TVA Board Chairman Joe Ritch’s argument boils down to: you have to pay big for top talent. And the TVA was sorely in need of someone with Johnson’s experience.
Teen Who Escaped From Woodland Hills Describes The Breakout
One of the 32 teens who escaped from Woodland Hills in North Nashville in September sat down with WPLN’s Bobby Allyn.
Amendment 2 Passes; Foes Say Win Due To ‘Deceptive Advertising’
Yes on 2 supporters sought to re-write the state’s constitution preventing Tennessee from going to directly electing judges. The campaign succeeded by a 60 to 40 margin.
Council Rejects Proposal To Increase Mayor And Metro Council Pay
Metro’s elected officials haven’t received a pay bump in more than a decade, and a new study from a consulting firm concluded that Nashville’s pay trails comparable cities by 32 percent.
Amp Skeptics Call for Metro Spending On the Project To Stop
Records show that nearly four out of every five dollars of the city tax dollars has been spent on engineers planning the route.
Supporters of The Amp Turn Their Attention To Mayoral Candidates
Ralph Schulz, who heads the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, says maybe the Amp needs to continue with a different name, since it’s had some branding problems, to put it lightly.
Ten Months Before Nashville Mayor’s Race, The First Straw Poll Ends In Dead Heat
Bone turned out his supporters. Parked outside the event: a big black SUV with an image of him holding a map of Davidson County.
Mayor Dean Leaves The Amp To His Successor
Mayor Karl Dean announced today that he would not seek local or state financial support for his administration’s controversial seven-mile bus rapid transit project.
Undocumented Immigrants In Tennessee Push For Voter Turnout Among Immigrants With Citizenship
Cesar Bautista, 26, is one of about a dozen canvassers who are planning to knock on the doors of some 4,000 voters before the Nov. 4 election.
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