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Governor Bill Haslam has chosen not to go along with conservative lawmakers in condemning an international environmental program. Tennessee’s House and Senate both voted overwhelmingly to oppose the United Nations sustainability blueprint called Agenda 21. Haslam left the resolution unsigned.

Governor Bill Haslam signed off Thursday on changes to Tennessee’s education standards under a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind law. WPLN’s Daniel Potter reports on how the state is replacing the federal rule.

Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey says Tennessee has not heard the last of a fight over whether workers can keep guns in their cars on company lots. Ramsey thinks a compromise might be hashed out now that the year’s session is over.

Governor Bill Haslam has signed off on an overhaul to jobless benefits in Tennessee. The package tamps down on possible abuses from people collecting unemployment.

Nissan is a few shovels-full of dirt closer to building engines for Mercedes-Benz in Tennessee. The Franklin-based automaker broke ground on a new manufacturing facility near its existing powertrain plant in Decherd Wednesday.

Several members of Tennessee’s Congressional delegation are calling on Vanderbilt University to change an anti-discrimination policy for campus groups.

Tennessee’s law against online bullying is getting a partial rewrite to make sure it holds up in court. The lawmaker behind this year’s update says it’s a necessary step toward dealing with an evolving problem.

Nissan says an investigation is ongoing, after hackers tried to break into the carmaker’s computer systems last month. It’s still not clear where the attack came from.

Tennessee Democrats are bemoaning the legislative session that just ended, using words like “crazy” and “embarrassing” to describe laws passed this spring. It’s a sharp contrast to the glowing review from majority Republicans.