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FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012

Science building's impact 'impossible to overstate' (Daily News Journal)MTSU seniors Luke Suttmiller and W ayne Jaco will probably never take a class in MTSUs new science buildibut they still see its value to the university and students in the fields of science. Youre going to see a lot morescience students mixing in with mass comm and business students, Suttmiller, a business administration majsaid Thursday, moments before officials broke ground on the $147 million project. Its kind of divided in two. Twill help bring the campus together. Pointing toward nearby buildings such as Walker Library, Jaco, alsobusiness administration major, said the science building is definitely going to look a lot better than what wsitting there. It was kind of an eyesore. Work is set to begin immediately on the site of the old Gore, ClemeFelder and Wood dormitories, with a spring 2015 opening date targeted for the science facilityWith Gov. BHaslam and House Speaker Beth Harwell v is it ing, MTSU President Sidney McPhee led Thursda

groundbreaking ceremony, calling the governor a supporter of this campus since the first time he stepped foon it as a gubernatorial candidate.http://www.dnj.com/article/20120504/NEWS07/305040030/Science-building-s-impact-impossible-overstate-?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

Political Pressure, Private Funds Build MTSU Science Building (WPLN-Rad

Nash)Middle Tennessee State University is finally breaking ground on its long-awaited science building. Funding the $147 m illion project came through this spring after being in the pipeline for more than a decade. The long of lawmakers who spoke at the groundbreaking agreed that the Rutherford County delegation has berelentless about getting a new science building. Murfreesboro Senator Bill Ketron has no apologies. He says

and other lawmakers attempted to block any other project that tried to jump ahead in the queue, to the point tthe states other college system finally became a supporter. We actually gained support from our UniversityTennessee system, going lets get that out of the way: Somebody get that science building out of the way so can get ours down that pipeline! MTSU S till has to find a way to pay its share of the cost, which is $18 m illiThree donors were announced at the groundbreaking, but not how much theyre giving.http://wpln.org/?p=368 82

Haslam Signs Synthetic Drug Bills, Community Applauds (WCBY-TV ChattanoogFrom protests, to store raids, to Nashville, the wa r we've been following on synthetic drugs has reached a m uanticipated milestone. All three bills that make synthetic drugs felonies have been signed by Tennessee goverBill Haslam. Representative Jon Lundberg's bill is already in effect. Representative Tony Shipley's bill starts M14, and M iddle Tennessee representative Ryan William's bill begins July 1. W e're told each bill compliments other, meaning if you sell or distribute synthetic drugs you can now wind up behind bars. Sweeping synthe

drugs off the street has become a passion for Danny Collier. "I have been by 20 bedsides of kids on, partiallylife support. I have dealt with families trying to intervene with their children trying to get them off of it," saCollier. He organized protests and started an anti-synthetic drug Facebook page, but now that synthetic drug bare clearly against state law Collier feels he's made a differenhttp://www.wcyb.com/news/31002497/detail.html

Haslam Examining Abstinence Education Bill (WPLN-Radio Nashville)Groups like the ACLU have been urging Governor Bill Haslam to veto a proposed law regarding how sex-edtaught in Tennessee. The administration is reviewing the language. The bill that passed the General Assemplaces new restrictions on sexual education, putting the focus on abstinence. I actually dont think its a
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departure from our current practice, but we havent made a final decision there. As hes done with several otbills, Governor Haslam could let this one go into law without his signature. But the ACLU hopes that he doesA letter from the organization says young people need information on contraception and safe sex, pointingresearch that shows it does a better job at preventing unplanned pregnancies than just telling kids to wait.http://wpln.org/?p=368 88

Lakeshore severance packages set as center readies to close (N-S/Nelson)

The nearly 300 employees remaining at Lakeshore Mental Health Institute on Thursday morning learned detaof their severance package as the state prepares for closure at the end of June. A provision of the state budpassed this w eek by lawmakers, the package provides for a base payment of $3,200 per employee, plus tyears of college tuition assistance "to be capped at the average of the highest four-year public Tennesscollege undergraduate level." To qualify, employees must stay through the facility's closure, said TennessDepartment of Mental Health spokesman Grant Lawrence. The severance language states, however, that tuition will be paid only "for periods of actual attendance" within a set timeframe that the Tennesscommissioner of finance and administration will determine. It also says Lakeshore employees who take otstate jobs within 60 days of the start of the new fiscal year, July 1, will have to reimburse to the state a portionthe benefits, pro-rated by day, by the end of the 2012 calendar year. Lawrence said as of mid-April, 2employees remained at Lakeshore, although 16 had given notice and 41 had submitted retirement paperwork.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/may/04/lakeshore-severance-packages-set-as-center-to/

