Last week, Metro Council passed a new $2.9 billion budget. It’s the largest budget in Nashville’s history, and it impacts every person in the city. But navigating how the budget is passed, and what’s actually in it, can be tricky. So, This Is Nashville invited Councilmember Burkley Allen, the chair of the council budget and […]
This Is Nashville’s guide to the $2.9 billion Metro budget
Watch Live: Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in to the Supreme Court
Moments after Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer officially retires on Thursday, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be sworn in as the next justice. Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s high court.
‘This is ours’: Promise Land, Tennessee, lives on through descendants of the formerly enslaved people who founded it
After emancipation, Tennessee did not make it easy for formerly enslaved people to realize their full freedoms. So, some took matters into their own hands.
How anti-abortion advocates have used the language of racial justice for their cause
Terms such as “genocide” and links to racial justice movements are often used by abortion opponents, but support for abortion remains strong among Black Americans.
Economist: Rising interest rates will increase rental prices, too
The director of MTSU’s Business and Economic Research Center says that when interest rates go up, so does demand for rental homes and apartments. He says that could be lucrative for landlords and further increase already high rents.
Tell us about the public transportation that you’d like to see in Nashville
This Is Nashville is planning a future episode about what it’s like to live and work in Nashville when you don’t have a vehicle or are unable to drive.
With abortions halted in Tennessee, providers focus on helping patients travel
But there’s already a public effort to throw up roadblocks: Anti-abortion activists say their next legislative fight is trying to limit abortions across state lines.
Higher interest rates are slowing down Middle Tennessee’s housing market, but prices are still high
Some people will be edged out of the housing market, especially since home prices are still high. The median for a single family home in Middle Tennessee is nearly half a million dollars.
One Fort Campbell veteran is on a mission to share the healing powers of flowers
A new horticulture therapy program at UT is helping veterans destress through gardening.
At Nashville Pride, festivalgoers celebrated LGBTQ rights but worried about the future
The Nashville Pride parade on Saturday was a celebration of LGBTQ rights and community. It led into a two-day festival at Bicentennial Park.
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