NEW BILL COULD REQUIRE TATTOO ARTISTS TO TRAIN TO SPOT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Senate Bill 0171, otherwise known as the Ink of Hope Act, was introduced to the state senate yesterday to train tattoo artists to spot human trafficking. If approved, the bill would require tattoo ope ...
TWRA WARNS OF COYOTE MATING SEASON
From the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency: Coyote Mating Season: A Critical Time for Pet Owners We want to alert pet owners to an important seasonal behavior of coyotes: mating season. Typ ...
UT RESEARCHERS AWARDED GRANT TO STUDY DISORDERS LINKED TO LONG COVID
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded a significant grant of $1.5 million to Jianyang Du, PhD, of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, for a research study ...
GRANTS AWARDED TO TEN TENNESSEE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS
Nashville, TN -- TennCare, Tennessee’s Medicaid program, announces the awarding of grants to ten psychiatric hospitals across the state. Each hospital will receive $1.5 million annually for two years ...
GOV. LEE ACCUSED OF HOLDING DISASTER RELIEF HOSTAGE TO PASS SCHOOL VOUCHERS
Nashville, Tenn (January 15, 2025) — Tennessee Democrats today condemned Governor Bill Lee for calling a special session of the General Assembly on January 27, using the urgent need for disaster relie ...
SCHOOL CLOSINGS & DELAYS FOR JAN 16
The following county schools will be closed for Thursday January 16 Bledsoe Cumberland McMinn Meigs The following county schools will be open but with a delay DeKalb 2 hr delay with bus drivers ...
TDEC LIFTS WATER CONTACT ADVISORY FOLLOWING HURRICANE HELENE
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has lifted an advisory that told the public to avoid all contact with waterbodies affected by the extreme flooding from Hurricane Helene ...
SIX FROM BLOUNT COUNTY FACE SERIOUS ANIMAL CRUELTY CHARGES
Six people from Blount County are facing many animal cruelty charges for leaving 25 pets out in last week's snowstorm. The officials alleged that the dogs and cats were left in their own filth with no ...
RANDY MCNALLY RE-ELECTED LT. GOVERNOR
(NASHVILLE, TN), January 14, 2025 — The State Senate today re-elected Lt. Governor Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge) for a fifth term as Speaker of the Senate. Senators met at noon on the first organization ...
TDCI JOINS $17M MULTI-STATE ENFORCEMENT SETTLEMENT WITH EDWARD JONES
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI), a member of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), has joined a $17 million settlement with Edward D ...
SCHOOL CLOSINGS & DELAYS WED JAN 15 (UPDATED 5 PM)
School Closings for Wednesday January 15 Cumberland DeKalb McMinn Meigs Morgan Overton Schools Open But With Delay Clay 2 hr delay Fentress 2 hr delay
TENNESSEE D.H.S. FACES CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OVER S.N.A.P.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against the Tennessee Department of Human Services (DHS) regarding its supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP). The lawsuit alleges the DHS has caused ...
