Listen Hundreds of bills are filed when the Tennessee legislature revs up at the first of the year. And dozens of them attract attention — sometimes from around the country. But this year, most of those headline-grabbing proposals quietly fizzled out. WPLN’s statehouse reporter Chas Sisk joins Blake Farmer to walk through what happened to […]
Capitol Hill Conversation: Open Container Ban And Other Bills That Quietly Fizzled
How Tennessee Lawmakers’ Plan To Raise More Money Could Thwart A Push To Give Themselves More Power
Listen A proposal meant to give lawmakers more opportunities to override vetoes of controversial legislation could be tripped up by a separate measure that would dramatically increase how much money state senators can raise. The dispute between the Tennessee House of Representatives and the state Senate could come to a showdown as lawmakers wrap up […]
How Sen. Alexander’s Health Insurance Bill Could Benefit One Organization In Tennessee
Listen Last month, Sen. Lamar Alexander proposed a bill intended to help people who live where health insurance companies are pulling out of the Affordable Care Act marketplace. It would apply nationwide but indirectly references one specific organization in the senator’s home state: Tennessee Farm Bureau.
Curious Nashville: The Life And Death Of An Old House In Boomtown
We tackle a question that’s elemental to Nashville these days: What happens to the waste when old houses get demolished? To explore the subject, WPLN’s Meribah Knight picked a house in Inglewood and followed it from demolition permit to landfill. Then she tracked down the family that called it home for more than 50 years.
101st Airborne Attempts To Strengthen Bonds With Nearby Nashville
Dozens of officers from the 101st Airborne are spending part of the week in Nashville, getting face time with business and community leaders. The visit is part of the Army division’s efforts to go out of its way to strengthen personal relationships far from the installation at Fort Campbell.
Father Of Tennessee Teen Killed In Car Crash Tearfully Criticizes TDOT Before Legislature
The father of an East Tennessee teen killed in a car crash testified before a state House committee leveling tearful criticism at the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
Homeless Advocates Try To Appease Woodbine Residents Fuming Over Tiny Home Project
Listen South Nashville’s Glencliff United Methodist Church has cleared all the bureaucratic hurdles to build a cluster of tiny homes for the homeless on its property. The only problem is the neighborhood hates the idea. They’ve hurled insults, fumed on Facebook and threatened to picket church services.
Nashville School Helps Students Cope With Potential Deportations
Listen While home during the Congressional recess, Nashville Democrat Jim Cooper visited Nashville charter school STEM Preparatory Academy. Most of the students at STEM Prep are first or second generation immigrants. The school doesn’t know how many of them come from undocumented families. But administrators says there’s been anxiety since President Trump’s threat to increase […]
Despite A New Push, In-State Tuition For Undocumented Students Fails Again In Tennessee Legislature
Listen Lawmakers have again rejected a proposal to offer in-state tuition to undocumented students who graduate from Tennessee high schools. The plan was debated for the second time in three years, and there had been some signs it might have a chance of passing. But skeptics say they’re still unwilling to extend any benefits to […]
‘Vertical Farming’ Brings Futuristic Growing Methods To Middle Tennessee
Listen There’s a bit of science fiction sprouting up in greenhouses around Middle Tennessee. It’s called vertical farming, and it’s basically like growing vegetables in a greenhouse on steroids.
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