Lone Mountain State Forest loop trail wanders through wilderness (New

Sentinel)Some of the best hiking trails in Tennessee are found in the Cumberland Mountains of Morgan County, homeFrozen Head State Park and Natural Area and the Obed W ild and Scenic River. Sandwiched between these tparks is Lone Mountain State Forest, a 3,572-acre tract with approximately 20 miles of trails open to horsebariding, mountain biking and hiking. We started our hike at the trailhead located directly across the road from Tennessee Division of Forestry office at the northeast entrance to Lone Mountain State Forest, approximatthree miles south of Wartburg. Our route took us to Coyote Point, the forest's most prominent overlook. On oway back, we followed a newly-refurbished hiking trail that cuts through the heart of the state forest to mak9.6-mile loop. Lone Mountain is a relatively modest 2,530 feet tall, but there are numerous steep pitches alothe trail that makes this a moderate-to-strenuously difficult hike. At 1.9 miles the Coyote Point Trail reaches

Longest Mile Trail intersection, where you'll bear left to continue to Coyote Point. After a quarter mile you'll sesmall pond on the left one of six ponds constructed in the forest to attract wildlife. (Hikers should note tLone Mountain S tate Forest is open to hunters during statewide hunting seasons.)http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/may/03/lone-mountain-state-forest-loop-trail-wanders/

Downtown, interstate road closures set to begin Friday afternoon (City Paper)Road closures downtown and on Interstate 24 east of downtown could cause headaches for commuters to koff the weekend. The detours are set to begin Friday at 2:30 p.m. when Metro police expect to close Broadwbetween Fourth and Sixth avenues until m idnight. The Nashville Predators received a permit from the cityclose Broadway and make room for a festival before and after the hockey teams Game 4 against the PhoeCoyotes in the second-round playoff series. According to police, traffic during the closure will have to turn ofBroadway by Fourth Avenue (headed westbound) or by Seventh Avenue (headed eastbound). Extra-duty po

officers will be staffed at fixed posts in the downtown area Friday afternoon and evening to help drivers. LaFriday evening, construction crews working w ith the Tennessee Department of Transportation will close a thrmile section of I-24 near downtown for the ongoing bridge rehabilitation project over Main and Woodland StreeAccording to TDOT, I-24 eastbound and westbound will be closed from the I-24/I-65 split north of downtownthe I-24/I-40 split east of downtown beginning Friday at 9 p.m. The interstate is expected to open no later thMonday, May 7, at 5 a.m.http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/downtown-interstate-road-closures-set-begin-friday -afternoon

Haslam Congratulates Legislature for Efficient, Effective Session (TN Report)Tuesday night the 107th General Assembly adjourned, and Im extremely proud of what weve accomplishworking together. Since unveiling a comprehensive legislative agenda in early January, our administration h
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focused on key reforms that lower taxes, continue improvement of our states education system and enable usrecruit, retain and reward the best and brightest employees. Heres a closer look at the work weve been doiover the past several months: Significant reform of the states outdated employment system; Lowering inheritance tax and the states portion of the sales tax on food; A complete rewrite of Tennessees schaccountability system to complement Tennessees waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind law;http://tnreport.com/blog/2012/05/03/haslam-congratulates-legislature-for-efficient-effective -session/

TV bushwhacked? Ford says 'Ghost voting' acceptable in state Legislature (JCPState Rep. Dale Ford, R-Jonesborough, said Wednesday he was bushwhacked last week by NashvilNewsChannel 5 when a reporter suddenly appeared from behind a partition and quizzed him on why his semate had been casting votes for him in his absence and vice versa. Ford clocked in Rep. Dennis Roach, Rutledge, and then repeatedly voted for him. Roach cast a dozen votes that session without ever stepping foothe chambers, and when he showed up late Ford cleared his desk and left for the night, according to the nereport. She just jumped out from behind a corner and stuck a microphone in my face, Ford said Wednesdabout the reporter. It pissed me off. I thought it was very unprofessional. Ford said he understood why sopeople might think the voting procedures could be construed as unethical. But he also said there are timesmore times than people know when the House rules regarding attendance and voting procedures suspended, making these actions both legal and ethical. If a guy is not going to be there, I wont clock them invote for them, he said. Thats stealing. When were under the rules, I absolutely follow them to the letter.http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/article.php?id=100080#ixzz1ttht6kYz

