Correction: An earlier version of this story misspelled Ralph Schulz’s name. Nashville business leaders have ramped up their resistance to a measure that would require construction companies to hire more local workers for city-funded projects. They’re urging voters to reject the amendment on August’s ballot, saying it will hurt local business and taxpayers. Listen
Business Leaders Take Aim At Ballot Measure Requiring Local Hires On Construction Projects
Sex Trafficking Crackdown Over Past 4 Years Includes 36 New Tennessee Laws
Just a few years ago, Tennessee was scrambling to combat sex trafficking. Now it’s a leading state in the fight. There have been 36 new laws in the past…
Nashville Hospital Execs Hope President’s Visit Helps Insure Tennessee More Than Hurts
Some Nashville area hospital executives plan to be in the room as President Obama hails the Affordable Care Act from an elementary school in Madison. Health care leaders hope the campaign-style event might give some kind of boost to the unsuccessful effort to expand Medicaid in Tennessee.
Nashville Hospital Execs Hope President’s Visit Helps Insure Tennessee More Than Hurts
Some Nashville area hospital executives plan to be in the room as President Obama hails the Affordable Care Act from an elementary school in Madison. Health care leaders hope the campaign-style event might give some kind of boost to the unsuccessful effort to expand Medicaid in Tennessee.
Metro School Board Replaces Jay Steele As Interim Superintendent Before Day One
Metro Schools superintendent Jesse Register is officially retired as of midnight and an interim director starts Wednesday morning, but it’s not the one the board of education voted for last week. The divided panel narrowly voted Tuesday night to reconsider the original selection following an open meetings complaint.
Metro School Board Replaces Jay Steele As Interim Superintendent Before Day One
Metro Schools superintendent Jesse Register is officially retired as of midnight and an interim director starts Wednesday morning, but it’s not the one the board of education voted for last week. The divided panel narrowly voted Tuesday night to reconsider the original selection following an open meetings complaint.
Stumping For Insure Tennessee Isn’t The Reason For Obama’s Nashville Visit
Listen When President Obama visits Madison Wednesday, some are hoping it’ll give a boost to Gov. Bill Haslam’s Insure Tennessee proposal, but pitching Medicaid expansion isn’t part of the plan.
Behind The Scenes Of The Country’s ‘Biggest’ Fireworks Show
Ten truckloads of fireworks arrived in Tennessee over the weekend as Nashville gears up for what’s being billed as the nation’s largest 4th of July fireworks show. Listen
After Supreme Court Ruling, Will Tennessee Commence Executions?
Tennessee does not use the execution drug authorized by the U.S. Supreme Court this week. So it’s unclear whether the high court’s 5-4 ruling clears the way for the state’s scheduled executions to proceed. The case was about midazolam, which is a common drug in a three-step process used to kill inmates. While Tennessee uses […]
Insure Tennessee Backers Hope Obamacare Ruling Turns the Tide
Listen Supporters of Gov. Bill Haslam’s health care plan hope a ruling last week by the U.S. Supreme Court will be a turning point. Backers of Insure Tennessee rallied Monday at St. Thomas Hospital’s Midtown campus, in a bid to keep momentum going after the nation’s highest court upheld subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. […]
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