Listen The incumbents on the Metro school board all kept their seats on election night, despite heavy out-of-state spending from charter school advocates for most of their opponents. Some voters saw the races as a referendum on the privately-run schools.
After Big Spending On Challengers, Metro School Board Stays Put
DesJarlais Survives Another Challenge, While Black Wins Handily
Congressman Scott DesJarlais held off Murfreesboro attorney Grant Starrett in the Republican primary for the 4th Congressional District. Starrett spent about $1 million in his attempt to dislodge DesJarlais, who’s faced tough races since coming to Congress in the tea party wave six years ago. Previous challengers include state Sen. Jim Tracy and former state […]
Election Night Liveblog: The Latest News On Tennessee Primary and Local General Elections
Below is the election night play-by-play as the polls closed and the results came in. Scroll down to the “original post” at the bottom to find some context for the races being decided.
Tennessee’s First Woman To Hold Statewide Office Has Died
Listen Jane Eskind is being remembered as a “political legend” after a career that began in Nashville more than 50 years ago. She died Thursday at age 83.
Neighbors: Honoring Wishes (Season 3, Episode 7)
We want to do right by the people we care about. But sometimes, honoring someone’s wishes can put us at odds with social norms, our own values, or even the law. In this episode of Neighbors, three stories where the desire to honor wishes pushes us into uncomfortable territory.
Middle Tennessee Leads Nation In Growth Of Advanced Manufacturing And Tech Jobs
Middle Tennessee’s job growth for high-tech manufacturing and other “advanced industries” has accelerated faster than anywhere else in America, according to a new analysis from the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program.
Group Asks Nashville District Attorney To Investigate Spending In School Board Races
Listen A Nashville advocacy group is calling for an investigation into spending in Metro’s school board races, alleging Stand for Children, a pro-charter organization based in Oregon, has broken Tennessee election law.
In Narrow Vote, Fontanel Allowed To Expand In Whites Creek
A bill that allows the Fontanel inn and amphitheatre to add a 136-room hotel to the wooded site passed by the slimmest of margins in the Metro Council on Tuesday night. And the vote was seen as a test of whether city leaders will abide by newly adopted guidelines that call for preserving Davidson County’s most rural […]
Nashville Affordable Housing Bill Likely To Be Amended After Lengthy Hearing
More than 50 people spoke more than two hours Tuesday night about whether Metro should require more developers to set aside apartments at low rents, a policy that’s been in the works for more than a year. It’s known as inclusionary zoning. The hotly contested affordable housing proposal will likely be amended after the Metro […]
Robertson County’s Newest Startup — An Indigo Dye Maker — Finds Home In Repurposed Plant
Listen An indigo processing company is open for business in Robertson County. It’s the first tenant in a building designed to house industrial startups. In recent months, Stony Creek Colors has been working with local farmers to grow indigo plants, an alternative to tobacco, corn or other big-ticket crops. This building in Springfield is where the company […]
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