Alé Dalton, a partner in the firm’s Nashville office, has received Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP’s 2024 Diversity Leadership Award.

Established in 2015, the annual Diversity Leadership Award recognizes a Bradley partner who demonstrates an exceptional commitment to promoting and advancing the firm’s goal of being a diverse and mutually supportive community.

2. Trump and Harris both support a bigger child tax credit. But which families should get it? - Friday, November 1, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Never before in a presidential election cycle has there been so much discussion of the child tax credit — a tool many Democrats and Republicans have endorsed as a way to lift children and young families out of poverty.

3. Allies hope a Trump win changes the system for mortgages. Some warn it will make them pricier - Friday, October 25, 2024

If Donald Trump wins the presidential election, Republicans hope he will fulfill a longstanding GOP goal of privatizing the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which have been under government control since the Great Recession.

4. Helene dumps 40 trillion gallons of water on South - Friday, October 4, 2024

More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it – an unheard of amount of water that has stunned experts.

5. FBI is investigating suspicious packages sent to election officials in Tennessee, 14-plus other states - Friday, September 13, 2024

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on Tuesday were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to or received by elections officials in more than 15 states, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or that any of the packages contained hazardous material.

6. Democrats will honor Biden while pivoting to Harris on first day of convention - Friday, August 16, 2024

CHICAGO (AP) — A refreshed Democratic Party is taking a look back while it moves forward as its convention opens Monday night, with President Joe Biden preparing a valedictory speech and delegates reveling in the newfound energy that followed Vice President Kamala Harris ' rise to the top of the ticket.

7. Data shows hurricanes and earthquakes grab headlines but inland counties top disaster list - Friday, July 19, 2024

Floyd County keeps flooding and the federal government keeps coming to the rescue.

In July 2022, at least 40 people died and 300 homes were damaged when the eastern Kentucky county flooded. It was the 13th time in 12 years that the rural county was declared a federal disaster. These are disasters so costly that local governments feel they can't pay for it all, so the governor asks the president to declare a disaster freeing up federal funds.

8. Supreme Court to take up gender-affirming care bans - Friday, June 28, 2024

The Supreme Court Monday jumped into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear an appeal from the Biden administration seeking to block state bans on gender-affirming care.

The justices’ action comes as Republican-led states have enacted a variety of restrictions on health care for transgender people, school sports participation, bathroom usage and drag shows. The administration and Democratic-led states have extended protections for transgender people, including a new federal regulation that seeks to protect transgender students.

9. Puri appointed AHCA Legal Committee chair - Friday, February 16, 2024

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP’s Christopher C. Puri has been appointed to a two-year term as chair of the American Health Care Association’s Legal Committee, which began in January 2024. He also was named a member of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee.

10. Baker Donelson hires legislative adviser - Friday, January 19, 2024

The law firm of Baker Donelson has added former Tennessee Senate senior legislative adviser Jacob D. Baggett as a public policy adviser in the firm’s Nashville office.

Baggett assists companies, organizations and associations in navigating legislative and regulatory matters in Tennessee. He serves clients in industries such as manufacturing, health care, transportation, automotive, energy, real estate and financial services, as well as educational institutions, local governments and economic development districts.

11. Q3 Housing TN report: Prices up, sales down - Friday, December 22, 2023

Middle Tennessee State University’s latest “Housing Tennessee” report shows continued increases in home prices and construction permits across the state, though closings were down both quarterly and annually.

12. Barnes & Thornburg expands to Nashville - Friday, May 12, 2023

Barnes & Thornburg LLP is opening a new office in Nashville that will be anchored by the arrival of five partners: capital markets partners Jay H. Knight and Taylor K. Wirth, health care partners J.D. Thomas and Elisa Harris, and white-collar litigation partner Joy Boyd Longnecker.