Nashville mayor eases tax hike plan in suburban areas (Tennessean/Cass)Mayor Karl Dean will reduce his proposed property tax increase for residents in Nashvilles General ServicDistrict to avert a potential lawsuit, one of the mayors top aides said Thursday. While the recommended increase will remain 53 cents per $100 of assessed value for people living in the more densely populated UrbServices District, the administration decided to drop it by a nickel, to 48 cents, in the General Services Distrrather than risk being sued. The property tax rate in that district made up of the more suburban areas tdont receive some government services, such as garbage pickup came down 48 cents after the lcountywide reappraisal in 2009. Its an easy fix, Metro Finance Director Rich Riebeling said. Its not wogetting into something that might lead to l it igation. Vote might be required A Metro Charter amendmapproved by voters in 2006 requires a referendum on any proposed increase to the property tax rate beyond level where it stood before the last countywide reappraisal. The rates before the 2009 reappraisal were $4.04 p$100 of assessed value in the General Services District and $4.69 in the Urban Services District, whoresidents essentially pay a premium for increased services on top of the General Services rate.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120504/NEWS0202/305040068/Nashville-mayor-eases-tax-hike-plan-suburban-areas?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

Dean reduces proposed tax hike in General Services after legal ?s (CP/Garrison)To avoid the possibility of triggering a public referendum and litigation, Mayor Karl Deans administration hlowered its proposed property-tax rate increase for Davidson Countys General Services District by five cefrom 53 cents to a new 48-cent tax hike. There was the potential someone could have challenged it, MeFinance Director Rich Riebeling said Thursday. The budgets too important to take any risk for potenlitigation. The mayors original 53-cent tax rate increase for residents of the U rban Services District will remunchanged. Rates are applied to every $100 of assessed property to calculate property tax obligations. Tuesday, Dean proposed what am ounted to an across-the-board 53-cent hike to Metros two property tax ratThe bump would increase the rate paid by residents of the USD the inner core of the city that receives exservices from $4.13 to $4.66. Residents who live in Davidson Countys General Services District, howevthe suburban periphery of the county and recipient of fewer services, pay a lower property tax rate of $3.Increasing the GSD rate by 53 cents would bring the total GSD rate to $4.09.http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/dean-reduces-proposed-tax-hike-general-services-distr ict-afterlegal-questions

Tennessee cities among nation's worst for asthma (Tennessean/Wilemon)Memphis has been named the nations asthma capital, according to the new list issued this week by the Asthand Allergy Foundation of America. It is one of three Tennessee cities to make the top 10 list. Knoxville rank
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third, and Chattanooga ranked fifth. The foundation creates the rankings by assessing the 100 largest cities air pollution, ozone days, pollen counts, medication utilization, poverty rates and public smoking laws. Last yeKnoxville occupied the second spot on the list, Memphis third, Chattanooga fourth and Nashville 10th. Nashvmoved out of the top 10 list this year. With an unusually warm winter, some Nashville-area doctors say they aseeing increased allergy-related problems this year.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120504/NEWS07/305030066/Tennessee-cities-among-nation-s-worst-asthma?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|News

Opponents to immigration policy share testimonies in Knoxville (NS/Coleman)Juana Villegas said she was three days' pregnant when law enforcement in Middle Tennessee took her incustody to be deported. She was shackled until minutes before she gave birth in a hospital. Villegas was oneabout eight women who took the stage Thursday night during a rally at a North Knoxville union hall to protImmigration and Nationality Act Section 287(g), a federal policy that community groups fear will be adopted the Knox County Sheriff's Office. The policy authorizes local law enforcement to enforce federal i lleimmigration law. While proponents say the measure enables local law enforcement to get violent i lleimmigrants off the street, those gathered Thursday said the measure creates an atmosphere where racprofiling is rampant, individuals arrested on misdemeanors are deported and civil-rights abuses occur. The rwas organized by community organizations such as Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, Allof Knoxville's Immigrant Neighbors and Knoxville United. In the past five weeks, members of the groups hatried unsuccessfully to speak with Sheriff Jimmy "J.J." Jones and appeal to him to not work w ith Immigration aCustoms Enforcement to enact the 287(g) policy in Knox County.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/may/04/opponents-to-immigration-policy-share-in/

Cohen Says Student Loan Rate Deal Likely (WPLN-Radio Nashville)Memphis Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen says a deal is likely on keeping interest rates on fedestudent loans at around 3 percent. If Congress takes no action, those rates could double. Democrats aRepublicans agree that raising student loan interest rates is a bad thing. The disagreement is how to pay for extension of those low rates. Republicans want to trim funding to the Presidents health care overhaDemocrats have proposed ending subsides to oil and gas companies. Cohen says Congress is likely to reacdeal, even if its only for a year. While hed support a short-term fix, Cohen says the interest rate should stwhere it is. I dont think theres any reason there should be an increase. I think it should stay at 3.4 perceInterest rates in general, on all type of instruments, are at the lowest point ever. In 2007, when Democrcontrolled the House, Cohen voted for the rate decrease which was set to expire in July of this yehttp://wpln.org/?p=368 78

