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Some of the most popular graduate degrees don’t pay off, study finds
15+ hour ago (381+ words) (NewsNation) "Some of the most popular graduate degrees don't seem to offer much, if any, financial return once costs are factored in " or at least that's the takeaway from a report published this week by the Postsecondary Education & Economics Research…...
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2+ day, 7+ hour ago (16+ words) Grainger County School Board member accused of statutory rape waves preliminary hearing'WATE 6 On Your Side...
New heart health guidelines at odds with MAHA food pyramid: Which should you follow?
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (423+ words) (NEXSTAR) " New guidance released by the American Heart Association this week outlines nine key tenets of a heart-healthy diet, several of which contradict the federal nutrition guidelines released by the Trump administration earlier this year. In January, Health Secretary Robert…...
Tennessee lawmakers eye new path for addiction treatment
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (607+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) " Tennessee lawmakers are advancing legislation that could bring a controversial treatment for opioid addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder, an effort supporters say could create new options for patients who haven't responded to traditional therapies. The HOPE Treatment…...
Tennessee bill would make school systems change technology policies
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (377+ words) WASHINGTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) " School systems across the state may have to change their technology policies under a proposed bill. A bill currently going through the Tennessee General Assembly could limit the time students in kindergarten through 5th grade can use…...
New bill targets sports prediction markets: What are they, and why could some be banned?
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (723+ words) (NEXSTAR) " As sports betting continues to grow in the U.S., one large aspect of the industry could take a hit under a new bipartisan bill. Introduced by Sens. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) on Monday, the "Prediction Markets are…...
‘Sense of betrayal’: State bill to limit property tax increases killed in committee
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (563+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) " A state bill that would have limited property tax hikes has failed to move forward. On Wednesday, a state subcommittee tabled legislation that would have limited local governments to property tax increases of no more than 2% annually....
‘Absolutely concerning’: LGBTQ advocates warn Tennessee bill could expose transgender patients’ information
1+ week, 2+ day ago (427+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) " A new bill would require gender clinics to report certain patient statistics to the Tennessee Department of Health to be posted publicly " including their age, sex, county and the medications they're prescribed " which some LGBTQ advocates have…...
‘It affects the whole community’ Safer TN, Boyd Center dashboard tracks cost of gun violence
1+ week, 4+ day ago (575+ words) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) " A new dashboard from Safer Tennessee and the Boyd Center is giving East Tennesseans new insight into how gun violence impacts their communities. University of Tennessee professor Matt Harris co-created an interactive dashboard to show where gun…...
‘Time has shown us that we will adapt’: Renewable energy debate ramps up in western Kentucky
1+ week, 5+ day ago (651+ words) HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) " McClean County announced plans to form a moratorium to research the possibility of windmills in the county, right off the heels of a wind energy public hearing in Henderson." The topic of green energy has many people…...