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Jeff Woods reacts to news that Nashville’s controversial school rezoning plan may cost more than anticipated:

The headline in the City Paper this morning reads, "School rezoning plan will save less than anticipated." But actually, as the story eventually explains, the plan won't save money at all, once you factor in the additional spending the school board has promised.

The headline in the City Paper this morning reads, "School rezoning plan will save less than anticipated." Actually, as the story eventually explains, the plan won't save money at all, once you factor in the additional spending the school board has promised.

That was the man’s name and the Obama campaign doesn’t want their surrogates worrying about wearing it out:

Black leaders have settled on a strategy to try to overturn the school board’s resegregation plan. They’ve decided to wait until after the Aug. 7 elections to give the new school board the chance to change the plan. If the board refuses, then a lawsuit is certain, a source tells Pith.

Jeff Woods thinks opponents of the recently approved rezoning plan for Metro Schools may be able to reverse the school board’s course through litigation:

In this week’s Scene, we explore the possibility of a lawsuit challenging the rezoning of public schools. To win, black leaders would need what lawyers call “a smoking gun” to show the decision-makers’ actual intent to discriminate against blacks.

By a five to four vote, Metro’s school board passed the the Community Task Force on Student Assignment’s revised recommendations on rezoning. Karen Y.

More information is starting to leak out on some of Fords dirty deals I have always said the man was in office for over 20 years. Do people think he was only accepting bribes his last year or two in office?

Truman Bean points to the story:

The large divide between information provided to officials and what is given to residents is about to change.