President Biden is set to announce a U.S. ban on the import of Russian oil because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The ban would mark a divergence in U.S. sanctions from those of its allies and partners, most of whom rely on Russian oil imports.
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Last year, Memphis blocked the construction of a major pipeline. Tennessee lawmakers don’t want that to happen again.
Last week, Tennessee lawmakers introduced legislation that would preempt local governments from blocking future fossil fuel projects.
Kids can now learn how to prepare basic meals while participating in Metro Parks’ food program
Metro Parks is expanding its youth food program to teach kids basic food preparation skills.
Librarians and school boards could face criminal penalties if ‘obscene’ books wind up in schools
One of the latest proposals in a slew of bills limiting what can be taught, read and discussed in public schools would slap librarians and school boards with criminal penalties.
Nashville residents can call dibs on what should be prioritized in the city budget, but there’s a deadline
Nashville residents have until Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. to sign up for a two-minute talking slot at next week’s public hearing on the city budget.
On the verge of release, a West Tennessee man shares how he ‘kept hope alive’ while serving a life sentence
A 73-year-old Memphis man was meant to die in prison after receiving two life sentences under Tennessee’s so-called three strikes law for a set of armed robberies. God, he says, had other plans.
Another corruption scandal at the state capitol forces an East Tennessee lawmaker to resign
State Rep. Robin Smith, R-Hixson, has been charged with one count of wire fraud for a scheme involving a fictitious political consultant.
Reflecting on two years of COVID-19 with Dr. Alex Jahangir
It’s been two years since the first known COVID-19 case was diagnosed in Tennessee. This Is Nashville host Khalil Ekulona spoke to Metro Coronavirus Task Force Chair Dr. Alex Jahangir about what has changed since March 2020. Jahangir also reflected on what it was like to be asked by Nashville Mayor John Cooper to take on this […]
A shortage of high-level life support in Tennessee led to more COVID deaths, study finds
A new study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center followed COVID patients in dire need of high-level life support in the form of ECMO. It finds that hospital capacity shortages resulted in unnecessary deaths.
Two years in, 25,000 Tennesseans have died of COVID and hospitals are reporting widespread burnout
On Saturday, Tennessee hit two years since the first case of COVID was confirmed in Tennessee. By the numbers, the state has tracked more than 2 million cases and will likely break 25,000 deaths this week.
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