Chuck F leischmann stresses roots in re-election bid (Times Free-Press/Carroll)Aides for U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann appear to be embracing a re-election strategy that sells congressman as a self-made man and dismisses his opponents as anything but. In less than three montFleischmann will face two Republican challengers with deep pockets and high-octane surnames -- ScotMayfield and Weston Wamp -- in Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District Republican primary. Duringdistrictwide campaign kickoff tour that drew m ore than 50 people at some stops, Fleischmann and sevesurrogates this week told an up-by-the-bootstraps tale, seeking to distinguish the incumbent from what thconsider to be nothing more than family scions. A laminated red-white-and-blue brochure sums up Fleischmann effort. "From a young boy overcoming the loss of my mother, to living on my own at 16, to moppthe floor of a McDonald's, to working in a library, to starting a business with my wife and finally becomingmember of Congress," the brochure reads, "I have lived the American dream."http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/may/04/b6-fleischmann-stresses-roots-in-re-election -bid/?local

Suit claims TVA tree cuttings violate environmental law (News-Sentinel/Marcum)West Knoxville residents suing TVA over its tree-cutting policy say that TVA is violating environmental law bywidespread clearing of trees in power line easements without doing an environmental assessment. An attornfor Westminster Place residents Donna She rwood and Jerone P inn, filed an amended complaint against TVAU.S. District Court on Wednesday. The residents are suing over TVA's plans to remove trees in a power leasement running through their neighborhood. TVA spokesman Travis Brickey said Thursday that TVA wonot comment on pending litigation. The initial lawsuit claims that TVA is going beyond what the power l
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easement agreement allows. Plaintiffs now say that TVA failed to do an environmental-impact statement befproceeding with a more aggressive tree trimming policy. Don K. Vowell, attorney for the plaintiffs, said TVplan to clear its entire transmission line system in seven states of trees capable of reaching 15 feet in heightmore constitutes a major environmental impact that would trigger such a study. "They are clearing an area tha16,000 miles long and 100 to 200 feet wide. That is an area that is half the size of the Great Smoky Mountaand will take millions of trees," Vowell said.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/may/03/lawsuit-claims-tva-tree-cuttings-violate-law/

Methodist to fund Olive Branch facility with $100M bond issue (M. Biz Journal)Taking advantage of historically low interest rates, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare will supplement financing of its $137 million Olive Branch hospital with a $100 million bond issue. Underwritten in part Raymond James Morgan Keegan, the issue has received a stable outlook from ratings agencies StandardPoors and Moodys, which assigned ratings of A+ and A2, respectively, according to Jim Birdwell, managdirector and co-head of health care finance at Morgan Keegan. Through a spokesperson, Methodist CFO ChMcLean said exceptionally low interest rates moved the organization to take advantage of the bonds, which habeen in huge demand, according to Birdwell. Just in the last month, weve seen a very large increase in number of hospital bond issues sold throughout the country, Birdwell said. So theyre taking advantagehistorically low rates and increased investor appetite for tax-exempt bonds. Birdwell indicated there w as strodemand across the board for the bonds, which attracted individual investors as well as institutional investboth large and small.http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2012/05/03/methodist-to-fund-olive-branch.html

Erlanger whistle-blower lawsuit will not bring prosecution (TFP/Martin)State and federal prosecutors have declined to pursue a whistle-blower lawsuit that says E rlanger Health Systmade false Medicare claims, a second such decision within the last month. The lawsuit was filed in March 20by Robert W hipple, who worked as an auditing consultant for Affiliated Com puter Services Inc., at the hospita2006. The suit alleges that Erlanger used fraudulent billing practices in categorizing patients and for certprocedures. The lawsuit was sealed while state and federal attorneys investigated, but both parties declinedintervene in the case, filing paperwork to that effect Monday. "Erlanger is confident in our billing procedures acompliance programs," said Erlanger interim CEO Charlesetta Woodard-Thompson in an emailed statemThursday. "Erlanger takes all legal matters and allegations of this sort very seriously, and has worked vclosely with government officials throughout their investigation." Another whiste-blower case, filed by LisaStratienko in 2010, was dropped in April when prosecutors declined to pursue the case. In his 46-page lawsWhipple asserted several employees at the hospital did not take action when he pointed out the improper billpractices.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/may/04/b6-whistle-blower-lawsuit-will-not-br ing/?local

