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?
Conversation: How Nashville Voted On Transit, And What’s Next
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.
Williamson County Residents Warned About Primary Voting After Republicans Call Foul
Listen Voters in Williamson County may notice a prominent warning when they go to the polls today: A sign implying that only certain people are allowed to vote in the primaries. It’s the result of a dispute between the Williamson County GOP and two Democratic candidates over how to interpret Tennessee’s murky law about who […]
Civil Rights Photos At The Frist Show How Nashville Media Took Sides
Listen Some of the closest witnesses to the Nashville civil rights movement were photographers from the city’s two major newspapers at the time, The Tennessean and the Nashville Banner. A selection of their photos — and the Frist Art Museum’s latest exhibit that displays them — offer a glimpse into how media outlets chose to […]
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