A Veto in Every Pot
Proposed legislation would require consent from every property owner for zoning plans throughout Tennessee.
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February 20, 2019Knox County has identified $73 million in improvements needed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. It has a 40-year plan to address them.
February 19, 2019Knoxville officials aim to use lessons learned from other cities while designing a pilot program for electric scooter rental businesses.
February 18, 2019Knoxville officials share concerns with legislators about bills they fear will take away their independence to find local solutions to local problems.
February 18, 2019Knox County School administrators have been struggling to complete a new strategic plan for nearly a year. Now the school board is taking over.
February 15, 2019With another high-profile boutique opening, West Knoxville’s long-redeveloping district moves closer to an urban rebirth.
February 15, 2019Jeffrey Lyash will move south from Canada in April to take over the nation’s largest public utility.
February 14, 2019City officials ask the state Legislature to reject a bill that would strip law enforcement oversight committees of their subpoena powers.
February 14, 2019In Beaumont and Western Heights, a racially diverse district leans toward Democrats (when it votes at all).
February 14, 2019A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.
February 13, 2019After a battle over the boundaries, City Council votes to establish a hospital district in the historic Fort Sanders neighborhood.
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Free content to sample and share.- City officials ask the state Legislature to reject a bill that would strip law enforcement oversight committees of their subpoena powers.
- A change in state law means overweight trucks are paying less in fines -- with the money coming straight from local coffers.
- Knox County is preparing to embark on its most ambitious planning update in a generation. On the table: growth, density, infrastructure and rural preservation.
- With $25,000 in county funding, a plan to create a museum for Knoxville’s most lauded and haunted visual artist moves forward.
- Takeovers, makeovers and other transitions mark a busy year in the economic life of Knoxville and Knox County.