MED Forms Committee to Examine Minority-Owned Biz Dealings (M. Daily News)The board governing The Regional Medical Center at Memphis has formed an ad hoc committee to review amake recomm endations regarding the am ount of business the hospital conducts with minority-owned companiThe committee comprised of attorney Pamela Brown, Plough Foundation executive director Scott McCormand the Rev. Keith Norman of First Baptist Church-Broad in Binghampton was created after the subjectminority business dominated the discussion Wednesday, May 2. The board m eeting at the Adams Pavilion, 8Jefferson Ave., was the second of the year. When the current administration led by president and CEO Reginald Coopwood first took over leadership at The M ED just more than two years ago, the hospitals suppdiversity spending was a mere 1.3 percent. The initial focus at that time was creating financial stability for torganization after some turbulent years. But supplier diversity spending did increase to 2.5 percent in fiscal y2011, and currently stands at 3.6 percent, a 51 percent year-over-year increase.http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/may/4/med-forms-committee-to-examine-minority-owned-biz-dealings/

Medical Trade Center announces new tenants (Nashville Business Journal)
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The Dallas-based developer of Nashvilles proposed $250 million Nashville Medical Trade Center announctoday it has launched efforts aimed at securing financing for the project, thanks in part to commitments from new tenants. Market Center Management Co. CEO Bill Winsor said those leases range in size from 2,5009,000 square feet and push the project closer to a goal of having 60 percent of space leased before constructcan begin at the site of the Nashville Convention Center, which is set to be replaced by the Music City Cenconvention hall opening next year. The tenants announced today include Nashville-based InformaCorporation of America and RemindAmerica Inc., along with the SSI Group in Mobile, Ala., New York-basHumanscale, ErgoCentric in Canada and Memphis-based V. Alexander & Co. With the new commitmenWinsor said the company has now leased 45 percent of the proposed center's 800,000 square feet of availaspace. Market Center has announced 12 tenants so far that account for about 70,000 to 100,000 square feWinsor said other tenants have asked to remain anonymous for compe titive reasons.http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2012/05/04/medical-trade-center-announces- new.html

Nashville medical mart developer says it has 6 new leases (Tennessean/Ward)A Dallas company working to build nearly 1 million square feet of medical trade mart space w ill announce leaswith six more companies today, hoping to send a message that its bid to transform the downtown NashviConvention Center into a major health mart remains on track. Dallas-based Market Center Management Csays it has engaged a Brentwood-based accounting firm Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain to help evalufinancing strategies for the Nashville Medical Trade Center project. Building the health mart would involve addeight floors atop the soon-to-be-replaced convention hall along Lower Broadway as the giant Music City Centakes shapes as a replacement south of Broadway. Our focus predominantly has been to secure enoucompanies and get to a point where we feel comfortable enough to engage someone to secure financing optioand were at that point, said Market Center CEO B ill Winsor. He said the group has commitments in hand forpercent of the mart space and probably would seek somew here in the ballpark of $180 m illion in debt. Weve wavered on this. Weve stayed the course. Were comm itted to it and were going to continue, Winsor said. Tdevelopers goal has been to prelease at least 65 percent of the overall space before any dirt could be movThe six signings being announced today include local and national companies m ostly in medical and informattechnology. Each has plans to take up between 2,000 square feet and 12,000 square feet of space in the maWinsor said.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120504/BUSINESS05/305040076/Nashville-medical-mart-developer-sayhas-6-new-leases

Survey: UTC, downtown Chattanooga lack connections (Times Free-Press/Pare)UTC is about a five-minute walk from downtown's core, but m any students feel unsafe and ignored in the cencity, a new survey shows. About 45 percent of the students who responded to the survey said they felt unsawalking alone downtown at night, while 67 percent would prefer to drive. Also, while students like Chattanoothey believe downtown caters to tourists and families and not to them, according to the survey that drew mothan 600 responses. Most students go downtown just two or fewer times a week, according to survey work tstemmed from discussions between the UTC College of Business Dean Robert Dooley and River City Co. chKim White. "They wanted more things that focus on student groups," said Ruben Gamboa, one of 10 Ustudents who took part in putting together the study and who helped present results to the Chattanooga ArChamber of Commerce's Downtown Council on Thursday. More than 11,000 students attend the UniversityTennessee at Chattanooga and more than 3,000 now live on campus, but they're not seen as a serio

customer base, he said.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/may/04/c1-survey-utc-downtown-lack-connections/?businesstnvalle

Layoffs for Yale Lock workers in East Tenn. expected to begin in August (NS)A 10-year tax break wasn't enough to keep 230 manufacturing jobs in Loudon County. In a news release, mayors of Loudon County and Lenoir City said the first round of layoffs at the Yale Commercial Lock aHardware facility in Lenoir City are expected to take place in August, with a closure of the plant anticipated in first quarter of next year. Yale is consolidating the operations with an existing facility in Berlin, Conn. Tcompany announced its intentions in March, and local officials quickly approved 10-year, 100 percent propetax exemption in a bid to prevent the closure. According to the release, Deputy Gov. Claude Ramsey spokeofficials with Yale's parent company, but the state couldn't identify sufficient assistance to offset the expectsavings associated with the move to Connecticut. "While we have traditionally benefited from corpor
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relocations, this is the first instance of a company leaving Loudon County for an area in the Northeast thatgenerally viewed as a higher cost area", Loudon County Economic Development Agency President PatrPhillips said in the release.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/may/03/layoffs-for-yale-lock-workers-in-east-t enn-to-in/

