Listen Roughly half of Nashville voters in recent years have been casting their ballots during the two-week early voting period. The convenience of early voting is often cited as a reason. But one place where that’s not an option is in East Nashville.
Curious Nashville: Why Early Voting Probably Won’t Return To East Nashville
Report Reveals Tennessee Insurance Companies Made Sizable Profits Last Year
Listen Tennessee insurance companies who sell policies on the individual marketplace had some of the country’s most profitable plans last year, according to a state-by-state comparison from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Tennessee’s Next Governor: How Bill Lee’s Faith Would Influence State Policy If Elected
Listen Few Tennesseans knew much about Republican businessman Bill Lee a year ago. But over the gubernatorial campaign, he’s sketched a picture of what motivates him and what he’d do if elected Tennessee governor next month.
Here Are The 6 Charter Amendments On The Davidson County Ballot
Listen Early voting begins this week in much of Tennessee, and Davidson County residents will see several referendum items on their ballots.
Tennessee’s Next Governor: Will Dean’s Nashville Boom Town Cred Help Him Win Statewide?
Listen Former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean has been making the circuit this fall — of Rotary Clubs and American Legion posts and small-town diners — trying to tackle an ambitious task: Convincing voters to elect a Democrat for governor for the first time in more than a decade.
MTSU Law School Proposal Denied by State’s Higher Education Commission
In an eight to five vote, Tennessee’s Higher Education Commission denied Middle Tennessee State University’s proposal to transfer Indiana-based Valparaiso Law School to its Murfreesboro campus. The MTSU board voted unanimously to approve the proposal last week. The school’s provost Mark Brynes argued the move is necessary for Middle Tennessee. While there are already three […]
Nashville Couple Who Turned Their Home Into A Hospital For Blacks Honored Posthumously
Listen The namesake of a large public housing complex in Nashville is being remembered Tuesday for his contributions to health care. John Henry Hale and his wife Millie are being inducted into the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame, housed at Belmont University.
New ‘Pocket Park’ In North Nashville Won’t Hide I-40, Whose Route Has A Loaded History
Listen Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation is planning to construct a small “pocket park” in North Nashville. The project is part of the city’s 10-year Greenway’s Master Plan to increase the number of green spaces across the city.
Got A Penicillin Allergy? Now Doctors Doubt It, Vanderbilt Launches Project To Debunk
Listen Roughly one in 10 Americans says they have an allergy to the most reliable antibiotic in the world — penicillin. But a handful of immunologists around the country, including at Vanderbilt Medical Center, are trying to reverse the common diagnosis.
Gubernatorial Candidates Weigh In On Death Penalty, TBI Police Shooting Investigations
Both Republican Bill Lee and Democrat Karl Dean say the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation should continue to investigate officer-involved shooting deaths, but they disagree on whether that role should expand.
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