The Tennessee Department of Agriculture says the funds from the USDA
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program can be used to grow and produce
fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits and nursery crops,
including floriculture.
Union groups on Monday blasted Gov. Bill Haslam's plan to create a
new workers' compensation office and place it under the troubled
Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
An East Tennessee man had only about a two percent chance of ever having his criminal record wiped clean, even though he committed what would now be considered a petty crime 50 years ago.
The Central High students are calling for a statewide character
development program in all Tennessee public schools. They drafted a
resolution with the help of their history teacher, who is a Vietnam
veteran.
Tennessee clergy are urging lawmakers and the governor to accept $1.4 billion in
Medicaid money to help provide health care and other services for the
uninsured.
