Politics
Analysis: Only a Stark Crazy Haslam Could Lose
Knoxville mayor Bill Haslam would have to go absolutely bonkers and pull a Martin Lawrence, wandering around in the middle of traffic screaming at cars, to lose the governor’s seat.
That’s not quite what political observers say. But it’s probably about the only easy way to lose. “Haslam will win easily unless he makes some big [...]
Early Election Results 2010: Haslam Gets Republican nod
The polls have been closed for long and the Associated Press is reporting Bill Haslam the winner for the Republicans with 16 percent of the precincts reporting. Haslam has more than 156,000 votes so far compared to Zach Wamps 87,510. Ron Ramsey is third with 65,278.
Basil Marceaux, who has become the 15-minute wonder via [...]
Snoop: Senate District 17 Gay Politics, Tennessean Revolving Door, Councilman Fees
Apparently, the State Senate District 17 has two gays and a philanderer running for the Democrat nomination.
Jerry Beavers, husband of Republican State Sen. Mae Beavers, gave that assessment last week while standing in a rural newspaper office with his wife. According to him, the general election is a lock for his wife as a result.…
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Analysis: Fairgrounds rancor, spinning into trouble
Contentious. That describes what last night’s meeting on the future of fairgrounds became.
Many attendees thought they could voice their thoughts after hearing Gary Gaston, the Nashville Civic Design Center’s design director, present a draft report based on the “visioning” meeting in June. An open forum wasn’t part of the agenda. That didn’t matter as criticism came fast and furious, with one attendee saying this shouldn’t be “another big government project for a corporate campus.”
White Paper: MTA could haul more Metro students to save money
By Martin D. Kennedy, Phd
Metro Nashville school board’s decision to outsource custodial work in the schools has caused quite a furor among Metro Council members who are understandably hesitant when it comes to policies that lead to downsizing/privatization. Dr. Jesse Register, the director of schools, asserted that the change made sense, the budget crunch aside. [...]
The Snoop: Greetings from Nashville….
The Snoop: New City Paper editor steps in it. ….Bernhardt battling. …NAI reasserts itself.
Nashville business leaders watching for economic impact in Arizona
The aftermath of a tough new immigration law in Arizona could be a lesson for local and state legislators who push for any legislation deemed tough on immigrants.
White Paper: More than market forces required for regional transit logic
Nashville is in the earliest stages of building a case for a regional rail system. How to fund such a massive and long-term project is the biggest obstacle. The size of that obstacle though depends on how such a system is evaluated in the first place.
Duvall backs off UDOs
Amid pressure from bankers, developers and fellow council members, Metro Councilman Robert Duvall is withdrawing some of the broad zoning changes he sought for planned developments in his district.
Does Dean have E.D.D. (Economic Development Dysfuntion)?
The drip, drip, drip you hear is not from the now-discarded wet blanket former Mayor Bill Purcell threw over the convention center during his tenure.
That’s the sound of current Mayor Karl Dean’s subtle wet blanket approach to the fairgrounds property, the slow drip of someone not opposed to development there but seemingly reluctant to pursue any substantive course of action.