13. Starbucks' Howard Schultz defends union stance before Senate - Friday, March 24, 2023

Longtime Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz insisted the coffee chain hasn't broken labor laws and is willing to bargain with unionized workers during an often testy, two-hour appearance before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

14. Low-cost housing pioneer Cain was giant in his field - Friday, March 24, 2023

John Edward Cain III is dead. It is difficult for my fingers to hit the keyboard and write that sentence as I felt he was immortal. Known by friends as John Eddie and by me as Mr. Cain, his business acumen and ability to adapt were traits few have.

15. Tarwater confirmed for TN Supreme Court - Friday, March 17, 2023

Lawmakers last week confirmed Dwight Tarwater to serve on the state’s highest court starting this summer.

Tarwater will replace outgoing Justice Sharon Lee upon her retirement Aug. 31. Justice Lee announced in November that she would retire from the Tennessee Supreme Court after serving on the bench since 2008, when she was appointed by former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen.

16. State unemployment holds steady at 3.5% - Friday, March 10, 2023

Tennessee started 2023 with continued low unemployment, according to the latest data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The rate for January 2023 came in at 3.5%, the fourth consecutive month the state’s jobless number remained at that level.

17. Stites & Harbison brings in Reeves as member - Friday, February 17, 2023

Stites & Harbison, PLLC welcomes attorney T. Dylan Reeves as a member based in the firm’s Nashville office. He joins the business litigation and torts & insurance practice service groups.

18. UT study: Tennessee 10th-most affordable state - Friday, February 3, 2023

The rising costs of fuel, energy, food and housing have put the pinch on consumers across the country. However, even as the U.S. inflation rate surpassed 7% in 2021, prices in Tennessee were still well below national levels.

19. Smith takes C suite post with Barnes & Thornburg - Friday, December 16, 2022

Eleanor Smith, formerly of Bass, Berry & Sims, has joined Barnes & Thornburg as chief client officer, bringing more than two decades of legal business development and practice management experience to the role.

20. Bass, Berry & Sims adds 17 Nashville associates - Friday, December 9, 2022

Bass, Berry & Sims has hired 17 new associates in Nashville. The firm has now added 55 new attorneys in 2022.

The new hires and the specialties include:

Commercial Real Estate

• Matthew Morrow, earned a law degree from Washington University School of Law and a B.S. from Middle Tennessee State University.

21. Garland: Justice Dept.'s civil rights work is key priority - Friday, December 2, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The early work of the Justice Department's civil rights division meant confronting white supremacists who were intimidating Black voters, and 65 years later, its work is just as urgent amid a surge of hate crimes in the U.S., Attorney General Merrick Garland said Tuesday.

22. US hiring stays strong, complicating Fed's inflation fight - Friday, December 2, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's employers kept hiring briskly in November despite high inflation and a slow-growing economy — a sign of resilience in the face of the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes.

23. Twende accelerator opens ’23 applications - Friday, December 2, 2022

The Nashville Entrepreneur Center announced that Twende, its nine-month statewide accelerator program with world-class B2B curriculum, coaching, community and supplier diversity connections launched by the EC specifically for entrepreneurs that identify as Black and Latine, has officially opened its 2023 cohort for applications.

24. Former state official joins Bass, Berry & Sims - Friday, November 25, 2022

Bass, Berry & Sims has added Betsy F. Knotts as counsel in Nashville, marking the 34th new attorney announced firmwide in 2022.

Knotts has extensive experience in government service. While director of the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury Division of Local Government Finance, she assisted local governments in all areas of municipal finance and drafted legislation on issues related to local government debt issuance.

25. Republicans win back control of House with narrow majority - Friday, November 18, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans won control of the U.S. House on Wednesday, returning the party to power in Washington and giving conservatives leverage to blunt President Joe Biden's agenda and spur a flurry of investigations. But a threadbare majority will pose immediate challenges for GOP leaders and complicate the party's ability to govern.

26. GOP closing in on House win; Senate control up for grabs - Friday, November 4, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans were closing in Wednesday on a narrow House majority while control of the Senate hinged on tight Arizona, Nevada and Georgia races in a midterm election that defied expectations of sweeping conservative victories driven by frustration over inflation and President Joe Biden's leadership.

