Listen Wednesday’s final day of the 2018 legislative session was chaotic, even by the usual frenetic standards of the Tennessee General Assembly. Before lawmakers adjourned at about 11 p.m., the day featured a standoff between the House and the Senate over standardized testing, an attempt to hold the state budget hostage and plenty of last-minute […]
Tennessee Lawmakers Adjourn After Resolving Impasse Over TNReady
Tennessee lawmakers wrapped up business Wednesday night, after an arduous final day at the state Capitol dominated by a standoff over TNReady and a dispute over a constitutional amendment. The House of Representatives and the state Senate spent most of the day locked in a bitter dispute over whether teachers are really going to be […]
Tennessee Lawmakers Want To Recognize ‘Almighty God’ In State Constitution
Tennessee lawmakers have given initial approval to a resolution to amend the state constitution to say that “liberties do not come from government, but from Almighty God.”
Gun Law Enforcement Questioned In Nashville Mass Shooting
The killing of four people at a Waffle House in Antioch is exposing the frequent breakdown between the law enforcement agencies that regulate gun ownership.
Nashville Police: Waffle House Suspect Had Guns Confiscated After White House Intrusion
Metro Nashville Police say the suspect in Sunday morning’s shooting at a Waffle House in Antioch had his guns confiscated last year after being caught inside a restricted area at the White House. Travis Reinking, 29, is still at large, and police say he still may have two guns in his possession. Police believe he […]
Monument, Testing Controversies Rock Tennessee Lawmakers In Session’s Final Days
Listen The big debates appeared to be behind the Tennessee Legislature, which has been in a wrap-up phase for the last week or two. Then a move to “punish” Memphis and a cyberattack on standardized tests injected high drama into the final days of the session. In this week’s edition of The Tri-Star State, WPLN’s Jason […]
Tennessee Lawmakers Vote To Protect Students, Teachers From Penalties After Latest TNReady Problems
Listen Tennessee lawmakers have approved a measure meant to protect students, teachers and schools from being penalized for irregularities in this year’s TNReady test. Both chambers of the state legislature swiftly passed the legislation this afternoon, just days after a suspected cyberattack caused computerized tests to shut down.
In Testimony, State Education Officials Have Few Answers About Suspected Testing Cyberattack
Listen Tennessee education officials got a grilling Wednesday from state lawmakers about the suspected cyberattack that shut down standardized testing earlier this week. But officials say they’re not sure who would have tried to hack the TNReady tests — or why.
Tennessee Lawmakers Strip $250,000 From Memphis As Payback For Removing Confederate Statues
The city of Memphis could lose a quarter-million dollars as punishment for removing statues of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest and Confederate President Jefferson Davis last year. The Tennessee House of Representatives voted Tuesday to strip the money from next year’s state budget. The sum had been earmarked to go toward planning for Memphis’ bicentennial […]
After More Computer Problems, Some Tennessee Legislators Are Ready To Go Back To Paper Tests
Listen Another round of problems with the state’s standardized tests has Tennessee lawmakers considering ditching computers and going back to pencils and paper. The proposal is one of several on the table as leaders grapple with an apparent cyberattack on the TNReady testing system.
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