Since Nashville’s bike-share program started six months ago, thousands of people have checked out bikes for short rides – many of them one-way trips downhill, as it turns out. So, almost like a ski lift, someone with a truck hauls those bikes back up, to keep the system balanced.
If Feds Back Rapid Bus Line, Nashville Mayor Wants Money Ready For Next Phase
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean wants to set aside more than $7 million for a new bus-rapid transit line called “The Amp.” But city officials say they won’t actually use the money until the proposed project clears the first hurdle to getting federal funding.
Tainted Medicine Went To 14 States, Including Seven Clinics In Tennessee
Tainted medicine similar to what caused last year’s meningitis outbreak was shipped to a clinic in White House, just north of Nashville, state officials say. The drug also went to six other clinics in Tennessee, all in the northwest part of the state, where it was packaged.
Tennessee Governor Signs Bill Shrinking Tax On Investments For Seniors
Governor Bill Haslam is touting a tax cut for seniors who get tens of thousands of dollars a year from investments, signing a bill Tuesday to cut the Hall Income Tax. He says the move will make Tennessee a more inviting place for wealthy retirees.
Haslam On Medicaid Deal: Real Progress This Summer Or Bust
If negotiations to expand health coverage for poor people in Tennessee using federal money don’t show progress this summer, Gov. Bill Haslam says they might not ever. Haslam says the state is still discussing the matter with federal officials.
For Memorial Day, Tennessee Governor Honors Four Families Who Lost Loved Ones
Governor Bill Haslam met this morning with several families of young men who died serving America’s military, ahead of the state’s Memorial Day ceremony.
In Wake Of Widespread Unemployment Fraud, Tennessee and IRS Garnish Tax Refunds of 17 Thousand
Some 17 thousand Tennesseans who fraudulently took state unemployment benefits saw their federal tax refunds garnished this spring as payback.
State Officials Let Drilling Resume After Spill At Radnor Lake
State officials have given Piedmont Natural Gas the go-ahead to resume drilling for a new pipeline under Radnor Lake State Park, in south Nashville. Earlier this month Piedmont halted a horizontal drill there, after 300 gallons of wet clay lubricant seeped out into Otter Creek.
Nashville Tea Party Groups Rally To Protest IRS
Around a hundred conservative activists protested in Nashville Tuesday over revelations the Internal Revenue Service singled out tea-party groups for extra scrutiny. Similar protests took place in Chattanooga and cities across the country.
State Of Metro: $3M Affordable Housing Trust Fund To Create Hundreds Of Homes For Nashville’s Poor
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean wants more affordable places to live for poor people, who are spending more than a third of their pay on rent. Dean used his “State of Metro” address Monday to announce an Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
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