Okay, this post is a bit of hearsay, but if the story I heard is correct, then I want to go on the record as offering thanks to Rich Riebling, Nashville's Finance Director. Last week, during the Metro General Hospital budget review session to the Budget and Finance Committee of the Metro Council, a certain... Continue Reading →
The Storm Clouds Build
In an earlier post I talked about the coming budget problems likely facing the Metro Nashville General Hospital in the coming year. Today the Tennessee Justice Center received notification of the proposed changes to TennCare for next year as per a court order requiring the state to provide information in advance of changes in policy.... Continue Reading →
Our Homeless Fail
Today’s excellent article by Lyda Phillips in the City Paper documents a truth that city leaders seem to want to ignore: we are losing the battle against homelessness. Phillips writes: Five years after Nashville adopted a 10-year plan to eliminate chronic homelessness in the city, the number of homeless has doubled and the city... Continue Reading →