A review by experts of Tennessee prison operations recommends the state Department of Correction make major changes in how prisoner assaults on guards are classified and also calls for changes to controversial staff scheduling changes. Among other things, the American…
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Tennessee Fails First Year of Welfare Drug Testing
Tennessee’s first year of drug testing welfare recipients uncovered drug use by less than 0.2 percent of all applicants for the state’s public assistance system. The state implemented the testing regime in the summer of 2014, adding three questions about…
Read MoreNashville Real Estate Hottest in 10 Years
Nearly 3,445 Nashville-area residential properties changed hands in September, contributing to a 15 percent overall gain in home closings for the third quarter. That’s the best third-quarter growth in two years and nearly doubles sales recorded for that same July…
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