KnoxvilleView CommentsIn an unprecedented move, three Tennessee prosecutors are taking aim at drugmakers who supplied the opiates that addicted millions — Big Pharma — using the state’s long-ridiculed and rarely used “crack tax” law.The district attorneys general for three upper East Tennessee judicial districts collectively representing nine counties filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Sullivan County Circuit Court against opioid drugmakers Purdue Pharma, Mallinckrodt and Endo Pharmaceuticals.The lawsuit seeks to hold Big Pharma responsible for the opioid epidemic in Tennessee by labeling...…KnoxvilleView CommentsIn an unprecedented move, three Tennessee prosecutors are taking aim at drugmakers who supplied the opiates that addicted millions — Big Pharma — using the state’s long-ridiculed and rarely used “crack tax” law.The district attorneys general for three upper East Tennessee judicial districts collectively representing nine counties filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Sullivan County Circuit Court against opioid drugmakers Purdue Pharma, Mallinckrodt and Endo Pharmaceuticals.The lawsuit seeks to hold Big Pharma responsible for the opioid epidemic in Tennessee by labeling...WW…

Alexandra HudsonGuest ColumnistView CommentsDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, federal, state, and local governments have gone to great lengths to curb transmission of the virus and the costs associated with its spread.Legislators have passed anti-price gouging laws and a $2 trillion stimulus bill. On March 30, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, following the steps of many other state leaders, issued a Tennesseans, he’d noted, hadn’t been heeding his initial "safer at home" order issued earlier last week in the way they were meant to. That’s a shame, because with sweeping government action...…Alexandra HudsonGuest ColumnistView CommentsDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, federal, state, and local governments have gone to great lengths to curb transmission of the virus and the costs associated with its spread.Legislators have passed anti-price gouging laws and a $2 trillion stimulus bill. On March 30, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, following the steps of many other state leaders, issued a Tennesseans, he’d noted, hadn’t been heeding his initial "safer at home" order issued earlier last week in the way they were meant to. That’s a shame, because with sweeping government action...WW…

Nashville TennesseanAs protesters continued their two-month, round-the-clock demonstration just outside Capitol doors, the Tennessee legislature on Wednesday approved a bill that will make it easier for state troopers to file charges against the group.The legislation was promised by House leadership in early June when demonstrations against police brutality — and later against Gov. Bill Lee and the General Assembly — began increasing in Nashville.The bill — which will cost as much as $1.3 million per year between state and local government — was a source...…Nashville TennesseanAs protesters continued their two-month, round-the-clock demonstration just outside Capitol doors, the Tennessee legislature on Wednesday approved a bill that will make it easier for state troopers to file charges against the group.The legislation was promised by House leadership in early June when demonstrations against police brutality — and later against Gov. Bill Lee and the General Assembly — began increasing in Nashville.The bill — which will cost as much as $1.3 million per year between state and local government — was a source...WW…

Nashville TennesseanView CommentsA Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper is being investigated after a video appears to show him ripping the mask off a civilian at the Capitol. A video posted by Andrew Golden shows him filming a traffic stop by troopers at the Capitol Monday evening. On the video, Trooper Harvey Briggs warned Golden not to impede on the traffic stop.The video shows Golden on the sidewalk distanced from the troopers. He estimates he was 10 to 15 feet away.Briggs, who wasn't involved in the traffic stop, crossed the parking lot to chastise Golden for using...…Nashville TennesseanView CommentsA Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper is being investigated after a video appears to show him ripping the mask off a civilian at the Capitol. A video posted by Andrew Golden shows him filming a traffic stop by troopers at the Capitol Monday evening. On the video, Trooper Harvey Briggs warned Golden not to impede on the traffic stop.The video shows Golden on the sidewalk distanced from the troopers. He estimates he was 10 to 15 feet away.Briggs, who wasn't involved in the traffic stop, crossed the parking lot to chastise Golden for using...WW…

Get the newsShare This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutThis appears to be the first case in Nashville of anyone being arrested on charges of violating coronavirus restrictions enacted by local authorities.A link has been sent to your friend's email address.A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the ConversationTo find out more about Facebook commenting please read theWelcome to our new and improved comments.This is a test to see whether we can improve the experience for you.You do not need a Facebook profile to participate.You will need to...…Get the newsShare This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutThis appears to be the first case in Nashville of anyone being arrested on charges of violating coronavirus restrictions enacted by local authorities.A link has been sent to your friend's email address.A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the ConversationTo find out more about Facebook commenting please read theWelcome to our new and improved comments.This is a test to see whether we can improve the experience for you.You do not need a Facebook profile to participate.You will need to...WW…

