Small Business Tax Workshop Series. Join the Tennessee Small Business Development Center for this online opportunity to learn the ins and outs of small business taxes with the IRS. Throughout October, the TSBDC will be answering questions to help small-business owners understand the tax process better. Topic: Tax deposits and filing a return to report payroll taxes and hiring people who live in the U.S. who are not citizens. Wednesday, 9-10 a.m. Register to participate. Information

2. Good managers help employees solve own problems - Friday, September 13, 2024

Managers are often drained by the people part of their jobs. After working for years as an individual contributor, they are finally rewarded with a management role. But, management is not as fun as they had hoped.

3. Boeing shareholders approve CEO's compensation as company faces investigations, possible prosecution - Friday, May 17, 2024

Boeing shareholders on Friday approved CEO David Calhoun's $32.8 million compensation and heard leaders explain what the troubled aircraft maker is doing to improve the quality and safety of its planes after a door plug blew off a Boeing 737 Max jetliner in January.

4. Mayorkas impeachment trial set to start in Senate this week but might be over before it starts - Friday, April 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans will bring their case against Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate this week, two months after impeaching the Homeland Security secretary. It will be the third time in five years that senators are sworn in as jurors in the court of impeachment.

5. Civil litigator joins tpmbLAW as partner - Friday, April 5, 2024

Stefan Richard “Rick” Hughes has joined Taylor, Pigue, Marchetti and Blair PLLC (tpmbLAW) as a partner.

Hughes, who has three decades in private practice in Nashville and Bowling Green, will continue his focus on civil litigation.

6. Pentagon urges Israel to protect civilians in Gaza as military chiefs meet at time of high tensions - Friday, March 22, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. defense leaders pressed their Israeli counterparts Tuesday to ensure that any military operation in the southern city of Rafah unfold in phases to protect civilians and secure the delivery of aid, a senior Pentagon official said. Israel's defense minister was receptive, the official said, but it's not clear what impact the meeting will have on Israeli plans for Gaza or on growing tensions between the two nations.

7. Hungary's parliament ratifies Sweden's NATO bid, clearing the final obstacle to membership - Friday, February 23, 2024

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's parliament voted Monday to ratify Sweden's bid to join NATO, bringing an end to more than 18 months of delays that have frustrated the alliance as it seeks to expand in response to Russia's war in Ukraine.

8. Senate leaders likely to seek quick dismissal of Mayorkas impeachment case - Friday, February 23, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the third time in five years, senators will be sworn in as jurors for an impeachment trial. But the chamber is expected to spend far less time on the charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas than the ones brought against former President Donald Trump — or maybe no time at all.

9. House Republicans are ready to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas. Vote will be close - Friday, February 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House has opened debate ready to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Tuesday over border security, a deeply partisan and highly unusual attack on a Cabinet official that has drawn concerns from constitutional scholars and rebuke from Democrats.

10. House GOP takes party-line vote toward Mayorkas impeachment as border becomes 2024 campaign issue - Friday, January 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans voted along party lines early Wednesday to move toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for a "willful and systematic" refusal to enforce immigration laws as border security becomes a top 2024 election issue.

11. House Republicans taking a key vote toward impeaching Mayorkas as border becomes 2024 campaign issue - Friday, January 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are preparing to take a key vote Tuesday toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over what they call his "willful and systematic" refusal to enforce immigration laws as border security becomes a top 2024 election issue.

12. House GOP releases impeachment articles in bid to oust Homeland Security's Mayorkas over the border - Friday, January 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Sunday released two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as they vowed to swiftly push forward with election-year efforts to oust him over what they call his failure to manage the U.S.-Mexico border. The rare step against a Cabinet member drew outrage from Democrats and the agency as a politically motivated stunt lacking the constitutional basis to remove Mayorkas from office.

