Bill Frist News

When he was fighting campaign finance reform a decade ago, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was dubbed Darth Vader by his critics.

In a press conference at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino on Monday, the Poker Players Alliance unveiled several new initiatives as part of a build-up for this yeara s National Poker Week, set for July 19-25, 2009.

Description: Ex-Sen. Bill Frist, , on how we would pay for Obama's health-care plan.

Description: Ex-Sen. Bill Frist, , on why a single-payer health care system would kill innovation.

Mark Winslow tells friends he's moving on: After nearly two amazing years, my service as Chief of Staff of the Tennessee Republican Party came to an end on June 4. I leave with great pride in the accomplishments of the past year.

I hope you brought your towel... ... because today is World Ocean's Day. And this means it's a great opportunity to discuss the Law of the Seas Treaty.

Former U.S. Sen. Bill Frist visited Milan on Wednesday to share ideas on reforming education as Tennessee students prepare for tougher standards.

A project led by the Niswonger Foundation and supported by several East Tennessee schools includes K-12 distance-learning through an internet video feed directly into the classroom.

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It's crunch time for schools across Tennessee, as a serious round of testing begins.

There were many who were hoping for a star-studded race featuring U.S. Sen. Bill Frist and former U.S. Rep.

Today's high school graduates aren't just competing for jobs with their peers from Tennessee, but with an international pool of applicants.

Former U.S. congressman and Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr. will not run for governor next year, leaving the contest to several lesser-known Democratic challengers.

Social issues are as hot as ever in political circles, but whereas the left had been hard pressed for years on topics like GLBT equality, now it's the right that is feeling the heat.

The culture wars are making a comeback, but this time around, social conservatives find themselves in an unfamiliar position: playing defense.

The spring before I arrived on campus, a group of Princetonians began the "Frist Filibuster," a 24-hour-a-day protest outside Frist Campus Center.

The state's 29 current appellate court judges are in agreement that Tennessee's merit selection process should stand, one Supreme Court judge says.

After the majority of Tennessee eighth graders passed the state math test but got failing grades on the national math test, state leaders are looking to toughen Tennessee's curriculum.

Tennessee is in the process of ramping up its standards for students, and Gov. Phil Bredesen said this afternoon that a big challenge will be communicating the changes.

In Coca-Cola Co.'s latest effort to boost its environmental image, the company's chairman on Wednesday called for government and businesses to do more to address the growing problem of global water shortages.