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Election Live Blog 2024

Behind-the-scenes with election poll officials

Katherine Ruppelt

October 30, 2024

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Voting is a central part of our democracy — and dedicated poll officials help ensure our elections run smoothly.

Filed Under: Election Live Blog 2024, Programs Tagged With: Christiev Alphin, Elections 2024, Jeff Roberts, Mark Blankenship

‘We want people to hear our voices’: Election Day inside a Nashville jail

Marianna Bacallao

October 29, 2024

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Election Day is one week away for the majority of Nashvillians. But for people incarcerated in Davidson County’s jails, in-person voting happens one week earlier, on Tuesday, Oct. 29.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Election in Depth 2024, Election Live Blog 2024, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Davidson County jail, Davidson County Sheriff's Office, Elections 2024, voter registration in Tennessee, Voters, voting, voting rights

You asked, we answered: Your guide to Nashville’s 2024 transit referendum

Cynthia AbramsandTony Gonzalez

October 29, 2024

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WPLN solicited questions from listeners about Nashville’s upcoming transit referendum. We’re back with answers on everything from zoning laws to airport connectivity to traffic signals.

Filed Under: Election in Depth 2024, Election Live Blog 2024, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: bus service, metro, Nashville transit referendum, transit, transit referendum, WeGo, WeGo Star

Here’s what Blackburn and Johnson’s ads say about their priorities in U.S. Senate standoff

Paige Pfleger

October 25, 2024

Democratic state representative Gloria Johnson is challenging Republican U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn for one of Tennessee’s two U.S. Senate seats.

Filed Under: Election in Depth 2024, Election Live Blog 2024, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elections 2024, Gloria Johnson, Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senate

How will candidates for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District tackle fentanyl and abortion issues?

Marianna Bacallao

October 16, 2024

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Incumbent Mark Green faces a challenge from former Nashville mayor Megan Barry.

Filed Under: Election in Depth 2024, Election Live Blog 2024, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 7th Congressional District, Congress, Elections 2024, Mark Green, Megan Barry

Ask not one, but two, mayors!

Mary Mancini

May 30, 2024

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Today, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell and Franklin Mayor Ken Moore will be in the studio to talk about what they’re working on right now and to take calls from listeners.

Filed Under: Ask The Mayor, Election Live Blog 2024, Programs Tagged With: ask the mayor, Franklin, Freddie O'Connell, Ken Moore, Nashville

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