The state may have gone from revealing too little in files it’s giving to reporters, to revealing too much. The Department of Children’s Services is handing over sensitive records about kids who died in state custody, after a lawsuit from a media coalition led by the Tennessean.
Law Arming Some Teachers In Tennessee Schools Won’t Affect Insurance Rates For Now
Some Tennessee teachers could carry guns in class this year, but whether they do or not likely won’t depend on how it affects their school’s insurance rates. This school year retired police will be allowed to carry in class, though it seems few if any will.
Tougher Teacher’s License Renewal Raises Questions Over Exemption
The state school board is facing a tough question of when to allow an exception as it raises the bar on teachers renewing their licenses. Tennessee’s board of education is putting off approval of the new rule until at least next month.
Backers Of The Amp Find Support In Rockefeller Survey
Backers of a proposed bus-rapid transit line across Nashville are touting results from a survey out Wednesday from the Rockefeller Foundation. The New York-based philanthropy found most Nashvillians would take the bus instead of driving, if it sped up their commute.
Lawyers Say Class Action Possible Over How Vanderbilt Chose Who To Fire
Two prominent Nashville lawyers say Vanderbilt University Medical Center may have broken the law in how it fired some 300 workers this summer.
Staff Sergeant From Fort Campbell Killed In Afghanistan
A 25-year-old soldier from Fort Campbell died Monday in Afghanistan. Staff Sergeant Sonny Christopher Zimmerman was killed on patrol by a rocket-propelled grenade in Paktiya Province.
Amid Questions Over State Contract, Plan To Demolish Historic Nashville Building Will Get A Second Look
Tennessee lawmakers got a chance Tuesday to ask questions over a state contract that sparked allegations of cronyism. A growing deal to manage state office space went to contractor Jones Lang LaSalle, in which Governor Bill Haslam once held a stake before moving his investments to a blind trust.
Top Tennessee Republicans Hint End Is Nigh For Compromise On Medicaid Expansion
Tennessee may be running out of steam in its months-long search for a compromise to expand Medicaid as part of the federal healthcare overhaul.
Fighting For Campaign Dollars In District Of Scandalized DesJarlais
Two of the three candidates for the Congressional district spanning from Murfreesboro to the outskirts of Chattanooga are trying to tamp down expectations ahead of Monday’s required fundraising disclosure.
Keynote At Tennessee GOP Banquet: We Can Retake U.S. Senate In 2014
More than a thousand Tennessee Republicans gathered in Nashville’s new Music City Center Friday night for the annual GOP Statesman’s Dinner. The event brought in almost half a million dollars for the party, which controls both chambers of the state legislature, both of Tennessee’s U.S. Senate seats, and seven of the state’s nine Congressional districts, […]
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