Rep. Jim Cooper received an award from the non-partisan Concord Coalition Thursday night for proposing the only budget plan to gain bi-partisan support in the current Congress.
Metro Council Calls Special Meeting Over Charter Trigger Law
The chair of the Metro Council’s education committee has called a special meeting to discuss a state law allowing parents to essentially take over school. The never-before-used trigger law permits petitioners to convert a public school into a charter.
August Makes Four Months of Rising Unemployment
Unemployment in Tennessee inched up for the fourth month in a row. The rate for August released Thursday was 8.5 percent. Tennessee is moving the opposite direction of the national jobless rate, which dropped to 8.1 percent last month.
Dean Calls Great Hearts Penalty ‘Serious’ But Appropriate
The Metro school board is getting what it deserves, according to Nashville Mayor Karl Dean. State education officials are withholding $3.4 million as a penalty for twice-violating a state order to approve Great Hearts Academies.
BNY Mellon Expanding Data Processing Center
Investment management company BNY Mellon is expanding its Nashville data center. The facility is one of just three the investment management company has in the U.S. Construction is supposed to create 500 local jobs.
Fort Campbell Troops Maintain Training Through Joint Mission Questions
Even as U.S. troops scale back joint operations with Afghan forces, soldiers soon to deploy from Fort Campbell continue training for their partnering role. Their mission calls for embedding with Afghan units, despite a rash of insider attacks.
THA Warns of Hospital Closures Due to Federal Cuts
The Tennessee Hospital Association is warning of possible closures if federal spending is reduced as planned. The first in nearly a nearly decade of planned cuts begins October 1st.
Expanding Sheriff Powers Splits Metro Council Members
The Metro Council has mixed feelings about whether to legally expand the authority of the Davidson County Sheriff. The body is set to vote tonight on amendments to the city charter that will go before voters in November.
Who Do County Election Administrators Work For? State Wants Clarity
There’s some uncertainty at the state election commission of who county election administrators work for. The panel has asked for help from the legislature.
ORNL Working to Charge Cars On the Fly
Oak Ridge National Lab has been working on getting rid of power cords for all kinds of chargeable devices. Scientists are now close to commercializing wireless chargers for electric cars.
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