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For one family at East Nashville’s Riverchase development, frustration and mixed messages about where to go next

For one family at East Nashville’s Riverchase development, frustration and mixed messages about where to go next

Ambriehl Crutchfield

July 7, 2022

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The future for renters at an affordable housing complex in East Nashville continues to hang in the balance. 

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: affordable housing, development, East Nashville, Housing, Oracle, rentals, rezoning, Riverchase

First case of monkeypox detected in Nashville. What to know and what to watch for.

Marianna Bacallao

July 7, 2022

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The Metro Public Health Department says an individual tested positive after traveling out of the country, but the CDC will conduct another round of testing to confirm the results.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Davidson County, don't panic, Metro Public Health, monkeypox, public health

Test scores are improving in Nashville and Rutherford schools. But racial and economic achievement gaps remain.

Damon Mitchell

July 7, 2022

According to the Tennessee Department of Education, English language arts “proficiency gains were reflected in all tested grades.”

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Education, Metro Schools, Rutherford County Schools, standardized tests

Tennessee’s second-largest crude oil spill narrowly missed the state’s biggest aquifer

Caroline Eggers

July 6, 2022

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A pipeline that crosses eight states burst in Tennessee last week and leaked more than 200,000 gallons of crude oil into the rural town of Henderson – making it the second-largest crude oil spill in state history.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: chester county, fossil fuels, oil spill, pipeline, pollution, TDEC

Metro councilmembers don’t want to host national political conventions in Nashville

Ambriehl Crutchfield

July 6, 2022

The Republican National Convention says it hopes the council and mayor will rethink their decision not to host the RNC.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Republican National Convention

‘Tennessee broke my heart’: Why one mom who challenged the state’s anti-transgender law abandoned the suit and the state

Marianna Bacallao

July 6, 2022

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When Amy Allen’s son came out as transgender, he told her first. One evening while they were driving, Allen sensed something was coming.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: lgbt, lgbtq, transgender

Report: Nashvillians are ‘noticeably worse off’ financially in 2022

Tony Gonzalez

July 6, 2022

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Nashville poverty researchers are calling 2022 “the big squeeze” on families and low-wage workers.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Social Services, poverty, wages

Tennessee just had its second-largest crude oil spill ever, with 200,000 gallons leaking into rural town

Caroline Eggers

July 5, 2022

A crude oil pipeline dumped about 4,800 barrels of crude oil into the surrounding area and into a local creek in Chester County last week.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: fossil fuels, oil, oil spill, pipeline, pollution

Gov. Lee is facing bipartisan backlash after leaked footage shows his education advisor making disparaging remarks about teachers

Jackie Llanos

July 5, 2022

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Gov. Lee did not disavow comments from his education advisor Larry Arnn, who said teachers are trained in the ‘dumbest parts of dumbest colleges’ and mocked diversity and inclusion efforts. Now, teachers across Tennessee are demanding an apology.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, charter schools, Education, hillsdale, larry arnn, public education, public schools, teachers, tnpol

We want to hear your thoughts about sidewalks

This Is Nashville

July 5, 2022

This Is Nashville is planning an episode about sidewalks and what is being done to make the city more walkable. To help shape this episode, we want to hear from listeners about your concerns about sidewalks – or the lack of sidewalks.

Filed Under: Programs

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