EducationNews
In 2014, education leaders ranging from the U.S. secretary of education down to local school officials promised that kids would do better if districts adopted a federal… Read More
EconomyNews
Critics call “useless” and “highly speculative” recent findings that Chattanooga Electric Power Board officials claim prove that the municipal broadband network in that city is more than… Read More
EconomyNews
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An unelected board of 11 people in this city soon will decide whether to grant $9.5 million in tax incentives to the IKEA… Read More
LawNews
NEW ORLEANS — Violent crime is up 24 percent in New Orleans, and now Mayor Mitch Landrieu is calling on Louisiana taxpayers to send in… Read More
EconomyNews
NASHVILLE—The New Year is here and, thus far, of all the priorities Tennessee legislators have laid out for the 2015 General Assembly, none involve clamping… Read More
NASHVILLE — A sheriff’s office in Tennessee has made a hefty profit selling vapor cigarettes to inmates. As most Americans know by now, e-cigarettes are battery-powered devices… Read More
EconomyNews
NASHVILLE — Kimball, Tenn., Mayor Rex Pesnell said broadband Internet in his town of about 1,400 will help economic development, but so far he’s short… Read More
Health CareNews
NASHVILLE—Tennessee Republicans, after having just increased majorities in the state’s General Assembly, likely will have to decide whether to expand Medicaid in the upcoming 2015… Read More
SocietyNews
NASHVILLE — U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., is at it again. Cohen, known for his sometimes provocative remarks on his Twitter page, is now seemingly… Read More
SocietyNews
A taxpayer-funded housing project in Memphis has a host of dangerous safety violations, including problems with mold, exposed electrical wiring and missing locks, among countless… Read More
