U.S. House Ag leader seeks permanent scholarship funding for 1890 land-grant colleges
WASHINGTON—Leaders from 1890 land-grant colleges laid out to the House Agriculture Committee Wednesday how a fresh infusion of scholarship funding provided by Congress has helped those historically Black institutions educate and train the next...
Republican lawmakers threaten to dissolve Health Department over child vaccines
GOP legislators came close Wednesday to dumping the Tennessee Department of Health after accusing it of targeting minors for mass vaccinations without parental consent.
Instead, the Government Operations Committee ordered Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey to...
Law enforcement officials investigating report of abuse at Chattanooga facility for migrant kids
State and federal authorities, along with local law enforcement, are investigating a report of child abuse at a Chattanooga facility that has come under fire from Tennessee’s Republican lawmakers for housing migrant children picked...
Piercey to face raft of childhood immunization questions
The chairman of the House Government Operations Committee appears ready to grill Tennessee’s Health Department commissioner over childhood immunization policy, potentially to overturn the state’s mature minor doctrine.
Rep. John Ragan, an Oak Ridge Republican,...
Commentary: Williamson County group chooses equal and fair treatment for all children
I am a storm-tossed and weary Williamson County Schools parent.
I'm weary because I'm a mother of four who would rather be making summer plans with her kids instead of writing this op-ed. I’m weary...
After Metro Nashville Council passes $2.6B budget, focus turns to Chancellor Perkins’ ruling in...
After three years of bruising budget fights, Metro Council breezily passed a $2.6 billion opening budget on Tuesday night.
The unanimous vote was a far cry from the contentious council meetings in recent years when...
Teachers come under pressure as politicians, parents battle over ‘critical race theory’
WASHINGTON—Teachers from Tennessee to Iowa are swept up in a wave of outrage led by GOP politicians nationwide over how schools teach kids about race in U.S. history.
Conservatives have pilloried much instruction about systemic...
Massive federal funding to locals could put burden on banks
Local governments are slated to receive $2.28 billion in federal funds through the American Recovery Plan, but banks could be running into a problem handling the amount of money slated to go straight to...
Editor’s column: Refute the big lie
Almost five months ago, Joe Biden was inaugurated President of the United States, an event that came after months of lawsuits filed by former President Donald Trump’s campaign team, outright lies and a disgraceful...
Eviction moratorium nears end and oustings have started
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention federal eviction moratorium doesn't end until June 30, but evictions are already starting to rise across the state.
Eviction notices at Mosaic Apartments in South Nashville made headlines...
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