Listen Nashville’s new Community Oversight Board is calling for an emergency meeting with the Metro mayor and chief of police next week. The group met Wednesday night to discuss concerns about lack of cooperation from police thus far. The board hopes the mayor’s presence will help the two parties find a way to move forward.
Frustrated By Relationship With Police, Oversight Board Calls For Emergency Meeting With Mayor
For Male Victims Of Child Sexual Abuse, Untreated Trauma Can Lead To Run-Ins With The Law
Listen A note of warning: This story discusses sexual abuse and suicide. It may be disturbing to some readers. Every week, Daniel Westbrooks walks through a metal detector and several locked doors to visit teens at Nashville’s Juvenile Detention Center. He weaves through the shuffle of boys in matching blue polo shirts and gray slip-on […]
Curious Nashville: We’ve Answered (Most Of) Your Questions About Recycling
After releasing our latest Curious Nashville episode on what happens when you put the wrong thing in the recycling bin , we started getting questions…
TennCare Designs Block Grant Proposal With Expansion Of Services In Mind
Listen Tennessee’s Medicaid program is preparing to finalize the country’s first block grant application within days. The plan would reimagine the way the federal government funds health care for low-income Tennesseans, and according to TennCare officials, it envisions expansion of service rather than cuts.
Officer Andrew Delke’s Defense Argues A Fair Trial Would Be ‘Impossible’ In Nashville
Listen Attorneys for Metro Nashville Police Officer Andrew Delke argue he can’t get a fair trial in Davidson County because the local jury pool has already been tainted. A newly unsealed document asks the court to move the trial to another location because of widespread publicity in the aftermath of the shooting.
Tennessee Lawmaker Slams Districts For Naming Underperforming Student Groups
Listen A letter sent to parents by some Tennessee school districts puts a target on students of color, a state legislator claims. Rep. Antonio Parkinson, D-Memphis, says the content and language of the document sent over the summer to inform parents their children’s school is underperforming could cause bullying, because it names student groups that […]
Nashville Health Care Exec Top Contender For Trump’s Medicare Innovation Chief
Listen The co-founder of a Nashville health care startup is reportedly the top contender to oversee innovation for Medicare and Medicaid. Politico has reported the Trump Administration is on the verge of hiring Brad Smith, whose career has straddled both health care and politics.
Investigation: Vanderbilt’s John Geer Among Professors Quietly Defending Tobacco Companies In Court
Listen One of Vanderbilt University’s highest-profile administrators has quietly helped defend cigarette makers against lawsuits from sickened smokers for the past 15 years, according to a WPLN investigation.
Investigation: Vanderbilt’s John Geer Among Professors Quietly Defending Tobacco Companies In Court
One of Vanderbilt University’s highest-profile administrators has quietly helped defend cigarette makers against lawsuits from sickened smokers for the…
Former U.S. Ambassador Bill Hagerty Confirms Run For U.S. Senate
Listen Former U.S. Ambassador Bill Hagerty officially launched his bid for U.S. Senate Monday, confirming a campaign that he’d been keeping quiet about despite President Donald Trump’s announcing it for him in a tweet in July. Hagerty, a longtime ally of Utah Sen. Mitt Romney and Tennessee’s economic and community development commissioner under Gov. Bill […]
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