Listen Tennessee is moving closer to suing the federal government over refugee resettlement. State lawmakers approved a resolution authorizing the suit Monday night.
Tennessee Nears Final OK To Sue Feds Over Refugee Resettlement
State House Votes To Redirect Funding For UT Diversity Office, Citing ‘Divisiveness’
Lawmakers in the state House of Representatives have voted to strip roughly $5 million funding from the University of Tennessee’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion. That’s all of the agency’s funding. The move is meant to shut down a program that drew attention last year for suggesting the use of gender neutral pronouns and for […]
‘Bathroom Bill’ Targeting Transgender Students Pulled In Tennessee After Flurry Of Lobbying
A measure that would have made transgender students use the bathroom of their birth sex has been withdrawn. The sponsor of the bill, Rep. Susan Lynn, R-Mt. Juliet, says there are just too many questions about it still remaining.
Tennessee’s Free Community College Program Wants Mentors To Help More With Retention
Listen In the first year of Tennessee Promise — the state’s free community and technical college program — about four out of five students stayed on board for a second semester. As the state prepares for its next batch of college freshmen, the program is looking at how to retain more students once it recruits […]
Aiming To Hire 10,000 Teens And Curb Youth Violence, Nashville Expands Summer Hiring
Listen As Metro Nashville begins hiring teenagers for seasonal summer jobs there’s a big push to hire more than in recent decades, and for a wider array of positions — a major prong in Mayor Megan Barry’s plan to reduce youth violence. One government department — Metro Parks — could be the one to account […]
What’s Left For Tennessee’s Legislature In 2016? Some Big Controversies, Actually
Listen The budget has passed, and Tennessee state lawmakers are eager to end the session this week so they can hit the campaign trail. After all, most of them are up for reelection this year. But there are still some loose ends to tie up. And some of the most complicated debates have — as […]
Gun Maker Beretta Receives A Warm Welcome And Better Political Climate In Tennessee
Tennessee welcomed one of its newest tenants today: gun manufacturer Beretta USA. The company’s new facility in Gallatin will soon handle all production, moving their manufacturing base from Accokeek, Maryland. Maryland’s Firearm Safety Act of 2013 prohibited the company from manufacturing, storing and selling some products, including models of high-power rifles and high-capacity […]
In Tribute: Friends Of Jim Ridley Read One Of His Most Poignant Passages
Listen Like so many of his friends and fans, I’ve spent the last week thinking about Jim Ridley, who died on April 8, at the age of 50. While watching everyone post and talk and share stories about Jim, there was one particular passage of his own writing that kept coming up — a […]
Nashville Tunnels: What We Know So Far (Which Is Quite A Bit)
There are so many tunnels beneath downtown Nashville that it’s almost hard to picture. That’s why we’re tracking down plenty of actual pictures, along…
Eviction Day Arrives At Nashville Homeless Camp, Protests Expected
Listen The eviction deadline arrives Friday night for one of Nashville’s longest running homeless camps — which happens to be on city-owned parkland. The mayor’s office is deploying parks police, and service agencies, at the 11 p.m. park curfew.
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