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O’Connell Proposes Taxpayer Protections Prior To Votes On Titans Funds
The Metro councilmember, who is running for Nashville Mayor, announced his plan on Tuesday.

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The Metro councilmember, who is running for Nashville Mayor, announced his plan on Tuesday.

The Southern Environmental Law Center files suit on behalf of farmers, alleging the USDA is illegally subsidizing Tyson chicken farms.
Gov. Bill Lee put a hold on executions in May after finding out the state didn't follow guidelines on the testing of lethal injection drugs.
Also in this week's Stockard on the Stump: The Tennessee Senate Democratic Caucus is being led by Black women for the first time.
The funding shifts stem from a federal audit.
Education chairs take different view of literacy requirements.
Margie Quin, tapped to lead the troubled Department of Children's Services in September, spoke to a legislative committee on Wednesday.
An abuse hotline took as many as 40 days to pass along reports of sexual abuse of children in state custody to child abuse investigators.
Kathy Walsh was the executive director of the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence for more than three decades.
Examples, including funds for new professional sports facilities, were found from all over the state.
The move could launch expansion into Knox and Madison counties as well.
The Tennessee House Education chairman promises to sponsor ESA bill.
The pair received disciplinary action after posting fliers on campus calling a fellow professor a racist.
A new agreement between the Knoxville Police Department and PARC formalizes interactions.
"I’m sure the education industrial complex will have a conniption,” said the Republican state senator from Chattanooga.
Students will now have the opportunity to spend their entire four years of training in either Knoxville or Nashville.
Students will now have the opportunity to spend their entire four years of training in either Knoxville or Nashville.
The whistleblower flagged possible misuse of grant funds and concerns about how crisis calls were handled.
Lee wants to institute toll roads or “choice lanes” built and maintained by the private sector through a state partnership.
TIRRC Votes and The Equity Alliance Fund promote year-round education.