Memphis-Shelby County schools merger panel likes plan to outsource (CA/KelleCustodial, transportation proposals move forward Unofficial straw votes Thursday by the commission plann

the transition to a unified school district registered a clear preference for privatizing custodial and transportatservices when the Memphis and Shelby County school distr icts merge next year. But there was understanding in the room that the idea might not fly quite as effortlessly when the recommendations reach unified school board. If the new district adopts Shelby County Schools' existing model of contracted custodservices, however, it could save as much as $25 million annually, reported Richard Holden, chairman of Transition Planning Commission's Logistics Committee. Going with Memphis City Schools' existing modelcontracted busing services, he said, would save up to $10 million a year and produce a one-time infusion of million in cash from the sale of the SCS fleet. Both recommendations moved up the ladder Thursday towaeventual adoption with little dissent on the 21-member commission.http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/may/04/panel-likes-plan-to-outsource/(SUBSCRIPTION)

2 charter schools set to open in Shelby Co., 12 others wait for 2014 (CA/Roberts)

Of the 14 charter schools in limbo since the Shelby County unified school board rejected their applicationsNovember, two intend to open this summer. Memphis Grizzlies Prep and Aurora Collegiate Academy, bobacked by philanthropists, will open in July despite nearly six months of indecision, delay and red tape. The reincluding nine schools proposed by former mayor Willie Herenton, plan to open a year later. "When formapproval is granted, we will move forward with nine schools," Herenton said Thursday after an appeals hearconducted by the state Board of Education. It was the second shortest hearing in department history, notexecutive director Gary Nixon, largely because there was no legal reason why the schools should not open. Tschool board opposed two other charters at hearings later in the afternoon, but no one spoke against the other schools, which have passed through all the state and local hoops but still do not have definitive approvWhile the state board will take public comm ent for another week, "it's probably pretty clear what the answer be," Nixon said.http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/may/04/2-charter-schools-set-to-open/(SUBSCRIPTION)

Mayor no longer set to testify in schools rezoning trial (City Paper/Greenberg)Mayor Karl Dean, it seems, will not have to testify in a federal court case involving Metro Nashville PubSchools controversial 2008 rezoning plan. Dean was previously expected to take the stand Thursday, but tplaintiffs attorney Larry Woods apparently obtained the testimony he needed from Alan Coverstone, executdirector of the MNPS Office of Innovation. The mayor was released from a subpoena, which called him to testearlier Thursday. Woods said he planned on asking Dean about the districts increased em phasis on chaschools, but the testimony of Coverstone, who is responsible for overseeing the school systems charter schoocovered the topic Wednesday. Opening arguments in Spurlock, et. al. vs. Fox, et. al. began Tuesday. The cais a class action suit that claims MNPSs 2008 rezoning created m ore racially isolated and less diverseschools in areas zoned for Pearl-Cohn and Hillwood high schools. Ed Kindall, longtime school board memband staunch opponent of the rezoning plan, testified Thursday. He expressed concerns in 2008, when the boconsidered rezoning, that Nashville was moving toward having two separate school systems: one for whites aone for minorities.http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/mayor-no-longer-set-testify-schools-rez oning-trial

Nashville schools' lawyer grills parent in rezoning trial (Tennessean/Hubbard)Lawyer says better school was option The mother suing Metro schools over a 2009 rezoning plan drew heafire from the school systems attorneys Thursday during the third day of trial in the U.S. D istrict Court of MidTennessee. Frances Spurlock filed Spurlock v. Fox in an attempt to get school zones redrawn with eqresources for African-American students in her North Nashville neighborhood. The rezoning plan would hasent her daughter from higher-performing Bellevue Middle School in the largely white Hillwood cluster to lowperforming John Early Middle School in the predominantly black Pearl-Cohn zone. Her daughter is used to bein a diverse school and has more white friends, she said on the stand Thursday. The fam ily tried John Early
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first two weeks of school and claim it didnt provide each student with books. Attorneys for the school distgrilled Spurlock over why she did not choose predominantly white H.G. Hill Middle School, also in the Hillwocluster and an option for her daughter under the rezoning plan.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120504/NEWS04/305040073/Nashville-schools-lawyer-grills-parent-rezoning-trial?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Ne ws|p

Bristol, Tenn., school officials announce reorganization plan, job cuts (H-C)

