This post has been updated to include details on a protest Tuesday night. Metro Police have gone back on a key detail in the case of an officer who shot…
After Release of New Video, Nashville Police Retract A Key Detail In Cayce Homes Shooting
After Release of New Video, Nashville Police Retract A Key Detail In Cayce Homes Shooting
Listen This post has been updated to include details on a protest Tuesday night. Metro Police have gone back on a key detail in the case of an officer who shot and killed a man who was running away. The department now says the man did not shove the officer before he took off across […]
Tennessee Democrats: Take Money From Sales Tax And Put It Into Mass Transit
Listen As Governor Bill Haslam traverses the state promoting his transportation plan, Tennessee Democrats have released an alternative proposal to pay for roads. It calls for taking some of the state’s surging sales tax revenue and putting it into mass transit.
Tennessee Lawmakers Say They’ll ‘Take The High Road’ By Not Barring Travel To California
Listen A group of Republican state lawmakers is condemning a decision by their counterparts in California to ban all travel to Tennessee. But they’re stopping short of reciprocating. They say they want to end the bickering over differences in social policy before it gets out of hand.
Vanderbilt University Signs A Legal Brief Decrying Trump’s Travel Ban
Listen Vanderbilt University has joined more than a dozen other private colleges in opposing President Trump’s immigration restrictions. Even though the executive order was suspended last week, they filed a formal brief in support of another legal challenge, this one in New York.
Backed By The NAACP, Family Of Man Killed By Nashville Officer Requests Outside Review
The FBI has been asked to monitor an investigation into the shooting of Jocques Clemmons by a Metro police officer on Friday. The third-party review was requested by federal prosecutors in Nashville.
Tennesseans More Divided On Immigration, Border Wall And Travel Ban
Listen A new poll of Tennesseans finds that they are almost evenly divided on several questions about immigration, refugees, and President Donald Trump’s attempt to create a travel ban from seven majority-Muslim nations.
As Nashville Police Detail Fatal Shooting, Neighbors Say It Could Have Been Avoided
Metro police are defending the actions of Officer Josh Lippert, who shot and killed a man after a brief scuffle Friday afternoon in the James Cayce…
Capitol Hill Conversation: Where Does Haslam’s Plan To Raise The Gas Tax Stand?
Listen It will likely be months before Tennessee legislators decide whether to raise the state’s gas tax. But the debate took on some urgency in the last week, and not inside the walls of the state capitol. WPLN has been on the road with both Gov. Bill Haslam and the burgeoning opposition. Statehouse reporter Chas […]
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