A Nashville Latinx group is relieving the financial stress that the COVID-19 pandemic has put on some undocumented residents.
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How A Nashville Latinx Group Is Pooling Local Resources To Close Gaps Created By Government
A Nashville Latinx group is relieving the financial stress that the COVID-19 pandemic has put on some undocumented residents.
Tennessee Investigating Litter Woes And Possible Solutions
The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, the nonpartisan research arm of the Tennessee General Assembly, will study the current state of litter and its various impacts.
Worry Rises As A More Infectious COVID Variant Begins Spreading In Tennessee
A more infectious strain of the COVID-19 virus, known as the Delta variant, is on the move in Tennessee. The state’s health department has counted about 20 cases so far, concentrated in Shelby County.
HCA Accused Of ‘Money Grab’ In Rapid Expansion Of Trauma Centers
Being designated a “trauma center” allows a cascade of lucrative reimbursement. HCA has pushed to have more of its hospitals named trauma centers — and it’s not slowing down.
Interview: How Nashville’s Budget Exposes A Legacy Of Race And Respectability Politics
Nashville councilmembers gave lots of praise when the city’s budget passed with little debate last Tuesday. But shouts from activists broke through that enthusiasm.
Black Tennesseans Take Ownership of Juneteenth Through Good Food, Music, Company — And History
Juneteenth has historically been a day that most people didn’t know existed. But this year, it was met with widespread recognition, as thousands of residents flocked to celebrations across Middle Tennessee.
People Came From Around The Country To Celebrate Juneteenth At Nashville’s Museum Of African American Music
The National Museum of African American Music drew crowds from Harlem, Atlanta and all around Tennessee for its inaugural Juneteenth Block Party on the rooftop of the Fifth and Broadway development in Downtown Nashville.
More Questions Than Answers In First Meeting Of All-Republican Committee On Refugee Issues
The meeting comes on the heels of reports that one child went missing and another may have experienced abuse at a migrant facility in Chattanooga for 12- to 17 year-olds.
Nashville Seeks New Public Safety Ideas As Coordinator Seeks To ‘Change The Trajectory’ Of Violence
Grants are opening soon for community groups that have ideas for reducing violence in Nashville, according to the mayor’s office. Ron Johnson, the city’s recently appointed community safety coordinator, is encouraging people to apply.
Angered By Youth Vaccine Promotion, Tennessee Republicans Threaten To Defund Health Department
Republican lawmakers are threatening Tennessee health officials with defunding their department if they don’t curtail what they see as marketing the COVID vaccine to children. The saber-rattling arises from a state memo explaining how teenagers could legally be vaccinated without parental consent.
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