Contracts with local power companies have allowed TVA to lock in revenue from most of its companies without competition. That could change, with a years-long legal effort now bubbling to the surface.
A court case on TVA’s rolling contracts could affect your electricity bills
What an elusive island on the Cumberland tells us about Nashville’s first big business — buying and selling enslaved people
You wouldn’t know by looking at it today, but Hill’s Island has an important story to tell about Nashville’s role in the trade of enslaved people.
Tennessee’s juvenile lifers ‘have hope again’ after their sentences are ruled unconstitutional
Earlier this month, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that the state’s mandatory 51 year life sentence is unconstitutional. That means 122 incarcerated Tennesseans will be eligible for a parole hearing after serving 25 years of their sentences.
Study being done to search for gravesite at site of Ford’s Blue Oval City
The Memphis Corps of Engineers is looking into what may be a former gravesite on part of the mega site of Ford’s Blue Oval City in West Tennessee.
Tennessee’s AG is taking lead in the elections case involving Davidson County precinct mixup
The Davidson County Elections commission is getting sued over a voting mix-up involving several precincts. The Attorney General’s office will be handling the case on behalf of Metro.
After pandemic gains, Tennessee’s funding board expects dramatic revenue growth to taper off
Tennessee has projected how much it expects its revenues to increase in the next couple of years. And in keeping with recent trends, they’re staying fairly conservative.
Nashville’s newest list of endangered properties warns of development pressures within neighborhoods
A Nashville preservation group has released its latest list of endangered buildings and landmarks with the hope of inspiring protective measures.
TennCare now expects to drop 350,000 patients after COVID emergency ends
More than 350,000 people may lose Medicaid coverage once the COVID-19 public health emergency ends early next year, as is expected. The projections have grown as the public health emergency has been extended and more have enrolled — with a peak of 1.75 million people on the program now projected for mid-2023.
A Tennessee lawmaker says toll roads are not off the table in discussion to ease congestion across the state
Gov. Bill Lee says his main focus during his second term will be improving infrastructure. But doing so costs money, and he says he doesn’t want to raise taxes or build toll roads. Lawmakers who oversee transportation haven’t ruled anything out.
‘Not again’: Nashville vigil for Colorado Springs shooting is a painful reminder of threats facing LGBTQ community
At a local candlelight vigil Tuesday night, speakers mourned not just the victims of the Club Q shooting, but their sense of safety.
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