Since January, the Tennessee Division of Forestry has reported 636 wildfires that burned more than 10,000 acres of land, a figure not seen since the exceptional drought in 2016.
Tennessee wildfires have burned 10,000 acres this year. What fueled the flames?
Tennessee lawmakers pass ‘truth in sentencing’ bill, following months of heated debate
The debate about a controversial criminal sentencing measure is over. After months of back and forth, Tennessee lawmakers voted to pass a bill last week that would require many people to spend much longer in prison.
At the statehouse: A big money week, plus a new criminal justice bill
The end is near. This week, state lawmakers completed the one task they are constitutionally bound do every year: the budget.
Williamson County is one step closer to removing the Confederate flag from their county seal
The Tennessee Historical Commission decided the Williamson County seal is not a monument after all, so the county doesn’t need the state’s permission to change it. It’s good news for the county, which has been trying to remove a Confederate flag from their seal for nearly two years.
Five questions for Nashville Public Radio’s new Director of Finance Michael Robertson
Michael Robertson (he/him) is the newest member of Nashville Public Radio. As the organization’s Director of Finance, Michael is actively involved in budgeting and overall financial management of the organization. Get to know him. 1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? An NBA player. I basically […]
Tennessee lawmakers pass a bill that could target people experiencing homelessness
It’s already illegal to camp on both state and private property at night. Now, a bill that’s close to becoming law would add serious criminal charges for camping on city and county property, too.
In Tennessee’s first partisan school board elections, some candidates are rejecting party labels
In Williamson County, this election cycle is the first time school board candidates can run with a party label next to their name, signaling they’re a Democrat or Republican. For incumbent Nancy Garrett, the choice was clear: She picked neither.
Teacher raises, tax cuts, Titans dome are in Tennessee’s $53 billion budget. Here’s some of what didn’t make the cut.
The budget includes money for a new Titans stadium, tax cuts, adds to the state’s rainy-day fund, and includes funds for public school teacher raises. But some items from the governor’s wish list didn’t make the cut.
Tennessee governor postpones first scheduled execution since the pandemic, citing concerns about lethal injection protocol
Oscar Smith was not killed by the state of Tennessee as planned Thursday night.
Gov. Bill Lee granted Smith a temporary reprieve barely an hour before the execution was scheduled to take place, citing “an oversight in preparation for lethal injection.”
‘I never forgot the journey’: Afghan refugees reflect on the day they left Kabul and the lives they’re building in Nashville
For many of the more than 300 Afghan refugees who attended the Islamic Center of Nashville’s December welcome dinner, this was the first chance to see what life will be like in Tennessee.
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