When a Dallas man who was in town for his company’s national sales meeting had a seizure at a downtown hotel Wednesday evening, a state legislator took charge of the situation until the Nashville Fire Department arrived. Max Carter, a … Continue reading →
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State Rep. Tony Shipley helps man after seizure at downtown hotel
When a Dallas man who was in town for his company’s national sales meeting had a seizure at a downtown hotel Wednesday evening, a state legislator took charge of the situation until the Nashville Fire Department arrived. Max Carter, a … Continue reading →
Senate adds East Tennessee county to moon-shining law
Most of the action at the Capitol this week has been in committees, but the state Senate took a very important action this week — it added Cocke County to the 2009 state law that allows “micro-distilleries,” the modern term … Continue reading →
TN lawmakers to take up bill to evict Occupy Nashville
A subcommittee in the state House of Representatives could take up legislation Wednesday afternoon banning unauthorized camping on state property, in what could be the first step toward lawmakers’ evicting the Occupy Nashville protest above them. House Bill 2638 would … Continue reading →
TN bill would require stryping of public stairways
Senate Bill 3600 may not even be a serious proposal. (It opens five titles of the Tennessee code, which suggests it’s just a placeholder for something else.) And even if it is serious, I understand that for the vision-impaired this … Continue reading →
Mayor Karl Dean looking to change the way Nashville Predators get state revenues
Reacting to a successful move by the Nashville Predators to bring in millions of state dollars – an initiative Metro officials said they weren’t aware of – Mayor Karl Dean’s administration is now pursuing legislation that would place the money … Continue reading →
