Archives for November 2005

The state is trying a new tactic to get more information about health care options to people coming off the TennCare rolls, and to those already uninsured.

General Motors’ plans to shutdown production of the Saturn Ion at its Spring Hill plant didn’t shock many in the local community.

Officials with General Motors today announced that the Saturn plant in Spring Hill will stop making the Ion sedan.

The head of the Tennessee Board of Regents says next year the state will likely request an end to a 37-year-old desegregation case.

In a scene more familiar to Britain’s Parliament than the U-S House of Representatives, political maneuvering over the war in Iraq erupted late Friday night into insults and angry debate over a resolution to end the presence of American troops in Iraq.

November is National Adoption Awareness Month and several adoption groups held a fair in Nashville this weekend to encourage more parents to adopt.

Tort reform will likely be on the state legislature’s agenda again this year when it reconvenes in January.

Six drug-sniffing dogs and their handlers received their certification today in a ceremony at the Tennessee Prison for Women. The dog teams will play an integral role in the Corrections Department’s efforts to combat the problem of illegal drug trade inside Tennessee prisons.

During a Metro school board meeting last night at Pearl Cohn High, students, parents and teachers expressed more angry opposition to the possible school closures proposed for next year.