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‘We can’t ignore this.’ How a Bellevue development reflects climate and flood issues amid Nashville’s growth

‘We can’t ignore this.’ How a Bellevue development reflects climate and flood issues amid Nashville’s growth

By Caroline Eggers

July 21, 2023

Building homes — while balancing the affordability plight, historic racism in zoning, local physical features and the climate crisis — is complicated.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: bellevue, climate change, development, flood, zoning

Covenant parents create nonprofits to protect children from gun violence. They’re also advocating for Tennessee gun reforms.

By Rose Gilbert

July 20, 2023

“As a native Tennessean and a gun owner, I think it’s important to emphasize we are proponents of responsible gun ownership. However, I think it’s important to intervene when there are clear signs that something is wrong,” said co-founder and parent Melissa Alexander.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, gun reform, gun violence, special session, state legislature, Tennessee State Capitol

For one slice of Tennessee third graders, appeals to the state are helping them advance to fourth grade

By Cynthia Abrams

July 20, 2023

More than 85% of the Tennessee third graders who challenged being held back under the state’s retention law have been given the approval to move on to the fourth grade.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Department of Education, Education, English, Standardized testing, standardized tests, TCAP, TDOE, tennessee department of education, third grade retention

Here’s why Tennessee’s AG wants access to reproductive medical records — including for out-of-state abortions

By Catherine Sweeney

July 20, 2023

State attorneys general in 18 states — including Tennessee’s — are fighting with the Biden Administration over medical records related to reproductive care.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, Jonathan Skrmetti, sex and gender, U.S. Supreme Court

Nashville’s subreddit and an Opryland rabbit hole

By Mack Linebaugh

July 20, 2023

A couple of days ago, Reddit user SilentWalrus92 posted a photo of what appears to be a pristine admission ticket to the Opryland theme park.

Filed Under: NashVillager Tagged With: Opryland, Reddit

Climate change has made ‘100-year storms’ four times more likely in Nashville

By Caroline Eggers

July 20, 2023

Flooding risks are based on probability, but the standard equations may be outdated — or at least misunderstood.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, First Street Foundation, flood, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, rain, severe weather, Weather

‘More doors open’: Dozens celebrate earning their high school equivalency diplomas at YWCA graduation ceremony

By Alexis Marshall

July 19, 2023

The familiar tune, “Pomp and Circumstance,” played as graduates filed into the room at Trevecca Nazarene University. But the celebration was one-of-a-kind.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: adult education, Education, high school equivalency test, HiSET, Hispanic Family Foundation, K-12, YWCA

A Tennessee law giving the AG more power over death penalty cases has been ruled unconstitutional

By Rose Gilbert

July 18, 2023

The ruling from Judge Paula Skahan in Memphis impacts courts across the state.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Attorney General, death penalty, district attorneys, Tennessee Legislature

Shrinking residuals and the rise of AI: Nashville union members say the SAG-AFTRA strike has been a long time coming

By Rose Gilbert

July 18, 2023

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Over 70 people gathered on Music Row on Monday night for a rally in support of the SAG-AFTRA strike. Union members wore matching shirts, held signs and led supporters in chants, while passing cars honked in encouragement.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Labor unions, SAG-AFTRA, union

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis highlights his presidential agenda during speech at annual Tennessee Republican dinner

By Blaise Gainey

July 16, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stopped in Nashville Saturday night to give a keynote speech at the 44th Annual Statesman’s Dinner. The Republican fundraiser has boasted big names in the party in the past, but for DeSantis, this worked as a chance to give state lawmakers his presidential campaign speech.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, republicans, Ron DeSantis, Tennessee Republican Party, TNGOP

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