When the city of Memphis voted to rename Forrest Park and two other Confederate-themed parks in Downtown Memphis two years ago, City Council member Bill Boyd criticized the move and extolled Nathan Bedford Forrest’s virtues.

2. TVA Board Votes to Delegate Authority to CEO - Tuesday, December 11, 2012

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Valley Authority's board voted Monday to delegate certain authority to the utility's new chief executive in case five of its vacancies aren't filled before Congress adjourns this month.

3. Minn. Democrats in Bind Over Medical Device Tax - Wednesday, June 6, 2012

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Democrats in Minnesota's congressional delegation are in a bind over a bill by Republican U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen to eliminate a tax on medical devices like those made by Medtronic and other Minnesota companies.

4. Social Security Agency Warns of Workers' Furloughs - Monday, February 21, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) – Upping the ante in the budget faceoff, the Obama administration warned Friday that workers who distribute Social Security benefits might be furloughed if congressional Republicans force cuts in federal spending.

5. Fla. Judge Strikes Down Obama Health Care Overhaul - Tuesday, February 1, 2011

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) – A federal judge declared the Obama administration's health care overhaul unconstitutional Monday, siding with 26 states that sued to block it, saying that people can't be required to buy health insurance.

6. States' Probe of Foreclosures Could Force Reforms - Friday, October 15, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) – A joint investigation by every state and the District of Columbia could force mortgage companies to settle allegations that they used flawed documents to foreclose on hundreds of thousands of homeowners.

7. Judge: Suit Over Health Overhaul Can Go to Trial - Friday, October 15, 2010

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) – A federal judge ruled Thursday that parts of a lawsuit by 20 states seeking to void the Obama administration's health care overhaul can go to trial, saying he wants hear additional arguments from both sides over whether the law is unconstitutional.

8. State AGs Ask Feds for Help on Oil Spill Damages - Friday, May 7, 2010

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The attorneys general of five southern states threatened by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are asking President Obama for federal help in preparing damage assessments.

9. TVA Appeals Deadline for Plant Emissions Cleanup - Monday, June 1, 2009

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Valley Authority filed notice Friday that it will appeal a federal court ruling requiring an accelerated cleanup of coal-fired power plant emissions affecting air quality in North Carolina.

10. Tennessee Animal Advocates Say Good Year in Legislature - Tuesday, June 17, 2008

CHATTANOOGA (AP) - Animal protection advocates in Tennessee consider this year's legislative session to be a success, including a new law that requires a bittering agent in antifreeze.

State Humane Society director Leighann McCollum said she is happy about approval of the antifreeze measure and about progress of a bill that would make cockfighting a felony.

11. Proposed Tenn. Constitutional Amendment on Hunting Heads Back to House - Friday, February 29, 2008

NASHVILLE (AP) - A proposal to create constitutional protections for hunting in Tennessee is headed back to the House after the Senate passed a slightly changed version.

The Senate voted unanimously Thursday for a version that added protections for so-called traditional hunting methods as long as they target non-threatened species.