The Tennessee Board of Regents meets this morning to discuss deep budget cuts to state universities.
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The Tennessean sent 67 employees home with pink slips today.
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The already bleak budget forecast for Tennessee got worse today, as experts presented their projections for the coming year to the state funding board.
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Owners of small group residence in Nashville won’t be required to install sprinkler systems, according to a bill that Metro Council passed last night.
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Tuition at Tennessee’s state universities will likely rise dramatically next year, given that the schools will have at least a ten percent cut in state funding. That’s on top of college costs that a new study says are already much too high.
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Last night, members of the Metro Council knocked around ideas to stimulate the local economy. They ranged from simply encouraging residents to shop within the county to overhauling fees and laws that may impede development.
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Hundreds of Nashville’s homeless residents lined up around Municipal Auditorium yesterday prior to the city’s first “Homeless Connect” event. Exactly 1,078 men, women and children came for haircuts, birth certificates and mental health evaluations.
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The Metro School Board accepted a slate of three candidates for the vacant schools director position last night.
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Nashville Mayor Karl Dean meets with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg this week to talk about the finer points of taking over a school system. At present, 15 mayors including Bloomberg have partial or complete control in school board appointments and choosing a superintendent.
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Councilman Jerry Maynard wants to know if there’s anything the Metro Council can do to help the city survive the economic downturn. He’s holding a special meeting with city officials today.
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Bridgestone Firestone will layoff 158 workers December 21st at its La Vergne plant due to slumping demand for passenger and light truck tires. The company also announced today it may close its passenger tire operation altogether.
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Water levels at Center Hill Lake could dip below the reach of municipal water suppliers in the next few months.
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Another Metro Council member is trying to lower water fees. But city Finance Director Rich Riebeling says all water issues need to wait.
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Nashville-based Plumgood Food will pull the plug on its grocery delivery service at the end of next week.
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The number of miles driven on Tennessee highways has fallen more than three-percent for the year. That’s the longest period of decline since the Department of Transportation began counting passing cars 30 years ago.
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