It’s been a busy couple of weeks for higher education leaders in the state. Starting Tuesday afternoon, the Tennessee Board of Regents chancellor and University of Tennessee system president have two days of hearings with state lawmakers, and UT is still trying to figure out a response to a controversial blog post. Here are three […]
Tennessee Lawmakers To Drill Down On How Public Universities Are Managed
Under Armour Hopes To Shave Shipping Time With New $100M Mt. Juliet Distribution Center
Listen Sports apparel maker Under Armour has opened its new distribution center in Mt. Juliet, a $100 million building that’s only the company’s third such facility nationwide. Gov. Bill Haslam and Under Armour chief executive Kevin Plank took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday to mark the opening of the facility off Beckworth Road. At […]
Alexander Hails No Child Left Behind Rewrite As Historic Devolution Of D.C. Power
Listen Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander is hailing a rewrite of the expired No Child Left Behind standards as the largest “devolution of power in 25 years,” citing a Wall Street Journal editorial. President Obama is expected to sign the legislation this week.
Federal Highway Bill Doesn’t Solve Tennessee’s Road Woes, Officials Say
Listen Tennessee’s transportation commissioner says the $300 billion highway bill passed last week by Congress won’t solve Tennessee’s road-funding woes. He says it would take 50 years, at current construction rates, to address all of the state’s needs.
A Priority For Nashville’s New Mayor: More Downtown Daycare
Listen Nashville’s new mayor wants downtown developers to consider the growing need for daycare in the central business district. Just two childcare centers exist in the core of the city where 57,000 people now work, up from 46,000 in 2008.
Nashville’s Negotiators: John Strohm On Protecting Creativity In The Music Business
Listen Behind every successful musician in Nashville … is someone who’s negotiating his or her contract. For artists like Strurgill Simpson and Alabama Shakes, John Strohm is the guy hammering out recording and publishing deals. Being a music attorney isn’t as glamorous as pouring out one’s soul in song, but as he explains, it still […]
Graffiti Artist’s Passion Is Transforming A North Nashville Neighborhood’s Walls
Listen In a North Nashville yard, artists have transformed concrete walls into canvases by painting a dozen large-scale murals. It’s at 817 18th Avenue North, in what owner A.J. Sankari says used to be a wheel and rubber factory. The man behind it is Jay Jenkins, an art student from TSU.
Tennesseans Have Mixed Emotions About Need For More Gun Laws, Poll Finds
Listen Tennesseans have mixed feelings about whether the state needs tougher gun laws, according to a new poll from Vanderbilt University. The majority of Tennesseans — 54 percent — told researchers that gun laws should stay the same as they are now. That compared to 40 percent who said gun sales should be made harder. But once pollsters […]
Vanderbilt Poll: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton Hold Leads In Tennessee
Donald Trump is leading the Republican field in Tennessee, according to a new poll from Vanderbilt University. Twenty-nine percent of Republicans say they would vote for Trump if the primary election were held today. That’s 4 percentage points more than surgeon Ben Carson. The New York businessman did best among Tea Party voters. He also […]
TVA Touts Infrastructure Improvements At Gallatin Plant
The Tennessee Valley Authority has pumped $1 billion into changing how the Gallatin Fossil Plant stores coal byproducts. Exactly how TVA plants store coal ash has been under harsh scrutiny since the Kingston spill in 2008.
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