27. State unemployment rate holds steady - Friday, October 28, 2022

Unemployment in Tennessee remained unchanged between August and September, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development reports.

The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September came in at 3.4% and is just 0.2 of a percentage point away from Tennessee’s all-time low rate of 3.2%.

28. Bradley’s Miller appointed to Young Lawyers Committee - Friday, October 14, 2022

Five Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP associates have been appointed to DRI Young Lawyers Committee leadership roles, including Casey L. Miller of the firm’s Nashville office.

With more than 1,500 members internationally, DRI is the largest international membership organization of attorneys defending the interests of business and individuals in civil litigation. The DRI Young Lawyers Committee is composed of lawyers within 10 years of bar admission who are practicing across every substantive area within the defense bar.

29. Hurricane Ian floods leave mess, insurance questions behind - Friday, October 7, 2022

NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — Christine Barrett was inside her family's North Port home during Hurricane Ian when one of her children started yelling that water was coming up from the shower.

Then it started coming in from outside the house. Eventually the family was forced to climb on top of their kitchen cabinets — they put water wings on their 1-year-old — and were rescued the next day by boat.

30. Genesco taps Sandfort as independent director - Friday, July 8, 2022

The independent directors of the Genesco board have unanimously selected Gregory A. Sandfort as the company’s lead independent director. Sandfort succeeds Matthew C. Diamond, who has served in that role for the past four years.

31. Legal Aid Society picks Nashville managing attorney - Friday, June 17, 2022

Legal Aid Society, Tennessee’s largest legal nonprofit, has hired Jordan Stringer as managing attorney and director of its Volunteer Lawyers Program.

As managing attorney, Stringer will supervise staff members, oversee administrative functions for the Nashville office, work closely with other management team members to coordinate client services and assist in oversight and quality assurance systems. Stringer will also serve as director of the Volunteer Lawyers Program, developing strategic initiatives and managing staff to support pro bono lawyers helping clients across 48 counties in Middle Tennessee.

32. Top Davidson County commercial sales for May 2022 - Friday, June 17, 2022

Top commercial real estate sales, May 2022, for Davidson County, as compiled by the Nashville Ledger.

33. Job creation for creative fields drives Nossi’s growth - Friday, June 17, 2022

At the graduation ceremony for Nossi College of Art in Madison earlier this month, school founder Nossi Vatandoost, 88, was onstage handing out diplomas to the dozens of students who earned their degree this year.

34. ‘They don’t know my Madison’ - Friday, June 17, 2022

Sometimes all it takes is a few people to see things not just as they were, but what they could be. To have reverence for the past while guiding growth in the future.

Nancy VanReece is one of those people. She moved to Nashville in 1986 to start her own radio promotion and marketing agency out of college in Texas. Soon she was in publishing, started a small label and sold it to her partners after two years. She then joined the performing rights organization BMI, where she ended up working for 10 years in business and health care licensing.

35. $1,730 per month for 1-bedroom apartment - Friday, June 10, 2022

The online listing for a two-bedroom, two-bath condo in Green Hills went up on a Thursday, complete with plenty of color photos, even though it won’t be available until September.

Two days later, Tamara Graham was sorting through more than 50 responses, including some from out-of-towners willing to rent sight unseen.

36. Baker Donelson names Nebel for new position - Friday, May 20, 2022

Baker Donelson has named Meagan Nebel to serve as the firm’s first director of lateral recruiting and integration, a newly created role responsible for managing the recruitment, acquisition, integration and retention of shareholders and of counsel.

37. Biden announces program offering discounted internet service - Friday, May 6, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Monday that 20 internet companies have agreed to provide discounted service to people with low incomes, a program that could effectively make tens of millions of households eligible for free service through an already existing federal subsidy.

