuesday. The movement gained steam after a damning study on the disproportionate treatment of African American drivers in Nashville and the subsequent death of Jocques Clemmons, an African American man shot to […]
Investors Want To Know When Franklin-Based Hospital Chain Will Start Making Money Again
The troubled Franklin-based Community Health Systems — briefly the country’s largest for-profit hospital chain — is still selling off facilities to pay down debt. And investors are pressing to know when the company will stop playing defense.
Versify #8: Sometimes It’s The Simple Things
For Eloise Briscoe, raising two daughters hasn’t been about splashy gestures, but more “the simple things” — an approach gleaned from the long line of women in her family. As the unofficial family historian, Eloise is a diligent keeper of memories, and today she challenges poet J. Joseph Kane to honor all of these women […]
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