Should environmental racism be a factor in allowing industries to pollute? Tennessee’s attorney general says no. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a petition last week to prevent EPA from considering race when regulating pollution. TN House and Senate pass controversial bill that will allow teachers to carry firearms in schools The move goes against what many have been protesting after the Covenant School shooting that left six victims dead, three of whom are students. Disability advocates raise concerns over Jillian’s Law that would change involuntary commitment in TN A bill headed to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk would make it so anyone deemed unfit to stand trial would be automatically committed. NashVillager Podcast: Preserving civil rights history What are we doing to keep the connections to Nashville’s civil rights past alive? Plus, your local newscast for April 24, 2024. Listen This Is Nashville Listen weekdays at noon More NPR’s Taking Cover April 19, 2024 En pointe: Nashville’s dance and choreography scene April 18, 2024 Ask the mayor, plus Taking Cover April 17, 2024 Student reporter roundup April 16, 2024 More Headlines NashVillager Podcast: Illuminating new streetlights Historical markers are everywhere in America. Some get history wrong. Tennessee is distributing $80 million in opioid settlement funds. Here’s what to know. Who killed Tennessee’s universal school voucher bill? NashVillager Podcast: April 22, 2024 Here’s how project leaders expect the East Bank to unfold See all > Become a sponsor? Visit our sister stations WPLN International 91.ONE WNXP Nashville Classical Radio WPLN Originals Topics Education TN House and Senate pass controversial bill that will allow teachers to carry firearms in schools Who killed Tennessee’s universal school voucher bill? Classes resume at original Covenant School campus for the first time in over a year Tennessee school voucher bill is ‘not dead yet,’ but the odds dwindle as the end of session looms Politics TN House and Senate pass controversial bill that will allow teachers to carry firearms in schools Who killed Tennessee’s universal school voucher bill? Tennessee passes $52.8B budget as discussions linger on school choice and business taxes Feds want to shield medical records as Tennessee proposes travel bans for minor’s reproductive care Music News From WNXP New Music Experience: Record Store Weekend 2024 EditionWhat Where When-sday: Black Opry Presents Three-Year Celebration Honoring Alice RandallRecord of the Week: Alice Randall’s ‘My Black Country’Phosphorescent’s NashvilleRecord Store Weekend: Soundtrack specialty shows Your human-powered daily guide to Nashville. Get the NashVillager Leave this field empty if you’re human: Become a sponsor? Criminal Justice Tennessee is distributing $80 million in opioid settlement funds. Here’s what to know. ‘Never been tested’: Inside arguments on whether Covenant School shooting records should be public NashVillager Podcast: April 17, 2024 Parents, students and educators speak out against bill to arm Tennessee teachers Environment Should environmental racism be a factor in allowing industries to pollute? Tennessee’s attorney general says no. NashVillager Podcast: April 22, 2024 The Duck River is one of the most endangered rivers in U.S., report shows NashVillager Podcast: April 16, 2024 Become a sponsor? ContributorsCynthia AbramsMarianna BacallaoElizabeth BurtonNina CardonaChar DastonCaroline EggersKhalil EkulonaBlaise GaineyRose GilbertTony Gonzalezjewly hightRachel IacovoneMeribah KnightAlexis MarshallMagnolia McKayPaige PflegerCatherine SweeneyLaTonya Turner