Listen Last year’s Women’s March in Nashville was a show of protest against the Trump presidency. This year, organizers say they’re focusing on what they stand for. Namely, helping create future political leaders. Which is why the march will be preceded by a morning-long conference. March coordinator Francie Hunt says one reason people with progressive […]
Nashville’s Women’s March 2.0 Is More Political Education Than Protest
TennCare Enacts 5-Day Opioid Prescription Limit With Broader Proposals To Come
Listen This week, Tennessee’s Medicaid program began enforcing a limit on first-time opioid prescriptions. TennCare patients can only get enough pills for five days. Legislative leaders say similar restrictions are in the works to regulate painkiller prescribing for all Tennesseans.
What We Know (And Don’t) About Nashville’s Top 20 Amazon Bid
Listen Nashville is now one of 20 finalists for Amazon’s highly coveted second headquarters. It promises to bring as many as 50,000 jobs and the caché of welcoming one of the world’s most successful companies. But it’s not clear what Nashville is promising in return.
Tennessee Lawmakers Propose Allowing Medical Cannabis — As Long As It’s Not Smoked
Listen After years of successive failures, backers of medical cannabis in Tennessee are taking a new tack — keeping the ban on smoking it.
Nashville Makes Short List For Amazon HQ2
Nashville is among the top 20 sites being considered for a second headquarters for Amazon. The company released the list Thursday morning which did not indicate any preferential order.
New ‘Court Kiosks’ Will Help Guide Tennesseans Without Lawyers Through The Legal System
Some courthouses in Tennessee will soon have a special laptop computer and printer in their lobbies, called “court kiosks.” They’re designed to help those who can’t afford — or choose not to hire — a lawyer, and are representing themselves in civil cases.
Intensive Mental Health Aid Expands For High-Needs Kids In Rural Tennessee
A program to assist desperate parents in rural Tennessee is expanding to DeKalb and half a dozen other counties. The initiative, which is already operating in Putnam and Coffee counties, establishes a two-person support team — a care coordinator and a family support specialist, who is often the parent of a child with a mental […]
Listen: Sledders Take To The Hills Of Nashville
Much of Middle Tennessee had enough snow Tuesday to warrant legitimate sledding. WPLN’s Tony Gonzalez caught up with families in Shelby Park and produced this audio postcard. Listen Snow has moved out of Middle Tennessee, but single-digit temperatures will turn most of the snow and sleet into ice Tuesday night, especially on the roads. Most […]
Election Officials Reassure Worried Lawmakers That Tennessee’s Voting Records Are Secure
Listen Tennessee’s top election officials tried to allay fears that the state’s voting records are vulnerable to hacking, even as they acknowledged there’s a significant risk that outside groups could try to disrupt future elections.
Neighbors: The Manifestor
Everyone seems inspired by fitness instructor Katherine Tisha Wilson. People describe going to her class as “going to church.” Her fierceness comes at you instantly from the front of the class, but this high school dropout wasn’t always confident in herself. After a long road of disappointment, she found a fitness dance program and lost […]
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