13. Delaware judge limits scope of sweeping climate change lawsuit against fossil fuel companies - Friday, January 12, 2024

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A judge has rejected several claims lodged by Delaware's attorney general in a lawsuit alleging that the fossil fuel industry has downplayed the risks of climate change. Tuesday's ruling significantly narrows the scope of the suit seeking to hold the industry liable for the effects of air pollution in the state.

14. As House GOP launches effort to impeach Mayorkas, senators want to strike a border deal with him - Friday, January 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Marching ahead with multiple impeachment plans, House Republicans set their sights Wednesday on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who they intend to prove is "derelict in his duty" over handling the surge of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.

15. Lawmakers can 'vote their conscience' on expelling Santos, House speaker says, but he has concerns - Friday, November 24, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson expressed reservations Wednesday about expelling Rep. George Santos from the House this week, but said he and other GOP leaders will not push colleagues to oppose removing the New York Republican from office. "We're going to allow people to vote their conscience," Johnson said.

16. House votes to prevent a government shutdown as GOP Speaker Johnson relies on Democrats for help - Friday, November 10, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to prevent a government shutdown after new Republican Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to reach across the aisle to Democrats when hard-right conservatives revolted against his plan.

17. The last government shutdown deadline ousted the House speaker. This week's showdown could be easier - Friday, November 10, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Congress tried to fund the government to prevent a federal shutdown, it cost House Speaker Kevin McCarthy his job.

This time, new Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana appeared on track Tuesday for a temporarily better outcome as the House prepared to vote on a stopgap package to keep the government running into the new year. If approved, the Senate would act next, ahead of Friday's shutdown deadline.

18. Threats of impeachment, censure used to be rare. In this Congress, they're becoming routine - Friday, June 23, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have held it over Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for months. Attorney General Merrick Garland is facing it too. And President Joe Biden seemingly isn't far behind.

19. In rowdy scene, House censures Rep. Adam Schiff over Trump-Russia investigations - Friday, June 23, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to censure California Rep. Adam Schiff for comments he made several years ago about investigations into Donald Trump's ties to Russia, rebuking the Democrat and frequent critic of the former president along party lines.

20. House poised to censure Rep. Adam Schiff over Trump-Russia investigations - Friday, June 16, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff was defiant Wednesday as the Republican-led House prepared to censure him over his comments made several years ago during investigations into President Donald Trump's ties to Russia. He said he will wear the formal disapproval as a "badge of honor" and charged his GOP colleagues of doing the former president's bidding.

21. House rejects effort to censure and fine Democrat Adam Schiff over Trump-Russia investigations - Friday, June 16, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has rejected an effort to censure California Rep. Adam Schiff, turning aside a Republican attempt to fine the Democrat over his comments about former President Donald Trump and investigations into his ties to Russia.

22. Some highlights, lowlights of 2023 legislative session - Friday, May 5, 2023

If the intent of state legislators this past session was to raise Tennessee’s profile on the national stage while simultaneously lowering its stature, it’s hard to imagine how they could have been more successful.

23. Bass, Berry & Sims elevates 5 attorneys - Friday, February 3, 2023

Bass, Berry & Sims has appointed five attorneys across its offices in Memphis, Nashville and Washington, D.C. to serve in the following leadership roles:

• Paul G. Jennings (Nashville) and Michael C. Gibson (Washington, D.C.) have been elected to the firm’s executive committee.

24. After US offer, Germany unleashes Leopard tanks for Ukraine - Friday, January 20, 2023

BERLIN (AP) — After weeks of hesitation that created impatience among Germany's allies, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday that his government would provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 battle tanks and approve requests by other countries to do the same.

25. Highballs down, kettlebells up: Return of the ‘Resolutionaries’ - Friday, January 6, 2023

Opening the pages of a new calendar often inspires a desire for change.

“I’m gonna wake up an hour earlier and write in my journal,” you tell yourself in the days post-Christmas and pre-New Year’s Eve. “I’m gonna completely overhaul the way I eat.” Or “I’m gonna get back in the gym every day before work/during my lunch break/on the way home.”

