Updated 4:30 p.m. A White County judge has rescinded his standing order offering a 30-day reduction in jail time to inmates who get vasectomies or birth-control implants. More: See the order from Thursday afternoon here
Lawmakers Are Alarmed By Tennessee Judge’s Vasectomy Offer To Inmates
Congressman Marsha Blackburn Says Trump’s Transgender Ban Should Be Respected
The Tennessee Congressman whose district includes Fort Campbell says the country doesn’t need or want hundreds of commanders-in-chief. Marsha Blackburn says there’s only one, and his decision to ban transgender troops from the U.S. armed forces should be respected. She also said President Trump’s action, delivered in a series of tweets, was well-vetted by numerous […]
Nashville Reconsiders Its Offer Allowing Developer To Take Over Edgehill Park
Listen Nashville’s Parks Department is reconsidering its offer to let a private developer take over large portions of a neighborhood park near Music Row. The move comes after Edgehill residents pushed back against a California-based developer using the space as a staging area.
How A Nashville Summer Camp Uses Country Music To Help People With Williams Syndrome
Listen The Grand Ole Opry is country music’s Holy Land. It’s home to the weekly radio show that put country on the national map in 1925. And it’s where this summer, 30 people with a rare genetic disorder called Williams syndrome eagerly arrive backstage.
Vanderbilt Settles Overbilling Suit ‘To Avoid The Cost And Distraction’
Vanderbilt Medical Center has settled a lawsuit claiming it overbilled Medicare and Medicaid. The hospital will pay $6.5 million and fund an outside audit of its billing practices.
Randy Boyd Gets Backing For Gubernatorial Bid In Tennessee’s Most Populous County
Former Tennessee economic development commissioner Randy Boyd has been securing endorsements from county mayors in his bid for governor. And on Wednesday he locked down support in the state’s most populous county.
How A Nashville Ultimate Frisbee Player Became The First Woman To Go Pro
Listen It’s just before the start of the fourth quarter of the Nashville NightWatch’s last home game of the season, and the players are behind by 11 points. In fact, the professional ultimate frisbee team has not won a single game this year. The coach sets them a less ambitious target. “Our goal coming in […]
HCA Begins Hospital Buying Spree After Years Of Laying Low
Listen Nashville-based HCA is on a relative hospital buying spree. Company executives told investors Tuesday that they see an opening as the health care business becomes more challenging, especially for some of its competitors.
Graduate Of First Integrated Class In The South Talks Desegregation With Tennessee Teachers
Listen Sixty years ago, Bobby Cain became the first African-American man to graduate from an integrated high school in the South. Just one year prior, he and 11 other black students had enrolled at Clinton High School in East Tennessee. They became known as the Clinton 12.
Think Tennessee Lawmakers Are Becoming More Divided? You’re Right, Researchers Say
Listen New research suggests the Tennessee state legislature is now one of the most politically divided in the South. Across the 13-state region, only Texas has a legislature that’s more polarized, according to a study of all 50 statehouses. Researchers say the rise in partisanship appears to be tied to a change in voting patterns […]
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