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Education Dept. offers more time to reach goals

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:41:57 -0400

WASHINGTON - States can ask for another year before being required to use student test results to decide whether to keep or fire teachers, Education Secretary Arne Duncan told school chiefs on Tuesday.

Second City co-founder brought intellect to comedy

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:36:04 -0400

CHICAGO - Comedy fans know the names - John Belushi, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Joan Rivers - but before those famous faces graced Hollywood movies or the "Saturday Night Live" stage they were discovered by Bernie Sahlins, co-founder of The Second City.

Tenn. GOP supermajority struggles to find footing

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:41:31 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam began the year by dismissing what he called misguided predictions that the new Republican supermajority in state government would devolve into infighting.

Second City co-founder Bernard Sahlins dies at 90

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:53:23 -0400

CHICAGO - Bernard "Bernie" Sahlins, who co-founded Chicago's Second City theater and who nurtured the early careers of many of the earliest stars of "Saturday Night Live," died Sunday. He was 90.

Senators: Review Calif. health exchange secrecy

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:26:51 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - Five Republican U.S. senators said Friday they have asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to investigate whether California is inappropriately concealing details of contracts for its health insurance exchange.

APNewsBreak: Educators push for immigration reform

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:16:17 -0400

MEMPHIS, Tennessee - Twenty-one leaders of Tennessee's colleges and universities have sent a letter to the state's two U.S. senators, urging their support for immigration reform that will allow more graduates to remain in the country after they finish their education.

Senate defeats Democratic, Republican loan plans

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:03:18 -0400

WASHINGTON - College students faced increasing uncertainty about the cost of new student loans after senators failed Thursday to advance partisan proposals to keep interest rates from doubling on July 1.

Obama signs bill to preserve dam tailwater fishing

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:40:44 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - Anglers won their fight Monday to preserve access to prime fishing spots below dams along the Cumberland River in Kentucky and Tennessee, catching the attention of Congress and now President Barack Obama.

Eastman adding 300 jobs, spending $1.6 billion

Wed, 29 May 2013 14:43:09 -0400

KINGSPORT, Tennessee - Eastman Chemical Company will put $1.6 billion into an expansion in Kingsport that will create 300 jobs.

Vanderbilt poll: Tennesseans oppose online tax

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:44:33 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - A majority of Tennesseans oppose the state enforcing online sales taxes, though respondents were split on whether the current system is fair to local businesses, according to a Vanderbilt University poll released Tuesday.