26. Santos should consider resigning, veteran GOP lawmaker says - Friday, December 30, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as the House GOP leadership keeps silent, a veteran Republican lawmaker said Sunday that George Santos should consider resigning after the congressman-elect from New York admitted to lying about his heritage, education and professional career.

27. Judge says he'll appoint monitor for Donald Trump's company - Friday, November 4, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan judge said Thursday he will appoint an independent monitor "to ensure there is no further fraud" at former President Donald Trump's company, restricting its ability to freely make deals, sell assets and change its corporate structure.

28. Trump settles lawsuit filed by protesters over 2015 scuffle - Friday, November 4, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has settled a lawsuit filed by a group of protesters who say they were roughed up by the Republican's private security guards during his 2015 presidential campaign.

29. Health care litigator Douglas joins Waller - Friday, February 25, 2022

Litigator Carrie Douglas has joined Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP.

Douglas works extensively with hospital systems, ambulatory surgery centers and group and multispecialty physician practices to resolve reimbursement disputes efficiently and without disrupting the provider-payor relationship.

30. Southern Baptist leaders apologize to sex abuse survivor - Friday, February 18, 2022

The Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee has offered a public apology and a confidential monetary settlement to sexual abuse survivor Jennifer Lyell, who was mischaracterized by the denomination's in-house news service when she decided to go public with her story in March 2019.

31. Biden issues an infrastructure 'roadmap' to help spend $1T - Friday, January 28, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden urged U.S. governors on Monday to ramp up their construction plans as his administration rolled out a guidebook for accessing the nearly $1 trillion made available by the bipartisan infrastructure deal.

32. Colin Powell: A trailblazing legacy, blotted by Iraq war - Friday, October 15, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — A child of working-class Jamaican immigrants in the Bronx, Colin Powell rose from neighborhood store clerk to warehouse floor-mopper to the highest echelons of the U.S. government. It was a trailblazing American dream journey that won him international acclaim and trust.

33. Southern Baptists press for sex abuse review to advance - Friday, October 1, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — A top Southern Baptist Convention committee is facing mounting pressure from within the denomination to move forward without further delay an investigation into how it handled sexual abuse allegations.

34. Texas Legislature sends sweeping GOP voting bill to governor - Friday, August 27, 2021

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The GOP-controlled Texas Legislature passed a broad overhaul of the state's election laws Tuesday, tightening already strict voting rules and dealing a bruising defeat to Democrats who waged a monthslong fight over what they argued was a brazen attempt to disenfranchise minorities and other Democratic-leaning voters.

35. GOP seeks political opening amid tense Israel-Hamas fighting - Friday, May 14, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans trying to drive a wedge between Democrats and chip away at President Joe Biden's support are zeroing in on the violence in the Middle East, laying blame on his administration and aiming to make his liberal critics the face of the party heading into the midterm elections.

36. McConnell leads GOP in attack on Dems' voting rights bill - Friday, May 7, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans launched an all-out assault Tuesday on sweeping voting rights legislation, forcing Democrats to take dozens of politically awkward votes during a committee hearing that will spotlight the increasingly charged national debate over access to the ballot.

37. Nashville eyes $2.3M settlement in fatal shooting by officer - Friday, March 5, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — Nashville officials are seeking a $2.25 million settlement with the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a white Nashville police officer from behind during a 2018 foot chase, Mayor John Cooper's administration said in a news release Friday.

38. House passes sweeping voting rights bill over GOP opposition - Friday, March 5, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats passed sweeping voting and ethics legislation over unanimous Republican opposition, advancing to the Senate what would be the largest overhaul of the U.S. election law in at least a generation.

39. House prepares to pass landmark voting rights, ethics bill - Friday, February 26, 2021

Washington (AP) — House Democrats are poised to pass a sweeping elections and ethics bill, offering it up as a powerful counterweight to voting rights restrictions advancing in Republican-controlled statehouses across the country.

40. OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to plead to 3 criminal charges - Friday, October 16, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Purdue Pharma, the company behind OxyContin, the powerful prescription painkiller that experts say helped touch off an opioid epidemic, will plead  guilty to federal criminal charges as part of a settlement of more than $8 billion, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.

41. Hopes fading for coronavirus deal as Congress returns - Friday, September 4, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — At least there won't be a government shutdown. But as lawmakers straggle back to Washington for an abbreviated preelection session, hopes are dimming for another coronavirus relief bill — or much else.

42. Wiseman Ashworth names Marsicano, Bills members - Friday, August 21, 2020

Michele T. Marsicano and Anthony C. Bills have been named members at Wiseman Ashworth Law Group.

Marsicano heads the firm’s Health Care Operations and Behavioral Health Practice Group, working collaboratively with health care providers and institutions, families, agencies and the courts. She also regularly advocates for physicians and health care institutions before the Health Related Boards, as well as in court.

43. Nashville police chief to retire amid calls for resignation - Friday, June 19, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — The police chief of Tennessee's capital city has announced he will retire amid calls for his resignation and a wave of protests nationwide over policing.

Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson will step down after a national search for a new chief is completed, Mayor John Cooper said in a statement Thursday. Cooper said Anderson, who took over as chief in 2010, intended to retire after serving 10 years in the role.

44. Resolution seeks to oust Nashville police chief - Friday, June 5, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — More than a dozen city officials have signed a resolution seeking to oust a Tennessee police chief.

At least 15 Nashville Metro Council members have signed the document that calls for Mayor John Cooper to call for the resignation of Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson and pursue "meaningful policy and behavioral change" in the agency, news outlets reported Tuesday.

45. McConnell's challenge: Shaping a trial amid Trump's demands - Friday, January 10, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump needs Mitch McConnell more than ever.

With Trump finally facing his impeachment trial, this promises to be a defining moment for both men, They started their relationship unevenly three years ago when Trump stunned Washington with his sweep to power but have since fallen into an easy partnership that will be put to its biggest test.

46. House to vote on restraining Trump's actions against Iran - Friday, January 10, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House moved toward approving a non-binding measure Thursday aimed at limiting President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran as criticism of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general intensifies

47. House to vote on restraining Trump's actions against Iran - Friday, January 3, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House will vote Thursday on a measure limiting President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran as Democratic criticism of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general intensified.

48. Democrats' impeachment charges say Trump betrayed the nation - Friday, December 6, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, declaring he "betrayed the nation" with his actions toward Ukraine as they pushed toward historic proceedings that are certain to help define his presidency and shape the 2020 election.

49. Democrats unveil impeachment charges; Trump left 'no choice' - Friday, December 6, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, declaring his actions toward Ukraine "betrayed the nation" as they pushed toward historic proceedings that are certain to help define his presidency and shape the 2020 election.

50. Community Foundation announces grant recipients - Friday, December 6, 2019

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee has announced $2,397,870 in grants to be awarded to 365 local nonprofit organizations as part of the 2019 annual grant-making process.

CFMT is a charitable organization dedicated to enriching the quality of life in 40 Middle Tennessee counties and beyond.

51. Ronderos joins McGlinchey Stafford - Friday, October 11, 2019

McGlinchey Stafford PLLC has added Joseph V. Ronderos Jr. to the firm’s national commercial litigation and financial services litigation practice groups in Nashville.

Licensed in Tennessee and Alabama, Ronderos primarily represents financial institutions including national and state banks, consumer finance companies and others in a wide variety of litigated matters in state and federal courts, with a focus on defending these clients against lender liability actions.

52. Feds: Engineer manipulated diesel emissions at Fiat Chrysler - Friday, September 20, 2019

DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors on Tuesday unsealed criminal charges in an investigation of Fiat Chrysler diesel vehicles, accusing an engineer of cheating on pollution tests to get approval from U.S. and California regulators to sell more than 100,000 pickup trucks and SUVs.

