Listen A Murfreesboro medical facility acquired earlier this year by Franklin-based Acadia Healthcare plans to more than double its size in the next year and a half. TrustPoint Hospital announced a $57 million expansion on Wednesday, which would add nearly 150 new beds and 400 new jobs to the facility.
Murfreesboro Speciality Hospital Plans 400-Job Expansion
Democratic Lawmakers Say Haste Is To Blame For Tennessee’s $60 Million Error
Listen Democratic lawmakers say Tennessee could lose $60 million in federal highway funding because the state legislature is overworking its research staff. They say efforts to shorten the legislative session have caused analysts to overlook important details.
Former Upper Cumberland Development Chief Pleads Guilty Of Federal Theft Charges
Listen The former head of a federally-funded development agency in Cookeville has pleaded guilty to charges of theft. Wendy Askins was accused of stealing government money to build a lavish home for herself and her daughter.
Democrats Want A Hearing On Plans To Jack Up Health Insurance Rates In Tennessee
Listen Democratic lawmakers in the Tennessee legislature want a public hearing on plans to increase rates for some government-backed health insurance by as much as 62 percent. They say Insurance Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak hasn’t done enough to show the spike is needed to keep the health insurance market afloat.
Listen: A Tennessean Plays The Blues With An Instrument From The Civil War
Listen About 30 years ago, Tennessee folklorists began making a concerted effort to find overlooked artists and musicians. Those recordings have recently been digitized, and they include Emmanuel Dupree, an expert basket weaver and keeper of a rare musical style.
A Nation Engaged: How Middle Tennesseans See America’s Role In The World
Listen This election season, WPLN is participating in a national conversation, along with other NPR member stations, called A Nation Engaged. This week, stories are exploring diplomacy, migration and the military and asking this question: What is America’s role in the world?
TSU Says It’s Fixing Issues Raised In State Audit
Listen An annual audit released Monday found that Tennessee State University made some significant errors in recent financial statements. The state comptroller’s office also cited the school for not reporting enrollment changes quickly enough.
Nashville Leader Betty Nixon Remembered As ‘Mother’ Of Neighborhood Activism
Nashville political figure Betty Nixon died Monday morning at age 80. She was a three-term Metro Council member and one of the *few women to run for mayor.
Cooper: Still A Chance To Block Gas Compressor Planned For Joelton
Listen Congressman Jim Cooper believes there’s still a chance of blocking plans to build a gas compressor that has angered many residents of Joelton. But it’ll take pressuring federal regulators from all angles.
Nashville Workers Ask: Why Are Pay And Benefits Lacking In City’s Hiring Boom?
Listen More Nashvillians are finding work, and the unemployment rate is now below 4 percent. Yet at the same time nearly one of every five residents — 19.9 percent — lives in poverty. These two figures have led a broad coalition of activists to ask: Where are the good jobs?
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