Listen Tennessee’s first execution by the electric chair in more than a decade was carried out Thursday night as planned. Edmund Zagorski was put to death at Riverbend Maximum Security Prison for a drug-related double murder in the mid-1980s. The rarely used electric chair appeared to function properly. There had been some concern about the […]
Rare Execution By Electric Chair Carried Out In Tennessee
Environmental Lawyers Win A Legal Round Against TVA Over Gallatin Power Plant
Listen Lawyers are redoubling their efforts to get TVA to remove coal ash from an unlined pit on the Cumberland River. The Southern Environmental Law Center argues the utility is trying to get around federal Clean Water Act requirements and state regulations. There are two forms of litigation — federal and state — surrounding the Gallatin fossil […]
Here’s What Tennessee Voters Mean When Polls Show They’re Concerned About Health Care
Listen This year more than most, polls show voters are concerned about health care. And in Tennessee, the state’s Medicaid program — known as TennCare — is often a deciding factor.
Tennessee Electrocution On Track For Thursday
Listen Tennessee is scheduled to put to death a convicted murderer by electrocution Thursday night for just the second time in more than 50 years. Edmund Zagorski’s legal team is issuing a flurry of appeals, but the execution remains on track. Zagorski was supposed to die by lethal injection three weeks ago. But after death […]
Third Time’s The Charm? Clarksville And Montgomery Vote Again On Government Merger
Listen Residents in the City of Clarksville and Montgomery County are voting on whether to consolidate their governments this election. It’s the third time since the 1980s this issue has come up for a vote.
Why Some Tennesseans Will Pay More For Insurance, Despite Lower ACA Premiums
Listen Many Tennesseans could end up paying more for health insurance next year, despite a sizable drop in average rates on the individual marketplace. That’s because the subsidies are also shrinking — often more than the monthly premiums.
Explainer: Police Oversight As Envisioned By Nashville Charter Amendment 1
Listen After voters in Davidson County decide who they are going to vote for, they’re getting hit with another question that requires a bit more reading. Metro Charter Amendment 1 spreads across three pages, explaining a proposed citizen panel to review complaints against Nashville police (full text here).
Low-Income Students Still Struggle To Pay For College, Four Years After Tennessee Promise’s Start
Listen Tennessee has been praised for making community college more accessible by giving graduating high schoolers free tuition. But schools in the state have found the free college initiatives are not helping many of the lowest-income students, and some are trying to find ways to fill in the gaps.
Nashville Rabbis Call For Unity, Decry Rise In Hate Speech
Nashville rabbis urged more than a thousand people Monday night to speak out against hateful words and actions following the shooting in Pittsburgh. The memorial service included a song played on one of the Violins of Hope — instruments that survived the Holocaust — and the lighting of 11 memorial candles adorned with Stars of […]
Metro Nashville Employees To Receive Training In Spotting — And Helping — Victims Of Domestic Abuse
Listen Metro Nashville employees could soon receiving training on how to recognize domestic abuse — and what resources are available if they themselves need help.
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