Knoxville News SentinelView CommentsThe American Civil Liberties Union is urging Gov. Bill Lee to veto , saying it would chill free speech by threatening people with "overly harsh criminal penalties" and mark "a giant leap in the wrong direction" on criminal justice reform.For two months, a group of protesters has spent day and night occupying a space outside the Tennessee state Capitol in Nashville. Demonstrators camping at War Memorial Plaza have reclaimed it as "the People's Plaza" and demanded an audience with Lee to discuss defunding law enforcement and Lee hasn't met with the...…Knoxville News SentinelView CommentsThe American Civil Liberties Union is urging Gov. Bill Lee to veto , saying it would chill free speech by threatening people with "overly harsh criminal penalties" and mark "a giant leap in the wrong direction" on criminal justice reform.For two months, a group of protesters has spent day and night occupying a space outside the Tennessee state Capitol in Nashville. Demonstrators camping at War Memorial Plaza have reclaimed it as "the People's Plaza" and demanded an audience with Lee to discuss defunding law enforcement and Lee hasn't met with the...WW…

Bob SmietanaReligion News ServiceView CommentsChristian personal finance guru Dave Ramsey hopes his staff will spread peace and goodwill during the Christmas season.They may also be spreading COVID-19.Ramsey Solutions, the company founded by the bestselling author and radio host, plans to host “Boots & BBQ,” a large in-person Christmas party, for hundreds of staff members at the company’s Franklin, Tennessee, headquarters, despite an outbreak of more than 50 cases at the company’s headquarters as late as mid-November. An invitation, sent to the company’s 800 staffers in a...…Bob SmietanaReligion News ServiceView CommentsChristian personal finance guru Dave Ramsey hopes his staff will spread peace and goodwill during the Christmas season.They may also be spreading COVID-19.Ramsey Solutions, the company founded by the bestselling author and radio host, plans to host “Boots & BBQ,” a large in-person Christmas party, for hundreds of staff members at the company’s Franklin, Tennessee, headquarters, despite an outbreak of more than 50 cases at the company’s headquarters as late as mid-November. An invitation, sent to the company’s 800 staffers in a...WW…

Chris TruaxOpinion columnistView CommentsWhen Donald Trump first exploded on the political scene, he was an unpredictable rule breaker and neither the news media nor anyone else knew how to handle him. But now, we’ve got a much better idea of what makes Trump tick.First, the Lincoln Project has proved that while President Trump appears formidable, he’s really just a creature of instinct who’s actually both predictable and unable to defend his weak spots once you find them. , and Trump will dance like a cheap marionette and about as gracefully.Second, as we’ve seen in...…Chris TruaxOpinion columnistView CommentsWhen Donald Trump first exploded on the political scene, he was an unpredictable rule breaker and neither the news media nor anyone else knew how to handle him. But now, we’ve got a much better idea of what makes Trump tick.First, the Lincoln Project has proved that while President Trump appears formidable, he’s really just a creature of instinct who’s actually both predictable and unable to defend his weak spots once you find them. , and Trump will dance like a cheap marionette and about as gracefully.Second, as we’ve seen in...WW…

Nashville TennesseanView CommentsOn Thursday, Jade Fuller, Nya Collins, Zee Thomas, Kennedy Green, Emma Rose Smith and Mikayla Smith — ages 14 through 16 — claimed their place among generations of young people in Nashville who used peaceful protests to push social change.The six teenagers organized the region's largest protest against racism and police brutality in recent memory.Together, the organizers led tens of thousands of people on a miles-long march around the city, through brutal heat and pouring rain, with a simple message."Not one more."With...…Nashville TennesseanView CommentsOn Thursday, Jade Fuller, Nya Collins, Zee Thomas, Kennedy Green, Emma Rose Smith and Mikayla Smith — ages 14 through 16 — claimed their place among generations of young people in Nashville who used peaceful protests to push social change.The six teenagers organized the region's largest protest against racism and police brutality in recent memory.Together, the organizers led tens of thousands of people on a miles-long march around the city, through brutal heat and pouring rain, with a simple message."Not one more."With...WW…

Nashville TennesseanView CommentsAs coronavirus , the state saw its largest single-day increase of deaths and hospitalizations on Thursday.The Tennessee Department of Health reported Thursday that 37 people died over the last day, as the death tolls creeps closer to 1,000. In total, 925 people have died after being diagnosed with the virus statewide. Data shows that over the last day, the deaths were of people who were 31 years of age or older.Almost a third of the deaths since Wednesday were people who were ages 71 through 80, an age range which saw 11 deaths reported in a...…Nashville TennesseanView CommentsAs coronavirus , the state saw its largest single-day increase of deaths and hospitalizations on Thursday.The Tennessee Department of Health reported Thursday that 37 people died over the last day, as the death tolls creeps closer to 1,000. In total, 925 people have died after being diagnosed with the virus statewide. Data shows that over the last day, the deaths were of people who were 31 years of age or older.Almost a third of the deaths since Wednesday were people who were ages 71 through 80, an age range which saw 11 deaths reported in a...WW…