A city school system reorganization that eliminates three jobs, leaves teaching positions unfilled and restructua number of others was unveiled Thursday by Director of Schools Gary Lilly. Lilly added that the district may areassign, cut or adjust work responsibilities for some of its estimated 300 teachers. The moves are aimedcutting costs and addressing an estimated $775,000 budget shortfall. Its hard when youre making decisiothat affect livelihoods, Lilly said. [But] we are doing things to ensure we can best focus on the educational aacademic needs of our students. Lilly said the changes are necessary now because the district will face addfederal and state academic requirements during the 2012/13 school year, which means devoting more of available money to those areas. Even when the economy has been tanking in recent years, weve always hfunding available to come to the rescue and prevent [district cuts], Lilly said, noting programs like the 20federal stimulus package. Thats no longer the case, and we have to make adjustments for that. Under plan, the positions of Comm unication and Transportation Coordinator Todd Bailey, Health Educator Jane Harand grant writer Dawn Werner will be eliminated. Those job functions will be shifted to others.http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/may/03/5/bristol-tenn-school-officials-announce-reorganizat-ar -1888911/

Kingsport BOE postpones tuition decision on Lynn Garden students (Tim

News)Kingsport school leaders Thursday night delayed a decision until at least m id-month on w hether to allow selecSullivan County students in the Lynn Garden area to start or continue attending two city elementary schotuition free. At issue is a group of 59 kindergarten through fifth-grade county students living in a targetannexation area of Lynn Garden and attending Kennedy and Roosevelt elementary schools, plus at least oadditional rising kindergarten student to attend Kennedy in August. Since a 1986 agreement between the cand county school systems was rescinded by both sides last year, the Kingsport Board of Education decidedaddress the issue on an annual basis, and Thursday night was the annual review time. BOE President RanMontgomery suggested, and the board agreed, to delay a decision until the board could get a good idea of wh

the city might annex the students in question. He said the BOE could vote on the matter during a called meetafter the May 17 work session or at the June 7 regular meeting.http://www.timesnews.net/article/9046164/kingsport-boe-postpones-tuition-decision-on-lynn-garde n-students

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Guest columnist: Parental involvement key to student achievement (TennesseanRecent discussions on proposed state legislation mandating parental involvement in schools have focused the issues surrounding penalizing children, and parents of students, who find it challenging to complhomework. But what about suggestions for solutions to bigger issues, including how to help parents support thchildren to increase ACT scores and overall academic performance? With the 2011-2012 academic year aboto end, it is a natural time to look forward. We serve on the Nashville A rea Chamber of C ommerce EducatReport Card Committee where, last fall, the committee took an in-depth look at the 2010-2011 school year

Metro Nashville P ublic Schools (MNPS). The committee then created a report card, with suggestions on hMNPS could move forward. As stated in the report card, the committee felt that it made sense to examine hMNPS encourages parental involvement because of its impact on overall academic performance. Many of tprograms and processes Metro schools have in place are encouraging.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120504/OPINION03/305040048/Parental-involvement-key-student-achievement?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|p

Editorial: Legislature couldn't leave town soon enough (Daily News Journal)Tennesseans can take a deep breath and relax. The General Assembly is adjourned for the year. The sesssaw some positive signs from lawmakers, including a slight reduction in the grocery sales tax and moves to scback gift and inheritance taxes. The Legislature also allotted $126 million for MTSUs science building. But tsession made Tennessee the butt of national talk shows and could be known better for what legislators could

get done than what they did. For instance, legislation that would have cut the HOPE scholarship by 50 percfor some students failed to gain approval, and the guns-in-cars bill that could have trumped business owneproperty rights never saw the H ouse floor, either. In addition, Republican Gov. Bill Haslam said he plans to vlegislation affecting Vanderbilt Universitys all-comers nondiscrimination policy for religious organizations. Tgovernor said this week the state shouldnt meddle in private organizations affairs, and we agree. Comediatook pot shots at Tennessee throughout the session about bills dealing with the teaching of evolution agateway sexual activity, in addition to the Ten Comm andments and guns-in-cars.http://www.dnj.com/article/20120504/OPINION/305040013/EDITORIAL-Legislature-couldn-t-leave-town-soon-enough

Editorial: Legislature ends 107th session on quiet note (Jackson Sun)The 107th Tennessee G eneral Assembly officially ended on Tuesday. It was a generally productive session tclosed several weeks early, thanks in part to a 20 percent reduction in the number of bills filed. Gov.

