When Victor Ashe came into office as mayor in 1988 the city’s rainy day fund was $5 million and the city had to borrow money to meet payroll. When Knoxville’s …
So you want to be a senator
We now know why it took former Gov. Bill Haslam so long to announce his decision not to run for the U.S. Senate. The same reason U.S. Rep. Mark Green, …
Adhering to due process solves jail overcrowding
Turns out doing the right thing can save the taxpayers money. Overcrowding at the Knox County jail appeared to be leading to the imminent construction of another “pod” to handle …
Dem debates just widen gulf between liberals, many voters
Republicans, independents and conservative Democrats looking for someone to replace the rude, crude, ethically challenged chief executive occupying the Oval Office looked on in vain at the Democratic debates last …
Locals make up state cuts for behavioral care
State funds for Knoxville’s Safety Center were cut 75 percent this year at a time when the state budget has a surplus of over $500 million. At the end of …
Stage is set for big UT changes
Imagine for a moment it’s a few years down the road.
– Will the University of Tennessee School of Agriculture be located at UT-Martin, out west where the farmers are?
– Will …
Boyd to eliminate UTIA, subject to Friday vote
UT Interim President Randy Boyd is reorganizing the Knoxville campus, merging the Institute of Agriculture campus into UT-Knoxville and the chancellor of the Ag campus is being demoted to a …
Casada’s political wounds were self-inflicted
It is ironic that the crash of the triumphant House Speaker Glen Casada’s empire may have been the result of him and his minions being petty and vindictive. Imagine that. …