Listen The federal government has awarded Nashville $3.54 million as part of a national program to combat youth homelessness.
Multimillion Dollar Grant Wants To End Youth Homelessness In Nashville
Trump Looms Large As Tennessee Voters Go To The Polls
President Donald Trump is not on the ballot, but his influence looms over Tennessee’s elections going on now. Some of the first voters over the weekend made their decisions based on the president.
Split At The Border, 11-Year-Old Reunites With Her Mom In Middle Tennessee
Hear the radio version of this story. Scroll down to read or hear this story in Spanish. Desplácese hacia abajo para leer o escuchar esta historia en español. A Guatemalan mother separated from her 11-year-old daughter while attempting to cross into the United States to seek asylum in May reunited with her Thursday night at […]
A Voter Guide To 2018 MNPS School Board Elections
Nashville’s four school board seats on the ballot this August have attracted scant attention given the competitive statewide races and congressional contests going on. They also haven’t seen the big spending from the 2016 school board elections that turned into a referendum on charter schools.
To Address HIV Prevention In Black Churches, Pastors Sidestep Gay Issues
Listen More black churches in the Nashville area are participating in the annual Day of Unity this weekend, in which they agree to address HIV prevention from the pulpit. But many pastors sidestep the issue of gay relationships.
Tennessee Governor Candidate Interviews: Craig Fitzhugh On Appealing To A Red State
Listen Democrat Craig Fitzhugh has been a prominent figure in Tennessee politics for more than two decades, but the state has changed around him quite a bit. When he started as a state representative, he was in the majority. Now, he’s running for governor in a state that votes overwhelmingly Republican.
Versify #21: Saturn Returns By I-40 West
After leaving suburban Tennessee for a career in Hollywood when he was just 18, Brad Wear became, in a lot of ways, the picture of LA success. But twenty years later, Brad was struck with a feeling of absence, of being fully out of touch — with himself and his family, from whom he’d been […]
Tennessee’s Largest Insurer Will Drop Individual Rates By 10 Percent — Here’s How
Listen Tennessee’s largest health insurer has found a way to bring down rates for individuals who buy plans on the marketplace. The first-ever decrease from BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee — which covers roughly half of the individuals on the marketplace — comes even as the Trump Administration added to uncertainty in recent days.
Tennessee VA Extends Suicide Prevention Efforts Beyond Current Patients
Listen The VA in Middle Tennessee is trying to cast a wider net for patients in a long-running effort to reduce veteran suicides, as the agency nationwide has been monitoring high-risk patients closer than ever.
Nashville’s 600-Page Housing Plan Reveals City’s Next Moves
Listen Nashville’s housing agency is about to submit its five-year plan to the federal government, and much of it centers on overhauling two more public housing developments in South Nashville. In recent years, MDHA has refocused on its original mission of building affordable housing rather than civic projects. The document is long and epically wonky, […]
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