Listen The Tennessee Valley Authority appears poised to put a never-completed $4 billion nuclear plant on the auction block. TVA’s board will consider selling the Bellefonte site at its meeting Thursday. The public power utility began soliciting comments a few months ago. TVA has heard from people like Dus Rogers of the local economic development […]
After 10 Months Without A Director, Metro Schools Expedites Hiring Process
Listen All six finalists for the superintendent job in Nashville got a ringing endorsement from the consultant who went out and found them. Recruiter Jim Huge was brought to tears as he presented the candidates to the Metro school board Tuesday night.
University Employees Can Soon Go Armed In Tennessee, After Governor Allows Bill To Become Law
Listen Guns will be allowed on the campuses of public colleges in Tennessee starting July 1. A bill that allows employees with a carry permit to go armed on campus became law without the signature of Gov. Bill Haslam, who was pressured to veto the legislation.
Report On Elementary Student Arrests In Murfreesboro Due Out Monday
Originally published on April 29, 2016 6:46 pm Police in Murfreesboro are due to release a report Monday, following the April 15th arrest of students at Hobgood Elementary School. The department has been relatively quiet about why they handcuffed young children while at school.
Tennessee Dumps Testing Vendor, Makes This Year’s TNReady Exams Optional
Listen Tennessee students may not have to take the second part of their year-end exams after all. Following multiple delays in receiving test materials, the state is cutting ties with testing vendor Measurement Inc. The company has been blamed for the bulk of glitches and delays in the first year of TNReady.
Sen. Corker Compliments Trump For Foreign Policy Rhetoric
One of Tennessee’s Republican senators has something nice to say about presidential candidate Donald Trump, who gave a foreign policy speech Wednesday in Washington.
Nashville’s Youth Poet Leads Charge To Reclaim Bus Station After Shooting
Nashville teens gathered at the city’s central bus terminal Tuesday night to symbolically reclaim the site after Monday’s shooting. Four teenagers were injured in the high-profile incident. Listen
Senator Alexander Blames Feds For TNReady Delays
Listen Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander says federal interference could be at fault for the state’s continued delays in standardized testing. He spoke at Belmont University Monday about passing his fix to the No Child Left Behind law. He also addressed Tennessee’s problems moving to a new test.
Tennessee Just Legalized A Form Of Gambling And Passed A New Tax With Surprisingly Little Debate
Listen Tennessee is about to become one of a half-dozen states to formally regulate fantasy sports. A bill that passed in the final days of the legislative session would both exempt the online games from gambling laws and place a tax on the revenue they generate.
After Weeks Of Debate, We’re Watching Governor Haslam’s Veto Pen
Listen Tennessee legislators were running out of Cheetos and cold coffee by the end of the session, which dragged on a couple of days longer than expected. One of the final debates was about whether to adjourn at all, just in case Governor Bill Haslam decided to issue another veto.
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