Listen The VA hospitals in Middle Tennessee have added a new layer of infection control: Waist-high, germ-zapping robots are being deployed throughout the VA, which has become a leader in the health care industry’s fight against drug-resistant superbugs.
Nashville’s New Poet Laureate Can Make A Crowd Gasp
Harpeth Hall sophomore Haviland Whiting is Nashville’s new youth poet laureate after winning the annual spoken word competition hosted by Southern Word and several Metro agencies, including Mayor Megan Barry’s office.
Voters East Of Nashville Head To Polls To Replace GOP State Senator
Voters east of Nashville will decide tomorrow who’s going to replace state Sen. Mae Beavers. Republican state Rep. Mark Pody faces Democrat Mary Alice Carfi, an attorney, in a special election to replace Beavers. The longtime conservative firebrand resigned recently to run for governor — one of many GOP legislators contributing to a remarkable run […]
Alexander Expects His Bipartisan Obamacare Fix Will Be Passed This Week
Sen. Lamar Alexander acknowledges that the final tax bill set to pass this week will increase health insurance costs for those who use the federal exchanges. But he says his bipartisan bill to stabilize the insurance marketplace will offset the cost increase.
Sen. Alexander Says Tax Bill Will Lower Debt, Sen. Corker Is Skeptical
Sen. Bob Corker just came out in support of the GOP tax bill. Initially he was worried about its impact on the federal deficit. But fellow Tennessee Republican, Sen. Lamar Alexander, who peddled the plan Friday morning at the Rotary Club of Brentwood, says he thinks the plan will help the nation’s debt.
VU Poll: Hope Erodes In Tennessee For Republican Obamacare Alternative
Nearly half of Tennesseans thought the Affordable Care Act should be repealed as Donald Trump was elected President last November. But Vanderbilt’s latest statewide polling finds that number has dropped closer to a third, and hopes for a Republican alternative have also withered over the last year.
From Sticker Shock To Pleasantly Surprised On Tennessee’s Health Insurance Marketplace
Listen More Tennesseans seem to be buying health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, even though advertising has dropped considerably under the Trump Administration. Open enrollment for 2018 ends Friday at midnight, and the number of applications processed by federally-funded insurance guides — known as navigators — has already surpassed last year. Many enrollees are […]
In A First, Metro Housing Agency Approves Funding For A $25 Million Charter School
Listen The Metro Housing Board moved ahead on a plan to pay for the construction of a $25-million-dollar East Nashville charter school. It’s an unprecedented financing move that opens up the agency to risk by acting as both the developer and the lender for the project.
60 Years On, Keeping RCA Studio B From Dying Behind A ‘Glass Coffin’
Listen RCA Studio B is no longer the hit factory it was when it opened 60 years ago in Nashville but some modern musicians are still recording there, seeking its signature sound.
Google Fiber Hits Fewer Snags In Nashville With Novel ‘Microtrenching’ Technique
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