Downtown Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium is hosting more events in 2014, but the 52-year-old venue is still relying on funds from Metro to balance its budget for now.
Dollar General Expanding As Primary Rival Shrinks
Goodlettsville-based Dollar General already has more than 11,000 stores in 40 states. In 2015, the discount retailer will open stores in Oregon, Rhode Island and Maine for the first time. The news comes after rival Family Dollar announced it will close 370 locations.
East Tennessee Congressman Calls On VA Secretary To Step Down
Republican Phil Roe’s request follows a report showing that the Veterans Affairs agency systemically delayed care to wounded veterans and manipulated records to cover it up.
From Small Town North Carolina to… North Korea? Hearing The World On Shortwave Radio
Long before I became WPLN’s morning host, my fascination with the airwaves began with a shortwave radio I saw in a Sears catalogue.
Congressman Cooper To Governor Haslam: It’s Past Time For Medicaid Expansion In Tennessee
For more than a year, Governor Haslam has been talking to Washington about what a Tennessee Medicaid expansion would look like. Haslam has released few details about those discussions, and Nashville congressman Jim Cooper says it’s time for action.
Jim Cooper Defends Embattled VA Secretary, But Still Wants Answers
Nashville Democratic Congressman Jim Cooper says he is waiting for answers from the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki. Vets groups are calling for Shinseki’s resignation after a CNN investigation alleged that the VA kept a secret list of patients at its hospital in Phoenix. The list was meant to hide the fact that thousands had to wait months to see a doctor.
Tennessee’s Congressional Delegation Votes Along Party Lines For Benghazi Investigation
Tennessee’s congressional delegation split along party lines Thursday, to create a special committee to investigate the 2012 attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
Harlan Mathews, Former US Senator And Adviser To Tennessee Governors, Dies At 87
Former Democratic US Senator and Tennessee state treasurer Harlan Mathews has died. He was 87 years old.
TN Senator Alexander To Health Secretary Nominee: Help Republicans “Repair The Damage Obamacare Has Done”
Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander was the first Republican to ask questions of President Obama’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Sylvia Burwell appeared before a Senate committee Thursday.
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