Read in English. Son las nueve por la mañana el lunes y Veronica Salcedo acaba de entrar en su camino de entrada en Antioch. Ella justo ha llegado del salón, y su cabello largo y rubio está rizado perfectamente en rizos sueltos que caen por su espalda. Ella parece como una estrella de televisión, en […]
Conoce a Veronica Salcedo, la nativa de México que trae noticias, abrazos y ayuda a la comunidad hispano-hablante de Tennessee
Meet Veronica Salcedo, the Mexico native bringing news, hugs and help to Middle Tennessee’s Spanish-speaking community
If you don’t already know Veronica Salcedo, here’s the abridged version: Salcedo runs the local Spanish-language news channel Nashville Noticias, which started about seven years ago with just herself, her husband and a laptop.
Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement: What’s in and what’s out of state’s school funding overhaul
The new funding model is designed to simplify school funding by allocating money based on student needs — a radical shift from how the state currently funds public education.
Dr. James Hildreth on continued masking, long COVID and a pandemic silver lining
Dr. James E.K. Hildreth, president of Meharry Medical College and a member of the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force, joined This Is Nashville on Wednesday to answer listeners’ questions and concerns about the pandemic and how the community can better keep vulnerable people safe.
Nashville’s mayor lays out blueprint for upcoming city budget with education, housing and public safety potentially getting big wins
Nashville Mayor John Cooper took a sunny tone during his annual State of Metro speech. WPLN’s @ambriehlc reports Cooper recognized the shadow COVID-19 cast over his first term, but says the city has turned a new page and is out of crisis mode.
Teens allege abuse and neglect inside a state-run juvenile detention facility in West Tennessee
Disability Rights Tennessee uncovered allegations from teenage boys in their visits to the Wilder Youth Development Center in West Tennessee since September of 2020. In a report released Wednesday, the group says it found violations of both state and federal laws.
In Mason, a historical pattern of white leaders assuming control of Black towns reemerges
Across the country, at least 19 states have laws allowing them to takeover down-and-out cities. Those laws have been tested in majority-Black towns like Robersonville, North Carolina and Camden, New Jersey.
State ethics bill backed by GOP leaders riles conservative groups
One particular measure in a sweeping ethics package that’s riling some conservative groups is a requirement to more fully disclose expenditures.
A military wind tunnel in Tullahoma went unused for decades, but it’s whirring again in a global arms race
A military wind tunnel in Tullahoma that sat dormant for decades has now become a key player in a global technology race between the U.S., Russia and China to develop airplanes and missiles that can travel at hypersonic speeds.
After Tennessee guts a Nashville bill protecting construction workers, the mayor decides not to fight back
Two people died on Nashville construction sites last year.
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