Haslams $31 billion budget passed with the usual last-minute haggling. Haslams anti-crime initiatives passalong with several other key administration proposals. It proved to be mostly a good year for the governlawmakers and Tennesseans. Here is a sampling of bills that passed, and deserved to be passed: Amazsales tax: Requires Amazon.com to begin collecting Tennessee sales taxes in 2014. HB2370. Amazon alreahas begun notifying Tennessee shoppers of their 2011 Amazon purchases on which they potentially owe satax. It will be up to individuals to file the required form with the state and to pay the tax. Amazon is not sharithat information with the state. Charter school transparency: This bill requires charter schools to operate unstate open meetings laws. HB3539. Civil service reform: Revises state civil service laws to make it easierhire and fire state employees. SB2246.http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20120504/OPINION/305040001/Our-View-Legislature-ends-107th-session-quiet-note

Guest columnist: Commend legislators who stood up to gun lobby (Tennessean)As chairman of the board of the Tennessee Chamber of C ommerce & Industry, I have been closely involved wthe collective effort by a broad coalition of business, education, transportation, law enforcement and hospinterests opposing several pieces of legis lation introduced in the Tennessee Senate and House Representatives during this legislative session. Those bills, pushed by the National Rifle Association aTennessee Firearms Association, would have forced employers, business owners and any private propeowners to allow individuals to bring firearms onto their private property and would have created a new, protecclass of employees and applicants for employment based on their gun ownership or possession of a concealcarry permit. The business communitys opposition to this legislation was never based on an anti-gphilosophy. It was based entirely on the desire to protect the property rights of em ployers and others and to able to adopt rules that could help provide a safer work environment for their employees, customers and guesthttp://www.tennessean.com/article/20120504/OPINION03/305040047/Commend-legislators-who-stood-up-gun
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Editorial: New focus for gun advocacy (Commercial Appeal)Averting unnecessary tragedies: There are better ways for gun rights groups to spend their energy than fendoff phantom threats to the Second Amendment. Taking a breath about gun laws will be good for Tennessehealth. The state legislature adjourned this week without voting on proposals to force private businesses to allemployees to keep guns in their cars while parked on the company's property, and barring employers from e

asking employees whether they have guns in the parking lot. And the fact that Tennessee didn't loosen already slack gun laws wasn't the end of the world. Nobody's gun was confiscated. No damage w as done to Second Amendment. That's an important point of reference. No logical analysis of America's attitudes towaguns would suggest this nation is anywhere near going door-to-door to round up the estimated 300 millfirearms now owned by private individuals in this country. That's not going to happen.http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/may/04/editorials-new-focus-for-gun-advocacy/(SUBSCRIPTION)

Editorial: Passage of tax bill would be a small token of thanks for sacrifice (N-S)In February 2011, Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Carpenter w as shot and killed while on patrol in Afghanistanlending company subsequently forgave his student loan, but now his parents are on the hook for a $28,000 tbill as a result. U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn., is outraged. And he's sponsoring a bill that would prevethe Internal Revenue Service from taxing loans to fallen service mem bers that have been forgiven. The Andr

P. Carpenter Tax Act is one bill that all members of both parties can and should support. "It is a fitting way toa glaring problem in our tax code, while paying tribute to the m emory of Lance Cpl. Carpenter," DesJarlais sa"His family has experienced the pain of losing their son, husband and father. Hopefully, if passed, this measuwill in some way ease this burden." Three years prior to his death, Carpenter, a Columbia, Tenn., native, htaken out a $20 ,000 student loan to help pay for his college education. His parents co-signed for him. Carpenattended Middle Tennessee State University and Columbia State Community College before enlisting in Marines. A member of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, the 27-year-old was on patrol in southern Afghaniswhen he was shot by a sniper. He died of his wounds in Germany on Feb. 19, 2011.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/may/04/editorial-passage-of-tax-bill-would-be-a-small/

Greg Johnson: Return on investment key to school funding fight (News-SentinelAs the funding f ight for Knox County 's schools moves toward Round 3, perhaps i t is t ime to pau

Superintendent James McIntyre won Round 1, gaining approval of his proposed $35 million increase for tschool system's general fund from the Knox County School Board and a unanimous, unqualified endorsemfrom the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce. In Round 2, Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett stopped the big bumreleasing a budget this week that does not include McIntyre's big ask. Now, the big-bucks battle goes to CouCommission. But before Round 3, a question: Does increased educational funding necessarily translate iimproved academic achievement? The answer is a resounding "No" according to a study released last year the Center for American Progress. This big "No" came not from a conservative outfit l ike the HeritaFoundation. Rather, CAP is a left-leaning think tank, almost always friendly to more spending and biggovernment. The report, "Return on Educational Investment," examined math and reading test scores for fouand eighth-graders and high school students in most every school district in America. CAP correlated studachievement with school expenditures and adjusted expenditures to reflect socioeconomic factors. Each systwas assigned a Basic Return on Investment as well as an A djusted Return on Investment. School systems wthen compared to other systems within their state.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/may/04/greg-johnson-return-on-investment-key-to-sch ool/

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