53. Johnson faces Brexit flak from EU lawmakers and top UK court - Friday, September 13, 2019

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was accused by European Union officials Wednesday of failing to negotiate seriously and branded the "father of lies" by a lawyer in the U.K. Supreme Court, as his plan to leave the EU in just over six weeks faced hurdles on both sides of the Channel.

54. OxyContin maker, government attorneys in settlement talks - Friday, August 23, 2019

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State attorneys general and lawyers representing local governments said Tuesday they are in active settlement talks with Purdue Pharma, the maker of the prescription painkiller OxyContin that is facing billions of dollars in potential liability for its role in the nation's opioid crisis.

55. GOP Trump challengers won't get much help from their party - Friday, August 23, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — "Never Trump" Republicans are eager to see the president confront a credible primary adversary. But the party will likely erect structural barriers that make that kind of challenge exceedingly difficult.

56. Bradley partner Lipshie named to Who’s Who list - Friday, July 19, 2019

Samuel D. Lipshie, a partner in Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP’s Nashville office, has again been named by Who’s Who Legal as among the world’s leading sports and entertainment law practitioners. He is listed in the Who’s Who Legal: Sports & Entertainment 2019 directory.

57. Gloria Vanderbilt, heiress, jeans queen, dies at 95 - Friday, June 14, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — Gloria Vanderbilt, the intrepid heiress, artist and romantic who began her extraordinary life as the "poor little rich girl" of the Great Depression, survived family tragedy and multiple marriages and reigned during the 1970s and '80s as a designer jeans pioneer, died Monday at the age of 95.

58. Stocks fizzle after early gains, suffer 1st loss in 6 days - Friday, June 7, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell Tuesday for the first time in six days after the recent upward momentum gave way to lingering concerns about the U.S. trade war with China.

Defense contractors suffered steep declines and technology stocks gave up most of their early gains, taking the steam out of an early rally on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed with a loss of 14 points after rising as many as 186 in the morning.

59. Life after Casada: A ‘kinder, gentler’ TN House - Friday, June 7, 2019

Tennessee House members can expect a lower-key, collegial atmosphere when they return in January without Glen Casada as their speaker, several members say.

It’s also possible the number of House committees and subcommittees, 43, will return to the pre-Casada level of 28.

60. Trump wants to keep NKorea sanctions, won't rule out summit - Friday, April 12, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the U.S. wants to keep economic sanctions in place to pressure North Korea to give up nuclear weapons, but isn't ruling out a third summit with Kim Jong Un or taking steps to ease food or other shortages in the repressive nation.

61. Waller elects 5 partners in 3 practice areas - Friday, January 11, 2019

Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP has elected five partners from the firm’s Healthcare Compliance and Operations, Finance and Restructuring Corporate, and Litigation & Dispute Resolution practices.

62. Resolve to tackle you job hunt like it’s your profession - Friday, January 4, 2019

Happy 2019! I think we can all agree that 2018 was a tricky year. But, it’s time to start fresh. It’s time to refocus on an awesome New Year’s resolution: finding a new job.

And, it’s the perfect time. Unemployment is at a record low. Jobs are being added. For the first time in a long time, it’s a job seekers’ market.

63. Justice lawyers fail to halt Trump financial records release - Friday, November 2, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge denied the Justice Department's efforts to halt legal proceedings in a case accusing President Donald Trump of violating the U.S. Constitution — opening the door for Trump's critics to soon gain access to financial records related to his Washington, D.C., hotel.

64. Insurer Anthem will pay record $16M for massive data breach - Friday, October 12, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's second-largest health insurer has agreed to pay the government a record $16 million to settle potential privacy violations in the biggest known health care hack in U.S. history, officials said Monday.

65. Canada relieved trade deal done, won't forget Trump attacks - Friday, September 28, 2018

TORONTO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to make Canada pay after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he wouldn't be bullied in trade talks. Trump called Trudeau "weak" and "dishonest." He threatened tariffs on cars and slapped them on steel.

