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 […]
Gun Maker Beretta Receives A Warm Welcome And Better Political Climate In Tennessee
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.
Tennessee’s Bible Bill Vetoed On Constitutional Grounds
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam is saying no to a bill that would make the Bible the official state book in what is the first veto of the year.
TPAC’s Broadway Schedule Includes Locally Produced ‘Evita’ Revival
Listen For the first time, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center is investing money in a major show that will feature local talent. The venue’s Broadway Series normally consists of national tours making brief stops in Music City, and the local companies that utilize its smaller theaters are essentially renters.
Push To Give State Lawmakers Sole Power To Write School Budgets Comes Up Short
A plan to give state lawmakers sole authority to set education budgets appears to be dead for the year. The Senate Education Committee refused Wednesday to approve a proposed amendment to the Tennessee constitution that was meant to keep courts from interfering in school spending decisions.
A Nashville Writer and A Local Production Will Bookend TPAC’s Next Broadway Season
Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s upcoming Broadway season is largely made up of the touring productions that have been its mainstay for years. But the 2016-17 schedule begins and ends with shows that have Middle Tennessee connections: one is a locally produced rendition of a favorite musical, the other a show co-written by a veteran of […]
Pro-Immigration Activists Try to Restart Debate Over In-State Tuition
Listen Immigration activists are hoping to rekindle a debate over whether undocumented students who grow up in Tennessee should get in-state tuition. The proposal passed the state Senate last year. But it fell one vote short in the House of Representatives. Supporters of the proposal rallied at the state Capitol and met with lawmakers Tuesday […]
Amid Calls To Expand Medicaid, House Speaker Beth Harwell Announces Plan To Take Smaller Steps
Listen House Speaker Beth Harwell is putting together a task force that will study ways to improve Medicaid in Tennessee, more than a year after lawmakers rejected Gov. Bill Haslam’s plan to expand the program.
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