Governors in Tennessee will soon have the power to withhold economic incentives to companies that hire too many temporary workers. The state legislature on Thursday approved a measure, Senate Bill 86, that would give the Department of Economic and Community Development more flexibility in awarding job tax credits. Officials in Gov. Bill Haslam’s administration deny […]
Tennessee Law Would Mean Companies Hiring Too Many Temps Could Jeopordize Tax Breaks
Mayor Asks Metro Council For $1M To Subsidize Grammy Museum Outpost
The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles unveiled plans Thursday to establish a satellite display in Nashville. The interactive exhibit targets school children. It’s meant to explain the process of turning music into a recording.
Mayor Asks Metro Council For $1M To Subsidize Grammy Museum Outpost
The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles unveiled plans Thursday to establish a satellite display in Nashville. The interactive exhibit targets school children. It’s meant to explain the process of turning music into a recording.
Undocumented Students Use Spring Break To Press Tennessee Lawmakers For Tuition Break
Dozens of Nashville-area high school students took time off from their Spring Break to lobby state lawmakers about college tuition. They hoped to build support for a bill that would grant in-state tuition to undocumented students. The group included Adriana Herrera, a senior at Overton High School who was brought to the U.S. as a child. […]
Lawmakers Agree To ‘Replace’ Common Core, Though Some Uncertain How Much Will Change
Listen Tennessee lawmakers have gotten moving on plans to rewrite Common Core education standards, though some are asking whether their solution will really do anything. The Senate Education Committee voted 8-0 Wednesday to set up an advisory committee that will oversee a review of Common Core that Gov. Bill Haslam’s administration launched last fall. Lawmakers have wrestled for […]
Tennessee Lawmakers Shoot Down Equal Pay, Nondiscrimination Bills
Listen A bill meant to even the playing field for wages for men and women was rejected by state lawmakers Wednesday afternoon. The measure would have let women file wage complaints at their local courthouses. Currently in Tennessee, only federal courts can handle pay discrimination suits. Rep. John Ray Clemmons (D-Nashville) said federal laws have failed to […]
Proposal To Make Sniper Rifle Tennessee’s Official Firearm Withdrawn
A much-talked-about bill to make the Barrett 82A1 sniper rifle the state’s official firearm has been pushed off until next year. The .50-caliber rifle is made in Tennessee by Barrett Firearms Manufacturing. Jonesborough Rep. Micah Van Huss, a former Marine who came up with the idea, requested the delay but gave no reason for doing […]
VIDEO: Oak Ridge Boys Celebrate Hall of Fame Nod; Jim Ed Brown, Grady Martin Also Chosen
The Country Music Hall of Fame named its class of 2015 Wednesday morning in a ceremony hosted by singer Brenda Lee. The Oak Ridge Boys accepted the honor in person, as did Jim Ed Brown and the Browns (his two sisters, Maxine and Bonnie). Guitarist Grady Martin, who rounds out the class, died in 2001.
VIDEO: Oak Ridge Boys Celebrate Hall of Fame Nod; Jim Ed Brown, Grady Martin Also Chosen
The Country Music Hall of Fame named its class of 2015 Wednesday morning in a ceremony hosted by singer Brenda Lee. The Oak Ridge Boys accepted the honor in person, as did Jim Ed Brown and the Browns (his two sisters, Maxine and Bonnie). Guitarist Grady Martin, who rounds out the class, died in 2001.
Cows, Moon Pies and Corn-Shelling: Tennessee Lawmakers Break Routine With Ag Day
Listen Cows, tractors and crates of sweet potatoes lined the entrance to Legislative Plaza, and House and Senate leaders squared off for a corn-shelling contest in the General Assembly’s annual Ag Day celebration. A three-person team led by House Speaker Beth Harwell used an old-fashioned, hand-crank sheller to drop just over five pounds of kernels into […]
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