Listen In an occasionally heated discussion, state lawmakers peppered officials from the University of Tennessee with questions Wednesday afternoon about how many resources are going toward diversity programs.
After UT’s Gender-Neutral Pronoun Controversy, Tennessee Lawmakers Quiz College On Diversity Funding
Tennessee Prisons Chief Says System Will Make Changes
Listen The head of Tennessee’s prison system says he’s willing to ditch a controversial new scheduling policy that has upset guards.
Nashville Steps Up School Bus Driver Recruitment As Shortage Leaves Students Stranded
Metro Schools is desperate in the face of a disruptive shortage of bus drivers. The district’s transportation department is attending job fairs at a time when so many positions are unfilled, students are showing up late to school.
Hip Hop Artist Makes History at Dove Awards
The Gospel Music Association has been giving out Dove Awards for 46 years. Last night in Nashville, it charted new territory by naming a rapper as its “Artist of The Year.”
Metro Considers Options To Keep School Bus Drivers From Leaving
Metro Schools needs bus drivers in a bad way. The district holds a job fair Wednesday in order to fill 150 openings — more than a quarter of its positions. Tuesday night, chief operating officer Fred Carr told the school board he suspects the shortage is caused by competition from surrounding districts that pay slightly […]
Next Step In Tennessee Tourism? Getting Visitors To Rural Counties
Listen In an attempt to diversify the state’s attractiveness to visitors, tourism officials are eyeing growth in rural areas of Tennessee.
Haslam Administration Defends Outsourcing In Hearing With Tennessee Lawmakers
Listen Officials in Gov. Bill Haslam’s administration tried at a hearing Tuesday to sell Tennessee lawmakers on the benefits of outsourcing, though they said they haven’t made up their minds yet whether to do more privatizing.
GM Spring Hill Launches Rare Local Hiring Push
Listen For just the second time since GM built a plant in Spring Hill 30 years ago, the automaker is hiring locally. The company has the potential to double its current workforce of 1,800 with two new vehicles to build.
Economic Development Officials Say Next Goal Is To Give Tennessee Small Towns A Boost
Listen Tennessee economic development officials are setting aside $8 million to spark growth in struggling small towns. The money will be used to improve broadband service, upgrade industrial parks and promote tourism. Officials say the spending will help narrow the gap between Tennessee’s prosperous cities and towns where unemployment remains high. The sums of money […]
As African-American Woman, Metro’s New Finance Director ‘Shatters Two Glass Ceilings’
Talia Lomax-O’dneal became Metro’s new finance director on Tuesday, “breaking two glass ceilings at once” as the first African-American and the first woman to hold the position, Mayor Megan Barry said.
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