38. Redfin settles lawsuit alleging housing discrimination - Friday, April 29, 2022

Fair housing advocates on Friday announced a settlement agreement to resolve a lawsuit against real estate brokerage Redfin that will expand housing opportunities for consumers in communities of color in numerous major cities.

39. Billions, and growing, for lawmakers' projects in big bill - Friday, April 1, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Home-district projects for members of Congress are back, sprinkled across the government-wide $1.5 trillion bill President Joe Biden signed recently. The official tally shows amounts modest by past standards yet spread widely around the country — and that understate what lawmakers are claiming credit for.

40. EXPLAINER: Why South gets more killer tornadoes at night - Friday, March 18, 2022

Forget "The Wizard of Oz." Tornadoes are causing far more deaths and destruction east and south of Kansas these days. And they're often doing it in the dark of night.

Tuesday night's deadly tornado that struck the New Orleans area is the ideal example of what experts say is the 21st century problem with twisters: Killer tornadoes have shifted a bit out of the vast emptiness of the Great Plains, more into the Southeast where there are more people to hit, poorer populations and more trees to obscure twisters from view.

41. Weaver, Scalzo to lead Waller’s health care team - Friday, March 11, 2022

Jennifer Weaver and Eric Scalzo have been named leaders of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP’s health care industry team, which includes more than 200 attorneys advising health care providers and investors across the country.

42. Attorney, teacher joins GSRM Law - Friday, March 4, 2022

The law firm of Gullett Sanford Robinson & Martin PLLC bas brought M. Clark Spoden into the firm as a partner in the firm’s litigation section.

His practice is focused on the representation of companies in contract, employment, environmental, administrative law, construction, business tort, noncompetition, intellectual property, wrongful death and personal injury cases.

43. Housing is consuming Midstate’s farmland - Friday, March 4, 2022

The population of Spring Hill was 986 in 1980. It was a proudly rural farming community with the roots of many of the farming families going back hundreds of years.

Then came General Motors, which built a plant to build its Saturn product line on 1,000 acres that was formerly the Haynes Haven Farm.

44. Nashville gets nonstop flight to Montreal - Friday, February 25, 2022

Another international nonstop route will soon be added to Nashville International Airport’s portfolio with Air Canada beginning service to Montreal in June. The service will begin twice weekly June 2 and grow to three times weekly June 25.

45. Party downtown, shop in Green Hills - Friday, February 18, 2022

If Lower Broad is the Bourbon Street of Nashville, and Nolensville Road is its United Nations, then Green Hills has looked into the eyes of the beloved and said “I do.” Nashville has ascended to the nation’s No. 2 location for destination weddings behind Las Vegas. And many brides-to-be choose Green Hills for bridal registry and shopping, the perfect dress and guest housing for the big day.

46. How inflation and tangled supply lines are gripping economy - Friday, February 11, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Since the pandemic erupted two years ago, Forest Ramsey and his wife, Kelly, have held the line on prices at their gourmet chocolate shop in Louisville, Kentucky. Now, they're about to throw in the towel.

47. Doeg elected to Baker Donelson board - Friday, February 4, 2022

Bruce C. Doeg has been elected a member of Baker Donelson’s board of directors by the firm’s shareholders.

Doeg, a shareholder in the firm’s Nashville office and co-chair of the Firm’s Privacy and Technology Center of Excellence, concentrates his practice in the area of business law with an emphasis on rapidly changing industries, including technology, digital health and life sciences.

48. Neal & Harwell elects 3 new partners - Friday, January 21, 2022

William “Jay” J. Harbison II, Erik C. Lybeck and Mozianio “Trey” S. Reliford III have been elected partners at Neal & Harwell, PLC.

Harbison joined the firm in 2015, and his practice focuses on business and civil litigation. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law.

49. Supply shortages and emboldened workers: A changed economy - Friday, December 17, 2021

Employees at a fast-food restaurant in Sacramento, California, exasperated over working in stifling heat for low wages, demanded more pay and a new air conditioner — and got both.

