http://wkms.org en http://wkms.org/post/tennessee-bill-ban-hiring-preferences-dead-session <p></p><p>A proposal seeking to ban basing government hiring preferences on race, gender or ethnicity is dead this session.</p><p>Members of a special committee formed to work out differences in the House and Senate versions of the proposal failed to do so Thursday.</p><p>The House version says preference wouldn't be based "solely" on a candidate's race, sex or ethnicity. State higher education officials said they were more comfortable with that language. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:53:23 +0000 Whitney Jones and The Associated Press 30779 at http://wkms.org Tennessee Bill to Ban Hiring Preferences Dead This Session http://wkms.org/post/ut-knoxville-says-anti-preference-bill-would-be-lawyers-dream <p></p><p></p><p>Tennessee’s institutions of higher education are still trying to scuttle legislative tweaks to their admissions and hiring processes. A proposed law intended to make sure no preference is shown on the basis of race or gender was again delayed in a state Senate committee.</p><p>Universities are worried about the possibly broad interpretation of what “preference” could mean. Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:49:51 +0000 Blake Farmer (Nashville Public Radio) 28346 at http://wkms.org UT Knoxville Says Anti Preference Bill Would Be 'Lawyer's Dream'