Listen Nashville Mayor David Briley says he’s setting to work on a new plan for mass transit in Nashville following this week’s defeat of a $5.4 billion proposal featuring light rail. Briley says he’s already spoken with some opponents of the failed transit plan, and he intends to push forward with improvements to the city’s […]
Nashville Mayor Says He’s Ready To Start On Next Transit Plan
The First Challenge For The 13 Candidates For Nashville’s Mayor? Standing Out
Listen With 13 candidates running for mayor in the next three weeks, it’s a challenge both for residents to keep track of them — and for the candidates themselves to find a way to stand out in a crowded race. At a mayoral forum last night at the Nashville Public Library, moderators from the Tennessean […]
Conversation: How Nashville Voted On Transit, And What’s Next
Listen Whether for or against Nashville’s failed multi-billion-dollar mass transit plan, the question for Nashville residents has become: What led to such a lopsided vote?
Meet The 13 People Running To Be Nashville’s Next Mayor
Listen The field of Nashville mayoral candidates is thick: Thirteen people have filed the necessary paperwork to run for Nashville’s top office. They veer from the unorthodox — a master barber, a former limo driver — to the more traditional lawyers and politicians. More:WPLN’s Complete Coverage Of The 2018 Mayoral Election To familiarize voters with […]
Struggling Franklin-Based CHS Shows A Few Signs Of Stabilization
Listen Community Health Systems — one of the major employers in Middle Tennessee — did better than analysts expected in the first three months of the year, showing some signs of a turnaround. The Franklin-based hospital chain has struggled to turn a profit while paying down a burdensome debt load, a result primarily of acquiring […]
Nashville Transit Chief: ‘Problem Not Going Away’
Listen Now that it’s decided that Nashville won’t expand its transit system, the head of the MTA says his team must continue looking for other ways to improve. Steve Bland expects to analyze the election results and come back to voters again. Bland says he’s “absolutely certain” that traffic congestion is getting worse, so […]
Nashville Voters Deal Emphatic Defeat To Transit Proposal
Listen Nashville voters resoundingly rejected the multi-billion-dollar transit proposal Tuesday — telling officials to find another way to respond to the city’s growth and traffic congestion. In the end, it wasn’t even close. Some 64 percent of Nashville voters went against the plan. That’s in an election that drew a surprising turnout of more than 120,000 […]
Middle Tennessee Races: Escobar Wins Judge Seat In Nashville; Ketron Takes Nod In Rutherford County
Beyond the transit proposal, Democratic voters in Davidson County also had a long list of primary elections to decide. In a highly watched contest, prosecutor Ana Escobar bested former Metro Councilman Nick Leonardo for the nomination to a General Sessions judge position. Leonardo had been appointed to the seat in January, but Escobar was favorite […]
Live Updates: Briley, Other Transit Supporters Concede Defeat
Supporters of the transit plan conceded defeat shortly after 8 p.m. after early returns showed an insurmountable lead for opponents of the plan.
HCA Feeling Effects From Uninsured Rates Creeping Back Up
Listen The nation’s largest hospital chain may be feeling the waning benefits of the Affordable Care Act, even as it continues to become more profitable. Nashville-based HCA reported higher-than-expected numbers of uninsured patients during the first quarter.
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