Customer orders poured in to an Italian auto supplier, which struggled to get hold of enough supplies of everything from plastic to microchips to meet the demand.

50. Biden visiting Kentucky to console tornado victims, give aid - Friday, December 10, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the fifth time since taking office less than a year ago, President Joe Biden is taking on the grim task Wednesday of visiting an area ravaged by natural disaster to offer comfort and condolences.

51. Independent websites team to boost rural journalism - Friday, November 19, 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — Several independent websites are joining forces to create a network for news about rural America, hoping to fill a void created in areas hit hard by the shrinking media industry of the past two decades.

52. Biden vaccine mandates face first test with federal workers - Friday, November 5, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pushing forward with a massive plan to require millions of private sector employees to get vaccinated by early next year. But first, he has to make sure workers in his own federal government get the shot.

53. McGlinchey adds Schwegler to corporate law team - Friday, October 8, 2021

Michael Schwegler has joined McGlinchey Stafford’s Nashville office where he will work in its national business corporate practice.

Schwegler has represented lenders, creditors and businesses in commercial and consumer lending transactions, consumer finance regulation and compliance, real estate, workouts, bankruptcy and commercial litigation matters.

54. Treasury to shift rental assistance to places with demand - Friday, October 1, 2021

The Treasury Department on Monday announced plans to start reallocating the billions of dollars in federal rental assistance in a bid to get more money into the hands of tenants facing eviction.

The move, which was required by Congress when it allocated the monies, follows the slow distribution of rental assistance in many parts of the country. A little more than 16.5% of the tens of billions of dollars in federal assistance reached tenants in August, compared with 11% a month earlier.

55. Menzie named president of Cumberland Trust - Friday, September 24, 2021

Cumberland Trust, an independent trust company, has named Jennie Menzie president and elected her to its board of directors. Menzie will serve as president, chief operating officer and corporate counsel.

56. Tennessee says court ruling prohibits new eviction pause - Friday, August 6, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee's court system won't follow a new COVID-19 pandemic eviction moratorium by President Joe Biden's administration, reasoning that a federal appeals court for its region has already decided the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doesn't have authority to issue pauses on eviction.

57. Biden's new evictions moratorium faces doubts on legality - Friday, August 6, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden may have averted a flood of evictions and solved a growing political problem when his administration  reinstated a temporary ban on evictions because of the COVID-19 crisis.  But he left his lawyers with legal arguments that even he acknowledges might not stand up in court.

58. Top Davidson County commercial sales for Q2 2021 - Friday, July 30, 2021

Top commercial real estate sales, second quarter 2021, for Davidson County, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

Chandler Reports has been publishing Real Estate Market Data since 1968. That year, Chandler began collecting residential sales information for the Chandler Residential Report, considered the authoritative source for residential real estate sales information. Over the next three decades, the publications have been continually refined, enhanced and expanded, growing to include lot sales data, new residential construction and absorption information, and commercial sales. In 1987, Chandler Reports began one of the first on–line real estate market data services in the country, and is a nationally recognized leader in the industry. In 2004, Chandler Reports was purchased by The Daily News Publishing Co. In 2007, Chandler introduced RegionPlus, including property research for Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Visit online at chandlerreports.com.

59. Grant selected for TN Supreme Court board - Friday, July 23, 2021

Charles K. Grant, a shareholder in the Nashville office of Baker Donelson, has been appointed by the Supreme Court of Tennessee to serve on its Board of Professional Responsibility.

Grant is a veteran litigator who has tried more than 50 jury trials to verdict in both federal and state courts, and represented numerous clients in mediation and arbitration proceedings across more than a dozen states.

