Some Tennessee lawmakers are considering a push to cut off water and electricity to facilities run by entities like the National Security Agency, which they see as spying unconstitutionally.
More Families Could Get School Vouchers Under New Tennessee Proposal
A school vouchers proposal that was scuttled last year by Republican infighting is showing new signs of life in the state legislature. Such a bill would essentially divert some public-school money, to help poor kids in failing schools afford private educations instead.
Amp Opponents Courting Lawmakers To Block Not Just Funding, But Route
Opponents of a dedicated bus lane across Nashville, known as the Amp, want Tennessee lawmakers to help them stop the project. They’re hoping they can pressure state transportation officials into barring the Amp’s use of state roads.
Could A Huge Penalty On Tennessee Businesses Nudge Medicaid Expansion?
Some big companies in Tennessee could be out upwards of $50 million combined next year, because so far the state hasn’t expanded Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act.
Not Exactly A Cabbie, But She Drives, Gets Paid And… Makes Friends?
To hear Charlotte Munoz tell the story, you’d barely know she was working. The curly-haired Ph.D student was behind the wheel at a drive-through, waiting for tacos with her passengers. The man in the backseat, who’d been drinking, was trying to whisper to his friend, riding shotgun.
Training For 500 Investigators Will Take ‘Til 2016, DCS Head Says
Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services will need another two years to get its hundreds of child-abuse investigators through a new training program, meant to help them do a better job gathering information they can use in court.
Can Tennessee Cut Its Prison Population And Meth Labs At The Same Time?
Making it harder to get the cold medicine that drug dealers use to make methamphetamine could lower Tennessee’s inmate population, prison officials said in a meeting Tuesday with state lawmakers—some of whom are contemplating requiring a prescription to buy pseudoephedrine.
Some Limo Fares Could Drop Dramatically With Council Vote
The Metro Council is one vote away from lowering the minimum fee for limousine service from $45 to about 10. The high fee was put in place just a few years ago, to ward off what high-end limo companies and taxis see as unfair competition.
Music City Star’s Rail Authority Gets Time On Loan Payment
The Nashville & Eastern Railroad Authority, which is in charge of the commuter train’s tracks, faced a bank loan this month that it couldn’t pay, but now says it has at least until April. By then, state lawmakers hope to rework how train companies are taxed for diesel fuel.
Once Exotic, Bike Couriers Capitalize On Downtown Nashville’s Growth
They’re common enough in cities like New York or San Francisco, but bike messengers in Nashville? The advent of bicycle couriers is another sign Music City’s core is getting denser, with more businesses, more people—and more traffic to avoid.
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