Tennessee FirstBank founder and well-known philanthropist Jim Ayers has died at 81. His foundation and charitable gifts have expanded educational opportunities for a generation of Tennesseans.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced last year that a new addition to its Nashville hospital would bear his name. (Tennessean, subscription)
The Nashville Comedy Festival will bring dozens of comedians to town this month. (NewsChannel 5)
State lawmakers are advancing legislation that would shutter the nonpartisan Tennessee Human Rights Commission, which is in charge of enforcing civil rights laws. Under the bill, that responsibility would shift to the state attorney general. (Tennessee Lookout)
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