66. Prep schools confront Kavanaugh fallout - Friday, October 5, 2018

Brad Gioia hasn’t had to ask himself whether he should bring up the subject of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s contentious journey to the Supreme Court – or the cauldron of troublesome societal and behavioral issues associated with it – within the walls of Montgomery Bell Academy.

67. Trump signs $1.3 trillion budget after threatening veto - Friday, March 23, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump grudgingly signed a $1.3 trillion federal spending measure Friday and averted a midnight government shutdown — but only after undercutting his own negotiators and setting off a mini-panic with a last-minute veto threat. The episode further eroded the already damaged credibility of both the president and a White House staff that had assured the nation he was onboard.

68. Judge: $560M Powerball winner can remain anonymous - Friday, March 9, 2018

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A judge ruled Monday that a New Hampshire woman who won a Powerball jackpot worth nearly $560 million can keep her identity private, but not her hometown.

Judge Charles Temple noted that the case's resolution rested on application of the state's Right-to-Know law, which governs access to public records for the woman. She was identified as "Jane Doe" in a lawsuit against the New Hampshire Lottery Commission.

69. High costs, hurdles of overcoming infertility - Friday, February 23, 2018

The dream seems straightforward enough. Couples work on careers, find a place to call home and have children.

But for one in eight couples, the least controllable part of that plan – having children – is a struggle.

70. Littler elevates Rosenblatt to Nashville shareholder - Friday, January 19, 2018

Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has named Rachel Ross Rosenblatt a shareholder in its Nashville office. Rosenblatt is one of 28 attorneys elected to shareholder status across Littler’s U.S. offices, effective January 1, 2018.

71. Tax plan could really hurt Nashville real estate market - Friday, December 8, 2017

“Realtors: Senate-passed Tax Legislation Bad News for Homeowners,” reads a recent headline from the National Association of Realtors. Lest this spawn a political debate, it should be noted that NAR’s membership is 1.3 million strong and that its PAC raises and disburses millions and million of dollars each year, and that those dollars are usually almost evenly split between the two major parties.

72. Burton Hills good example of local real estate realities - Friday, October 13, 2017

“To burst or not to burst?” That is the question. Most feel it is not an if, but a when. Some of those new to town have only witnessed the recent wildness, but there has been wildness in the Nashville wilderness before. In general, however, there has always been steady health growth in the Nashville real estate market.

73. Nashville attorneys honored by TBA - Friday, June 23, 2017

Nashville attorneys Steve Cobb and Larry Bridgesmith were both presented President’s Awards at the Tennessee Bar Association annual convention.

Bridgesmith was honored for his work on the TBA’s Special Committee on the Evolving Legal Market, a group which is investigating the ways technology is changing the legal profession. Cobb was honored for his work as the TBA’s legislative counsel.

74. Forrest kerfuffle might be sign of bigger problem - Friday, May 5, 2017

Legislation that slipped through the House of Representatives honoring an unknown author who penned a Nathan Bedford Forrest apologist biography was enabled by the climate within the Republican-controlled body, a Memphis legislator says.

75. Resolution honoring Klan leader denounced as 'underhanded' - Friday, April 28, 2017

Memphis lawmakers blasted a Smyrna legislator Thursday morning, accusing him of violating their honor system by sliding a resolution through the House honoring an author they perceive as a Nathan Bedford Forrest apologist.

76. Midstate market finally shows signs of slowing - Friday, September 16, 2016

Punxsutawney Charles is a commercial real estate broker who doubles as a developer in Nashville. He earned the nickname by being able to predict how the residential real estate market will fare in the near future.

77. FHA loans were a great deal. But that was then - Friday, July 29, 2016

A long, long time ago, I can still remember how that music used to make me smile – and so did contracts with FHA loans. The music still makes me smile, and FHA loans do if I have the buyer, but the “appraisal” can be tough on the seller.

78. NY, Massachusetts, Maryland sue VW over emissions cheating - Friday, July 15, 2016

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state, Massachusetts and Maryland are suing Volkswagen and its affiliates Audi and Porsche over diesel emissions cheating, alleging that the German automakers defrauded customers and violated state environmental laws by selling diesel vehicles equipped with software allowing them to cheat emissions testing.

