Listen There’s a battle in Franklin over the city’s most prominent Confederate monument. Unlike places where statues have been taken down, a coalition of local faith leaders and historical societies has proposed adding new markers to be placed next to the monument that would detail the area’s African-American history. But one group is still strongly […]
In Franklin, Growing Support For African-American Historic Markers Next To Confederate Monument
Prosecution Of Nashville Officer Adds Fuel To Community Oversight Campaign
Listen The prosecution of a Nashville police officer will begin to make its way through the court system at the same time that advocates are campaigning for the creation of a citizen board to review police misconduct. The groups in favor of creating that board largely celebrated the officer’s arrest as one form of accountability, […]
Prosecution Of Nashville Officer Adds Fuel To Community Oversight Campaign
Listen The prosecution of a Nashville police officer will begin to make its way through the court system at the same time that advocates are campaigning for the creation of a citizen board to review police misconduct. The groups in favor of creating that board largely celebrated the officer’s arrest as one form of accountability, […]
A Metro Officer Is Charged With Criminal Homicide, But What Kind?
Listen When Nashville’s District Attorney’s office decided to seek a bench warrant for the arrest of Officer Andrew Delke, charging him with criminal homicide for the fatal shooting of Daniel Hambrick, it put into play a more winding legal process. It still needs to determine what type of homicide Delke will be charged with, if […]
A Metro Officer Is Charged With Criminal Homicide, But What Kind?
Listen When Nashville’s District Attorney’s office decided to seek a bench warrant for the arrest of Officer Andrew Delke, charging him with criminal homicide for the fatal shooting of Daniel Hambrick, it put into play a more winding legal process. It still needs to determine what type of homicide Delke will be charged with, if […]
Want To Weigh In On TennCare’s Looming Work Requirement? Feedback Period Begins
Listen TennCare wants to hear what people think about a new work requirement, now that the agency has submitted a draft plan to the federal government. But Tennessee is still at least two years away from implementation.
The Tri-Star State: Takeaways From The First Debate Between Marsha Blackburn And Phil Bredesen
Listen The polls show Tennessee’s Senate race between Congressman Marsha Blackburn and former Gov. Phil Bredesen is neck and neck. That makes events like last week’s debate at Cumberland University all the more crucial. During the debate Bredesen and Blackburn highlighted some important differences as they tried to make their final cases to voters. WPLN’s […]
Hambrick Family Calls For Nashville Police Officer’s Conviction Following Homicide Charges
Daniel Hambrick’s family says homicide charges brought last week against Metro Nashville Officer Andrew Delke, who fatally shot Hambrick, are a “good first step.”
HHS Secretary Lauds Lower ACA Premiums In Nashville While Renewing Case For Repeal
The Secretary of Health and Human Services addressed Nashville health care executives Thursday, announcing that premiums for individual plans on the Affordable Care Act will drop for the first time. Alex Azar said the rates, nationwide, dipped 2 percent after consistent year-over-year increases. Tennessee dropped even more, for the first time.
Reactions Follow Charge Against Nashville Officer, And Courtroom Surprises
The charge of homicide brought Thursday against a Nashville police officer drew immediate reactions online, as well as emotional statements from community groups and officials.
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