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When state labor officials hear of a job opening, their first priority is to see if a military veteran qualifies for it. A federal act in the early 1930s established the practice of giving vets who are transitioning into the civilian workforce the first crack at a job, but in this economy, it’s been tough.

Tennessee has now received a million doses of the H1N1 vaccine since it began inoculating the public against the virus in October.

More H1N1 vaccine shots are available in Metro Davidson County Tuesday.

Meharry Medical College may not have received as much stimulus money for research as other schools in Tennessee, but officials say it has saved dozens of jobs.

Belmont University is planning to open a law school by 2011.

Two middle Tennessee companies are capitalizing on what employees say is key to getting them and keeping them motivated to get healthy: convenience and cash. WPLN’s Jacqueline Fellows reports on workers who don’t have to leave to get in a workout or look far for a healthy lunch, and get paid to do both.

Metro Councilwoman Pam Murray failed to convince a judge that a recall election against her should be stopped.

As more and more cities opt out of a new state law allowing guns in parks, officials are now trying to figure out how far the state can go in enforcing the law when its violated.

Reports of the kind of flooding that sent Rutherford County and Cookeville residents seeking higher ground Thursday have died down. But now state officials are worried about flash flooding, the kind of quickly rising water that’s dangerous.