Listen Republican businessman Bill Lee wasn’t known to many Tennesseans before this year’s race for governor. He’d been a major fundraiser for the GOP. But he’d never run for public office of any kind. Lee touts that as a virtue. In the latest in a series of interviews with the six leading candidates for governor, […]
Nashville Judge Strikes Down Law That Has Revoked Thousands Of Tennessee Driver’s Licenses
A federal judge in Nashville has ordered the state to reinstate driver’s licenses for more than 146,000 Tennesseans who lost them because they couldn’t pay their court fees.
The Tri-Star State: Taking A Look At the Ad Blitz Ahead Of Early Voting
Listen Voting in Tennessee’s statewide primaries starts in less than two weeks, and that means the race is impossible to avoid without turning off the television. The ads may be short, but they’re where candidates spend most of their money and give insight into campaign strategy. In the latest edition of The Tri-Star State, Nashville […]
Opponents Of Trump Immigration Policy March Outside Belmont University
Hundreds of protesters came out on Saturday to demonstrate against the Trump administration’s immigration policies — despite 90-degree temperatures.
After Long Wait, Birth Control Is About To Be Available In Tennessee Without A Doctor’s Prescription
Tennessee is on the verge of becoming one of the few states that allows women to buy hormonal birth control without first having to visit a doctor. The…
Manuel, Country Music Tailor, Honored By NEA For ‘Indispensable’ Work
Listen Nashville tailor Manuel Cuevas, the maker of rhinestone-studded suits worn by entertainers like Elvis Presley and Jack White, is receiving one of the nation’s highest honors for folk artists. The National Endowment for the Arts announced this week that he has won its National Heritage Fellowship, one of only 10 people who’ll receive the […]
TNReady Crash Was Caused By Testing Company, Not Cyberattack, Officials Conclude
Listen It wasn’t a cyberattack that took down TNReady exams earlier this year but an error by the testing company. External investigators and the state comptroller made the conclusion after reviewing the crash that disrupted standardized tests statewide.
Governor Names New TBI Director After Finalist Accused Of Misusing State Resources
Governor Bill Haslam named Knoxville’s police chief to be the next director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation after another finalist was accused of misusing state resources to conduct an extramarital affair.
Tennessee Says Middle Schoolers Will Take Only One State Exam Online Next Year — Science
Listen State officials are hedging their bets on next year’s TNReady testing. The Department of Education announced Thursday that they’ll be limiting online exams in the middle-school grades to just one subject — science — as part of a new plan to keep closer tabs on how computerized testing is going.
Why Nashville Could Have A Shot To Be A Host City For The 2026 World Cup
The head of the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. said Nissan Stadium has a good shot at hosting World Cup games, after international soccer authorities announced Wednesday that they had chosen the joint United States, Canada and Mexico bid to host the tournament in 2026.
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