60. Top Davidson County commercial sales for June 2021 - Friday, July 23, 2021

Top commercial real estate sales, June 2021, for Davidson County, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

Chandler Reports has been publishing Real Estate Market Data since 1968. That year, Chandler began collecting residential sales information for the Chandler Residential Report, considered the authoritative source for residential real estate sales information. Over the next three decades, the publications have been continually refined, enhanced and expanded, growing to include lot sales data, new residential construction and absorption information, and commercial sales. In 1987, Chandler Reports began one of the first on–line real estate market data services in the country, and is a nationally recognized leader in the industry. In 2004, Chandler Reports was purchased by The Daily News Publishing Co. In 2007, Chandler introduced RegionPlus, including property research for Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Visit online at chandlerreports.com.

61. In hunt for infrastructure deal, every Dem has leverage - Friday, July 2, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a crucial moment for Democrats, party leaders are hunting for a sweet spot that would satisfy their rival moderate and progressive wings on legislation to finance President Joe Biden's multitrillion-dollar agenda of bolstering the economy and helping families.

62. Biden to GOP: 'Don't get in the way' of infrastructure plan - Friday, May 28, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is warning naysayers in Congress not to "get in the way" of his big infrastructure plans as the White House panned a counteroffer from Republican senators to tap unused COVID-19 relief for a more modest investment in roads, highways and other traditional public works projects.

63. Beautiful house, but how fast is the internet? - Friday, April 16, 2021

Rachel Pinkstaff left California looking for a place with more affordable home prices and less government intrusion. She found what she was looking for in fast-growing Thompson’s Station in southern Williamson County.

64. Biden's 'Jobs Cabinet' to sell infrastructure as GOP resists - Friday, April 2, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden set about convincing America it needs his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan on Thursday, deputizing a five-member "jobs Cabinet" to help in the effort. But the enormity of his task was clear as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's vowed to oppose the plan "every step of the way."

65. LGBTQ rights bill ignites debate over religious liberty - Friday, March 5, 2021

A sweeping bill that would extend federal civil rights protections to LGBTQ people is a top priority of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress. Yet as the Equality Act heads to the Senate after winning House approval, its prospects seem bleak — to a large extent because of opposition from conservative religious leaders.

66. Wealth Strategies’ Allen makes Forbes state list - Friday, February 26, 2021

Wealth Strategies Partners’ Paul Allen, CFP®, MS, has been named to Forbes’ 2021 list of America’s Best-in-State Wealth Advisors. This marks the second time that he has received this prestigious recognition.

67. High court will hear appeal over Medicaid work requirements - Friday, December 4, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the midst of a pandemic, the Supreme Court said Friday it will take up the Trump administration's stalled plan to allow states to require low-income people to work to receive health care under Medicaid.

68. ‘Hustle worship’ isn’t a viable financial strategy - Friday, November 20, 2020

When I hear financial tips that are unrealistic or shame-inducing, I cringe. Any advice that makes complicated money moves seem like an easy path to profit is downright dangerous.

Questionable guidance is all around, oversimplifying important decisions or claiming a one-size-fits-all approach will work. Amid the black-and-white world of advice-giving, there’s much gray. Don’t ignore your unique needs and circumstances when plotting out your finances.

69. Fair housing groups: Redfin 'redlines' minority communities - Friday, October 30, 2020

SEATTLE (AP) — Several fair housing organizations accused Redfin of systematic racial discrimination in a lawsuit Thursday, saying the online real estate broker offers fewer services to homebuyers and sellers in minority communities — a type of digital redlining that has depressed home values and exacerbated historic injustice in the housing market.

70. AP FACT CHECK: Is Trump's America great again or hellscape? - Friday, August 28, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Convention begged this question: Why are President Donald Trump's most fervent supporters describing the state of his union as a hellscape?

It was perhaps the central paradox for voters wondering what to believe in the rhetoric, because it defied logic to believe it all. Are Americans living in a dystopia or in an America made great again by Trump?

71. Thousands expected at March on Washington commemorations - Friday, August 28, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Capping a week of protests and outrage over the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin, civil rights advocates began highlighting the scourge of police and vigilante violence against Black Americans at a commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

72. March on Washington reconfigured to comply with virus rules - Friday, August 14, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid widespread protests and unrest over the police killings of Black Americans, a national commemoration of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington is being reconfigured to comply with coronavirus protocols in the District of Columbia.

