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Nashville officials are asking Davidson County residents for feedback on 9-1-1 services.

Nashville-based Pinnacle Financial Partners has applied to sale up to $95 million dollars in stock to the U.S. Treasury. The federal government has been buying stakes in banks in order to shore up the credit markets.

Tennessee Republicans say they plan to make the process of selecting the state’s constitutional officers more transparent.

The credit crisis nationally is forcing the city of Nashville to be more creative with some refinancing moves. For the first time the city is using a program from the Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund to help it refinance $59 million in debt.

MTSU President Sidney McPhee sent this statement to students, faculty and staff at noon today:

Last night, the Metro School Board voted to suspend its search for an interim schools director. Instead the board will keep acting director Chris Henson in that position until a permanent director is hired.

Senator Lamar Alexander voted for a stimulus package today that places rebate checks into the hands of many Americans. The Tennessee Republican says it was the kind of bi-partisan stand that Americans want.

Tennessee is very much in play in the presidential primaries and the state is starting to attract more visits by the candidates themselves and not just their surrogates.

State lawmakers are expecting some angry calls this month, from Tennesseans who no longer quality for a sales tax exemption on farm products. For years, Tennessee has offered exemptions to the state’s sales tax on items such as feed, equipment, seed, and fertilizer, but never demanded any proof that the people buying the items were […]