The Tennessee Titans have traded their No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft to the Los Angeles Rams. Representatives for the team have confirmed the Titans now have six picks in the top 76 in this year’s draft. The…
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Major Tire Manufacturer Moving to Nashville
South Korean tiremaker Hankook announced Wednesday that it is relocating its North American headquarters from New Jersey to Tennessee. Company and state officials said in a ceremony at the state Capitol that 200 jobs will move to downtown Nashville, about…
Read MoreGovernment School Choice Bill Gains Support
A school choice measure allowing students to take classes from other public school districts was approved unanimously Tuesday by two key state legislative committees. The bill, introduced by Rep. Roger Kane and Sen. Delores Gresham, establishes a “course access program”…
Read MoreTSU to Host Radical Black Muslim Activist
Minister Louis Farrakhan, noted organizer and leader of the Nation of Islam, is scheduled to speak in Nashville next week during a conference designed to foster leadership among students at historically black colleges and universities. Farrakhan will speak at the…
Read MoreMedia Continues to Air Anonymous, Unconfirmed Gossip About Legislator
An intern is speaking out amid allegations of sexual harassment against a Tennessee lawmaker. Rep. Jeremy Durham’s is in a new office, isolated from the rest of his colleagues on Capitol Hill as the Attorney’s General office investigates him for…
Read MorePolicing for Profit Corruption Bill Fails in State House
This was the year that some civil liberty advocates had hoped would bring an end to “policing for profit” in Tennessee. But with lawmakers heading for adjournment, most of those reform measures have once again gone down in defeat. In…
Read MoreHow to Eat Like the One Percent
We are constantly hectored to eat well, but what does this mean?Does it mean to eat more like wealthy elites, or to eat healthier food? Actually, these two are equivalent: the Aristocracy eats much healthier than the bottom 95%, most…
Read MoreWidespread Impending Pension Failures Will Impact Tennesseans
The US public pension system has developed a $3.4tn funding hole that will pile pressure on cities and states to cut spending or raise taxes to avoid Detroit-style bankruptcies. According to academic research shared exclusively with FTfm, the collective funding…
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