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TENNESSEAN Nashville councilman wants residency requirement for new city workers Cass- A Metro councilman said he plans to introduce legislation requiring anyone hired by Metro government after a certain date to live inside Nashville and Davidson County More SEC expansion coming, but where? Climer- The last time they stopped playing the "Realignment Rhapsody" and everybody scrambled for a seat, the SEC had 14 available chairs Tennessee Republicans take note of Metro Council members’ tax stances Cass- It wasn’t lost on the Tennessee Republican Party that three Metro councilmen running as Democrats for state offices either rejected or passed on voting for Mayor Karl Dean’s tax increase Tuesday Mayor Karl Dean talks obesity on CBS This Morning Gonzalez- In the interview, Dean talks about some of the city’s alluring fatty foods and efforts to increase physical activity
NP- Tennessee’s unemployment rate for April fell to 7.8 percent, down from the March revised rate of 7.9 percent, according to Tennesee Department of Labor and Workforce Development numbers released today Abuse pushes Pepsi to pull sponsorship of Walking Horse Celebration Staff- Pepsi has pulled its sponsorship of the annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in Shelbyville after an ABC News investigation revealed evidence of widespread animal abuse tied to the event
Haman- A Chattanooga councilwoman's daughter has operated an informal refugee assistance and literacy program in a city building for more than a year, and she wants to formalize the arrangement next week Hamilton County school board 'let down' by fundraisingMartin- The business community "let down" the school system and "disappointed" school board members by not adequately funding a science, technology, engineering and math school in Hamilton County, board members said Thursday evening during their monthly meeting Lack of rain keeps TVA reservoir levels lowSohn- Despite recent rains, several reservoirs managed by TVA have lower water levels because of below-normal rain and runoff this spring
Demolition versus preservation: K-25 plan still not a done deal Munger- Despite another last-ditch, four-hour meeting, the latest in a decade's worth of debate, no agreement emerged Thursday on whether to preserve a piece of the historic K-25 uranium-enrichment facility and how to share the plant's World War II and Cold War stories with future generations Blount County forms centralized tourism authorityWilson- A new tourism authority for Blount County has been established, and the county's vision for the new board is serving as a model for the rest of Tennessee
Consultant for Shelby County suburbs defends school feasibility study Bailey- A consultant who advised the county's suburbs that they could feasibly operate municipal school systems defended his calculations Thursday while questioning Shelby County Commissioner Mike Ritz's figures Schools transition panel decides 79 ideasKelley- The commission planning the transition to a united city-county school district on Thursday plowed through and approved a list of 79 recommendations that could wind up in its final report this summer Memphis-area high school 'grads' may not receive diplomaRoberts- Thousands of high school seniors are being allowed to participate in graduation ceremonies here despite questions about their final grades |
