Around the country, Occupy Wall Street encampments are folding. In Nashville, lawmakers are trying to make it illegal to camp on public property. Today, the bill jumped the hurdle in the House and passed mostly along party lines. The state Senate is set to debate the bill next week.
Governor Bill Haslam wants to open the door for larger classes in Tennessee’s schools. The governor says with bigger classes, local school boards will need fewer teachers, and be able to pay the remaining teachers more.