Friday, May 15, 2009
Breaking News / Woods Morning Roundup: All the News That's Fit to Post
Posted by Jeff Woods on Fri, May 15, 2009 at 6:55 AM
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Volkswagen is building a bigger factory than planned in Chattanooga. ... The governor brings jobs to Perry County. ... Republicans question funding for the mentally handicapped. ... At the urging of Sen. Ophelia Ford, an undertaker, the Senate refuses to let Shelby County bury indigents without a funeral director present. ... Sheriff Hall disciplines eight employees for getting their tickets fixed, but who's the fixer? ... On Willie Herenton and Boss Crump:
If the national spotlight sounds tempting, Herenton should consider Crump's brief -- and unhappy -- tenure in Washington.Threatened with a lawsuit, the AG's office relents and surrenders MLK records to an out-of-state reporter. ... Two Metro Council members are running countywide in 2010. ... GOP takeover shakes up county election offices but Metro Election Coordinator Ray Barrett probably will keep his job. ... Al Gore holds a climate change meeting in Nashville. He looked "relaxed and at ease" and "received standing ovations," reports his buddy Tennessean reporter Anne Paine. ... Smokies snags $64 million in stimulus money. ... The Tennessean urges the governor to veto the guns-in-bars bill:
Some have suggested that you will sign the bill, or allow it to become law, because doing so will help get the legislative votes needed to pass your budget. That seems unlikely, because how much money would make up for even a single loss of life because of a barfight for which no one can be held legally accountable?
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