Listen Several thousand people made it inside Municipal Auditorium Wednesday night to hear President Donald Trump deliver a defiant speech. He thumped a federal judge’s ruling on immigration, sparked jeers at former opponent Hillary Clinton and pledged to put a stop to Obamacare.
Trump Delivers Defiant Speech To Exuberant Crowd In Nashville — With Even More Waiting Outside
Liveblog: President Trump’s Nashville Visit
As President Trump visited Nashville on Wednesday, we followed along here with breaking updates and tweets from WPLN reporters.
Nashville Libraries May Do Away With Fines For Overdue Items
Listen The Nashville Public Library is considering an end to late fees for overdue materials. That would make a small dent in the library’s budget, but leaders say they have a good reason to make the change.
Why The Hermitage Wants President Trump To See A Candle When He Visits
Listen Curators at the Hermitage hope they’ll have time to show President Donald Trump around Andrew Jackson’s home when he visits on Wednesday. There’s at least one artifact they’d like for him to see: a 230-year-old candle.
Nashville Health Care Executives Had To Get Their Tickets To Trump Rally Online With Everyone Else
Listen It was initially assumed the president was coming to Nashville this week because the city is home to the largest for-profit hospital chains in the country. But according to industry leaders, that doesn’t appear to be the case.
Tennessee Lawmakers Tip Their Hat To Agriculture Sector With Annual Competition
Listen Some might think that feeding milk to a calf couldn’t be all that hard. But ask state Sen. Jim Tracy. “Easy, easy,” the Shelbyville Republican said as he attempted to steady a hungry, month-old Holstein named Raven. “Go baby go. That’s good stuff, man, come on.”
Meharry Students Provide A Day Of Free Dental Care For Nashville’s Underserved Communities
Listen Even as snow hit Nashville late Friday night, people were already lining up outside Meharry Medical College for a student-organized event set to start Saturday morning. Meharry’s chapter of American Student Dentist Association (ASDA) provided free oral surgeries, cleanings, and fillings for those without dental insurance.
Nashville Scrambles Buses For Trump Visit — While Seeking A Way To Be Less Downtown-Centric
News of President Donald Trump’s visit to Nashville has lit up social media — including many commentators who are grousing about the impact to the city’s transit system.
The Hermitage Thanks Trump For Putting Andrew Jackson Back In The Spotlight
Listen The Hermitage will have to close on what was expected to be a day of celebration for Andrew Jackson’s 250th birthday. But the museum’s CEO says they don’t mind shutting down for the expected visit by President Trump on Wednesday, which will be the first by a sitting president in 35 years.
Even As Resettlement Slows, Tennessee Lawmakers Sue To Cut Off Refugee Funding
Listen Tennessee lawmakers have followed through on plans to sue the federal government over refugee resettlement. The move comes at a time when organizations in the state are already cutting back on services for asylum seekers. The suit was filed Monday in a federal court in Jackson by the Thomas More Law Center, a Michigan […]
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