Listen Tennessee lawmakers will come back to Nashville later this week to pick a new House speaker. The election will take place during Friday’s special session, which was called with specific guidelines on what can and cannot take place.
After Months Of Scandals, Tennessee House of Representatives Set To Elect New Speaker
Nashville Pastry Prodigies Compete On Food Network Show
Two of Food Network’s latest pastry prodigies are from right here in Nashville. Kids Baking Championship is a competition with a $25,000 prize for…
Briley, Cooper Spar Over Affordability In First Debate Of Nashville Runoff
Listen The runoff for Nashville mayor kicked into higher gear over the weekend, as incumbent David Briley and Metro Councilman John Cooper went head-to-head for the first time. At a far-ranging debate organized by the faith group Nashville Organized for Action and Hope, or NOAH, the two battled over the direction of the city — […]
Frist Museum Lends Its Indoor Walls To North Nashville’s Muralists
Listen Along with the population surge in Nashville, there’s been unprecedented growth in public art. If you’ve been to the Gulch lately, you’ve probably seen the line wrapping around the block to take a picture with “the angel wings” — the WhatLiftsYou mural by Kelsey Montague.
East Tennessee Man Put To Death By Electrocution For 1986 Double Murder
Listen An East Tennessee man has been executed for the 1986 murder of a teenage girl and her mother. Thursday night, Stephen West became the third person in the state to be put to death in the electric chair in less than a year. The electrocutions have come amid questions about whether the alternative, lethal […]
Mayor’s Race 2019: John Cooper’s Best Weapon Was Frustrated Neighborhoods
Before Councilman John Cooper ran for mayor of Nashville, he was a perennial thorn in the side of Metro government, giving a hard no to a number of the…
Saint Thomas Says Psych Hospital Will Lose Tax Exempt Status But Retain Nonprofit Mission
Listen Saint Thomas officials started construction this week on a 76-bed psychiatric hospital, which is their first in Nashville. It’s a rare partnership with a for-profit operator to run the facility — Acadia Healthcare — but they say patients will barely notice the difference.
Report: Tennessee Gun Deaths Are On The Rise
Listen A new report published Tuesday by the Safe Tennessee Project finds that gun deaths are on the rise in Tennessee and outpace the national average. The gun-control advocacy group says the state’s lenient gun laws could be partially to blame.
Nashville Will Use Federal Grant To Help Homeless Youth Pay The Rent
Listen Young people in Nashville who are considered homeless can now get help paying rent for a couple of years. The city has decided to use a federal grant for rental assistance, rather than building new affordable housing.
Abortion Hearing Ends With High Tensions And Complaints About Lack Of Diversity In Witness List
A two-day hearing on a bill that would essentially ban all abortions in Tennessee ended with high tensions and complaints about a lack of diversity in the witness list. Out of 21 people who talked about the measure, only one was an African American woman.
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