79. Southern Baptists oppose Confederate flag, talk racial unity - Friday, June 10, 2016

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday urged Christians to stop displaying the Confederate battle flag, recognizing that it is perceived by many as a "symbol of hatred, bigotry and racism" that offends millions of people.

80. Akbari proving to be worthy successor to iconic DeBerry - Friday, May 6, 2016

Those who wondered how Raumesh Akbari would do in following legendary Memphis legislator Lois DeBerry now have a much clearer picture.

Akbari, a 32-year-old lawyer with degrees from Washington University and St. Louis University Law School, may come off as soft spoken. But she will take a stand on social issues, carry meaningful legislation and, despite being in the super-minority as a Democrat, has caught the eye of Republican House Speaker Beth Harwell, who selected her to serve on an ad hoc committee handling a sexual harassment investigation of Republican Rep. Jeremy Durham.

81. Time for Strunk to become Titans' most valuable player - Friday, April 8, 2016

Quick question about the Titans: Who has the most to prove?

Is it Mike Mularkey, a two-time loser as a head coach?

Is it Jon Robinson, a first-time general manager?

Is it Marcus Mariota, a quarterback who missed one-fourth of his rookie season due to injury?

82. Dodging a disaster with Volkswagen? - Friday, March 25, 2016

Next month will mark five years since the first Passat rolled off the assembly line at Chattanooga’s Volkswagen plant. Most anniversaries are a cause for celebration.

But as Chattanoogans blow out the candles on this particular milestone they’ll be hoping that Volkswagen’s diesel emissions troubles will soon be extinguished, too, and that the new SUV model they’ll start producing this year will help VW emerge from the crisis a better and stronger company than before.

83. Apple, FBI stake out conflicting positions before Congress - Friday, February 26, 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government calls it a "vicious guard dog" that hurts national security. Apple says it's critical to protecting consumer privacy against increasingly sophisticated hackers.

84. Is state takeover of troubled schools a $100M failure? - Friday, January 8, 2016

Armed with a Vanderbilt University study showing Shelby County schools that were taken over by the state’s Achievement School District are showing little to no improvement, Memphis legislators are nearly ready to kill the experiment.

85. US sues VW over emissions-cheating software in diesel cars - Friday, January 1, 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department sued Volkswagen on Monday over emissions-cheating software found in nearly 600,000 vehicles sold in the United States, potentially exposing the company to billions in fines for clean air violations.

86. GOP uninterested in reconsidering Insure Tennessee - Friday, December 25, 2015

It’s going to take a Christmas miracle for Insure Tennessee to make it into anyone’s stocking this year.

As the 2016 session of the General Assembly approaches in early January, Republicans are showing no support for the plan Gov. Bill Haslam offered for a special session in early 2015.

87. Bar’s public service award goes to Conner - Friday, December 4, 2015

In recognition of more than 50 years of service to both the legal profession and the Middle Tennessee community, Waller attorney and mediator Lew Conner is being honored with the John C. Tune Public Service Award at the Nashville Bar Association’s annual meeting and banquet.

88. How to avoid destroying trust in the workplace - Friday, October 9, 2015

Company culture can make or break a sales team.

Sales leaders have seen promising sales representatives start off strong, then plateau and ultimately burn out more times than they can count.

89. Construction attorneys move to Dickinson Wright - Friday, August 14, 2015

Nashville attorneys Rob Dodson and Slade Sevier have joined Dickinson Wright PLLC as members. Both were previously with Adams and Reese.

Dodson focuses his practice on the construction and energy industries. In addition to his primary construction practice, Dodson also has significant experience in general commercial litigation, insurance and products liability litigation.

90. Bills joins Wiseman Ashworth Law Group - Friday, April 24, 2015

Attorney Anthony C. Bills has joined Wiseman Ashworth Law Group, PLC, as an associate.

