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Business is good for the Tennessee Lottery. It’s posting record sales and has over 360 million in a reserve fund. Despite that, some legislators are pressing ahead with a plan that make it harder for students to get Hope Scholarships, which are funded by the lottery.

Tennessee’s flu season started in the last few weeks. It’s the latest start to the season in over two decades.

Schools in Overton County are closed today. Hundreds of students are sick with a stomach illness.

Along with next week’s Presidential primary, voters in Maury County will be deciding on consolidating into a Metro Government similar to Nashville.

A new report from the State Comptroller says the hiring system for Tennessee government is unfair and outdated. The report comes as Governor Bill Haslam is pushing for changes

Last night, the Metro Council passed a resolution calling on Davidson County Clerk John Arriola to resign.

After running into resistance last week, the state Senate will take up a bill that would remove Occupy Nashville protestors from Legislative Plaza.

Occupy Nashville members are breaking up their camp. The move comes as the Legislature is set to take up a bill that would evict the protesters from War Memorial Plaza, where they’ve been since early October.

Retailer Saks Incorporated has announced plans for a distribution center in LaVergne. In a news release, Saks says the 564,000 square foot facility would employ about 250 people when it opens later this year. Saks operates the department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue. Its other distribution centers are in Maryland and California.

The Nashville Symphony and Taylor Swift are among Music City’s winners at last night’s Grammy Awards. Swift won Best Country Solo Performance for her song ‘Mean.’ Symphony conductor Giancarlo Guerrero and percussionist Christopher Lamb picked up an award for their recording of Joseph Schwantner’s Percussion Concerto. Other Nashville winners include folk duo The Civil Wars, […]