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State lawmakers today found themselves asked to determine exactly who should be considered Native American. Supporters of three “remnant” tribes say federal dollars and cultural identity are at stake.

Paper flyers advertising concerts will no longer blanket utility poles in Davidson County. At least that’s the aim of a new bill Metro Council members approved last month. It expands who can be fined for posting signs in the public right-of-way. Band and club promoters say they don’t like it, and question whether anyone is really going to enforce the new law. WPLN’s Christine Buttorff reports.

With the US Senate returning to work this week, Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander says he’s still on the fence about whether he’ll vote to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the next Supreme Court Justice.

Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander says the cap-and-trade bill passed by the US House of Representatives last month is too expensive.

You may have never heard of Tower Investments, but it’s becoming a major player in Nashville projects. Since 2004, the company has purchased almost 20 properties in Tennessee and made Nashville the site of the company’s second office. WPLN’s Christine Buttorff talked with Alex Marks who runs the Nashville branch of Tower Investments.

Governor Phil Bredesen and other government officials broke ground today on one of the biggest stimulus projects in the state.

Mayor Karl Dean announced a new scholarship fund today to help Metro high school students who take college classes.

The Councilman for the Bells Bend area of Nashville says he’s going to defer the controversial May Town Center development. The zoning change allowing for the proposal is before the Metro Council next week.

Several hundred people rallied on the steps of the state capital today to protest the cap-and-trade bill which is moving through Congress.

A new Hispanic organization formed this year in Tennessee, dedicated to recruiting Latinos to the Republican Party.