73. White House, GOP resist state, housing aid in virus package - Friday, July 17, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite disarray in the Republican ranks, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was pushing Wednesday to unveil a draft COVID-19  aid package as the White House resists Democratic demands for more virus testing, state funding and housing eviction protections.

74. Senate Democrats seek aid for Black Americans in virus bill - Friday, July 17, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Senate Republicans prepare to roll out their next COVID-19 aid bill, the top Democrat said Thursday that he wants to shift $350 billion from an untapped Treasury Department virus relief program to help Black Americans and other people of color during the pandemic and beyond.

75. As party leaders age, progressive Black Democrats take stage - Friday, June 26, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Yearning for change, a group of progressive Black Democratic congressional hopefuls is rushing toward the national stage, igniting rank-and-file enthusiasm in a party dominated by aging white leaders.

76. As party leaders age, progressive Black Democrats take stage - Friday, June 19, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Yearning for change, a group of progressive Black Democratic congressional hopefuls is rushing toward the national stage, igniting rank-and-file enthusiasm in a party dominated by aging white leaders.

77. Nissan funds $28K in Lipscomb scholarships - Friday, June 26, 2020

After the COVID-19 pandemic and required social distancing forced the cancellation of the popular Nissan/Lipscomb BisonBots Robotics Camps this summer, Nissan North America has shifted a portion of its 2020 donation of $60,000 in a way that still nurtures future engineers.

78. A look at dueling policing proposals considered by Congress - Friday, June 12, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Americans protest racial inequality and the death of George Floyd and others at the hands of police, their pleas are being heard in the chambers of the U.S. Capitol. Both Democrats and Republicans have introduced legislation to reform policing in America, but they diverge on some issues.

79. Launch Tennessee’s Dolan stepping down - Friday, June 19, 2020

Margaret Dolan, who became Launch Tennessee president and CEO in Oct. 2018, is stepping down to join the private sector with a company that is focused on innovations in impact investing.

The board of directors has appointed Van Tucker as interim CEO, effective July 1.

80. AP-NORC poll: Most losing jobs to virus think they'll return - Friday, April 24, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — One out of every four American adults say someone in their household has lost a job to the coronavirus pandemic, but the vast majority expect those former jobs will return once the crisis passes, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

81. Most renters will not receive protections under WH proposal - Friday, March 20, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Most Americans who rent their home, many of whom have lost their jobs in the sudden economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak, will not be eligible for eviction protections, despite what President Donald Trump said this week.

82. Medical society elects first African American president - Friday, March 6, 2020

Robin Williams, M.D., has been named president of the Nashville Academy of Medicine for 2020. She is the first African American to be elected president of the organization, the oldest medical society in Tennessee, founded in 1821.

83. Just when you think the market is unstoppable ... - Friday, March 6, 2020

The Nashville housing market has been afire for several years and is setting records already this year, leading many to worry if they would regret selling a Nashville property only to see it appreciate dramatically over the ensuing months and years.

84. Appeals court deals blow to Trump's Medicaid work rules - Friday, February 14, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's effort to remake Medicaid by requiring low-income people to work for health care suffered a serious setback Friday when a federal appeals court ruled it goes beyond what's allowed by law.

85. Top Middle Tennessee commercial sales for November 2019 - Friday, December 20, 2019

Top commercial real estate sales, November 2019, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

86. US appeals court skeptical of Trump's Medicaid work rules - Friday, October 11, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday sharply questioned the Trump administration's work requirements for Medicaid recipients, casting doubt on a key part of a governmentwide effort to place conditions on low-income people seeking taxpayer-financed assistance.

87. Humana co-founder David Jones Sr. dies - Friday, September 13, 2019

David A. Jones Sr., who borrowed $1,000 to launch a nursing home company that grew into the $37 billion health insurance and health care giant Humana Inc., died Wednesday at age 88.