Bills was previously an associate with the Nashville firm Manier & Herod. His professional experience includes all phases of litigation and practice including personal injury, products liability, nursing home litigation, health care law, mental health law, premises liability and fidelity and surety law.

91. Legislators not moved by hymns, prayer or reason - Friday, April 10, 2015

The words of “We Shall Overcome” and “Wade in the Water” resonate through the halls as Insure Tennessee supporters descend on the Legislative Plaza for a key vote on the plan to provide coverage to 280,000 working Tennesseans.

92. Senate panel advances Haslam's Insure Tennessee proposal - Friday, March 20, 2015

NASHVILLE (AP) - A revived version of Gov. Bill Haslam's proposal to extend health coverage to 280,000 low-income Tennesseans on Wednesday cleared its first full Senate committee.

The Senate Health Committee voted 6-2 to advance the Insure Tennessee proposal to the commerce committee, where it is expected to face difficult prospects. Republican Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey has predicted that the measure won't make it to a full floor vote.

93. Haslam encouraged by Insure Tenn. revival; Ramsey skeptical - Friday, March 20, 2015

NASHVILLE (AP) - Gov. Bill Haslam said Tuesday that he's pleased to see his Insure Tennessee proposal revived in the Legislature, but the top Republican in the Senate called it unlikely that the measure will reach an up-or-down vote by the full chamber.

94. Bid to revive Tennessee Medicaid expansion moving in Senate - Friday, March 20, 2015

NASHVILLE (AP) - An effort to revive Republican Gov. Bill Haslam's Insure Tennessee proposal has received a positive recommendation in a Senate subcommittee.

The resolution sponsored by Democratic Sen. Jeff Yarbro of Nashville would authorize Haslam to pursue his plan to extend health coverage to 280,000 low-income Tennesseans.

95. Midstate mayors push for gas tax increase - Friday, March 20, 2015

A lot has changed in Middle Tennessee’s cities, towns and communities since 1990. Tennessee’s fuel tax has not.

The Middle Tennessee Mayors Caucus met at the end of 2014 and took a hard look at how the state’s gas and fuel tax, which provides funding for transportation improvement, is stuck in 1990. Meanwhile, mayors are dealing with the realities of serving a fast-growing and booming region in 2015.

96. Waller adds 11, expands practice groups - Friday, February 13, 2015

Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP has added 11 new attorneys to the following practices:

Real estate

J. Bryan Echols, partner, represents commercial and residential real estate developers in complex annexation, zoning and other land use matters. Echols earned his J.D. in 1981 from Vanderbilt University Law School. He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and served in the Air Force for 22 years as an Air Force Judge Advocate. Prior to joining Waller, Echols was a member in the Nashville offices of Dickinson Wright PLLC and Stites & Harbison PLLC.

97. Insure Tennessee fails to win sound bite test - Friday, February 13, 2015

Fresh off a resounding November re-election victory, Gov. Bill Haslam ran smack dab into the reality of Tennessee politics: The Republican Party abhors anything connected to President Barack Obama.

98. Harwell will allow committee chairs to prepare alternate Medicaid plan - Friday, January 30, 2015

NASHVILLE (AP) — House Speaker Beth Harwell said Tuesday that she has offered to have her committee chairmen draw up an alternate proposal for Gov. Bill Haslam if his Insure Tennessee plan appears to be headed for defeat in the ongoing special legislative session.

99. House GOP leader says Insure Tennessee would pass floor vote - Friday, January 30, 2015

NASHVILLE (AP) - House Republican leader Gerald McCormick said Tuesday that Gov. Bill Haslam's proposal to extend health coverage to 280,000 low-income Tennesseans would pass comfortably in a full floor vote but faces an uphill battle in legislative committees.

100. Smith tapped to lead Stites & Harbison - Friday, January 30, 2015

Stites & Harbison, PLLC veteran attorney Gregory D. Smith has been named office executive member for the firm’s Nashville office.