Month: May 2016
Skyrocketing Commercial Lease Rates Stoke Fears of Bubble
Faced with what he said was a more than 50 percent rent hike, John Kepley opted to move his technology consulting firm Teknetex Inc. out of leased space at the Cummins Station office complex three months ago. “It’s a fantastic…
Read MoreHaslam’s Weak Leadership a Growing Problem for Tennessee
State Senator Mark Norris (R-Collierville) is sharply rebuking Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam for mischaracterizing the Tennessee General Assembly’s Tenth Amendment lawsuit against the federal government for its operation of the refugee resettlement program to the state’s Attorney General, Herbert Slatery….
Read MoreTSA Security Chief Fired After Agency’s Continued Gross Incompetence
A House committee said Monday that the head of security operations at the Transportation Security Administration has been replaced. “Kelly Hoggan has been removed from his position as head of security at TSA,” the House Committee on Oversight and Government…
Read MoreIn the Land of the Free, Innocent Men Spend Decades in Prison
The State of Tennessee has denied Lawrence McKinney justice for nearly 40 years, and it is time to rectify this horrible mistake. The 60-year-old Wilson County man spent 31 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. That…
Read MoreObama Overtime Rule Would Hurt Local Companies, Cost Jobs
U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn says she’s heard from dozens of Tennessee businesses concerned about a new federal rule that will make millions of Americans eligible for overtime pay. “What they tell me,” the Brentwood Republican said, “is that mandating overtime…
Read MoreInvestigating Nashville’s Growing Traffic Woes
Nashville is expecting another million people to move here in the next 20 years – and the traffic problems that could cause could be disastrous. FOX 17 traveled to Atlanta and Birmingham to see how those cities are dealing with…
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