88. Top Middle Tennessee commercial sales for May 2019 - Friday, June 28, 2019

Top commercial real estate sales, May 2019, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

89. FirstBank's Ayers receives 2019 Horatio Alger Award - Friday, May 24, 2019

FirstBank Executive Chairman of the Board Jim Ayers was formally inducted into the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans during recent ceremonies honoring the achievements of 13 prominent Americans.

90. Baker Donelson makes Douse a shareholder - Friday, May 17, 2019

Baker Donelson has elected 11 new shareholders across the firm, including Chris Douse in the Nashville office.

Douse is a member of the firm’s Corporate Finance & Securities Group, where he focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, public and private equity and debt offerings, corporate governance, commercial finance and other general business law matters.

91. Affordable housing options still available in Davidson County - Friday, April 19, 2019

People in the real estate industry have an expression that explains why Middle Tennessee commutes are getting longer and the main arteries more crowded.

“It’s the old saying, drive until you qualify,” says Trey Lewis, vice president of Ole South, the region’s largest homebuilder.

92. Government strategist named VU vice chancellor - Friday, April 5, 2019

Daniel Culbreath, a government strategist and policy expert who previously worked for the Tennessee General Assembly’s senior leadership, has been named assistant vice chancellor for state government relations at Vanderbilt University.

93. Trump budget chief defends plan, says deficits will improve - Friday, March 8, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House's top budget official acknowledged Tuesday that the federal deficit is ballooning to $1.1 trillion alongside the Republican tax plan but vowed the fiscal picture would improve as a result of projected economic growth.

94. Trump budget proposal counts on optimistic growth, deep cuts - Friday, March 8, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump proposed a record $4.7 trillion budget, pushing the federal deficit past $1 trillion but counting on optimistic growth, accounting shuffles and steep domestic cuts to bring future spending into balance in 15 years.

95. Trump's record $4.7 trillion budget relies on strong growth - Friday, March 8, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump proposed a record $4.7 trillion federal budget for 2020 on Monday, relying on optimistic 3.1 percent economic growth projections alongside accounting shuffles and steep domestic cuts to bring future spending into promised balance in 15 years.

96. Trump's national emergency sparks new GOP divide in Congress - Friday, February 15, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to build his long-promised border wall ends one political problem for the White House and its allies on Capitol Hill, but launches another.

97. Martin selected as fellow to 2019 NELC Academy - Friday, February 8, 2019

Racquel B. Martin of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has been selected a fellow to the 2019 National Employment Law Council Academy.

Founded in 1995, NELC is a non-profit organization charged with enriching minority bar members who represent management in the field of labor and employment law. Held in conjunction with NELC’s annual conference, the NELC Academy provides advanced skills training for minority attorneys with less than four years of experience practicing management-side labor and employment law.

98. Bass, Berry & Sims welcomes 13 attorneys - Friday, December 14, 2018

Bass, Berry & Sims has 13 new attorneys in Nashville. The following seven attorneys counsel clients on corporate and securities issues including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, private equity financings, and securities regulations matters and filings:

99. Tennessee Board of Regents appoints presidents of 2 colleges - Friday, November 9, 2018

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Board of Regents says it has appointed presidents at Northeast State Community College and the Tennessee College of Applied Technology in Knoxville

The board said in a news release Tuesday that Bethany H. Flora will be the next president of Northeast State in Blountville. Kelli A. Chaney has been named president of TCAT Knoxville.

100. Fortunes mostly made in Belle Meade transactions - Friday, November 2, 2018

Belle Meade has long been considered the bellwether for the upper-end housing market as the neighborhood is loaded with old and new money.

While touring the older homes, buyers become aware that many longtime residents of the land are happy with their homes that have functioning kitchens and comfortable flow for entertaining. Theses houses have welcomed their friends for years and years, or decades and decades as people like to say these days, literally (another crowd favorite).