Some places, like Los Angeles and Kansas City are already reinstating mask mandates as the delta variant of the coronavirus takes hold. But in Nashville, that’s not in the cards.
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Alexis Marshall is a producer for WPLN News, meaning she does a little bit of everything. Alexis is a Middle Tennessee native and started listening to WPLN as a high schooler in Murfreesboro. She got her start in public radio freelance producing for NPR and reporting at WMOT, the on-campus station at MTSU. She was the reporting intern at WPLN News in the fall of 2018. Since then she has interned at NPR’s Education Desk in Washington, D.C.
Williamson County Passes Property Tax Increase
Williamson County Commissioners have finalized a $650 million budget and raised the property tax rate by 13 cents. The change is intended to give government agencies more spending power after years of conservative budgeting.
VIDEO: Nashville Zoo Welcomes Three Baby Cape Porcupines
There are three spiky new residents at the Nashville Zoo. One of the facility’s cape porcupines, Mkali, gave birth to her second litter of porcupettes last week.
‘There’s No Shortage,’ Say Tennessee Hospitality Workers. They Believe The Industry Must Change.
Saturday marks the end of federal unemployment benefits in Tennessee — two months earlier than originally scheduled. Conservative politicians and some business groups have suggested that workers preferred to rely on those benefits rather than go back to working at businesses like restaurants and hotels. But hospitality workers and organizers say that’s inaccurate. Nneka Ebbe, […]
Nashville Seeks New Public Safety Ideas As Coordinator Seeks To ‘Change The Trajectory’ Of Violence
Grants are opening soon for community groups that have ideas for reducing violence in Nashville, according to the mayor’s office. Ron Johnson, the city’s recently appointed community safety coordinator, is encouraging people to apply.
How The Pandemic Changed The Game (In A Good Way) For Nashville Parents Learning English
For the first time, English language classes for Metro Schools families were offered online, and the response is transforming how the district offers the classes going forward.
Report: More Than Half Of Tennessee’s Unemployed Are On Track To Lose Benefits
Tennesseans have known for a number of weeks that federal unemployment help is coming to an end, but a new report brings into focus just how big an impact that may have.
Nashville Bombing Report Prompts Changes To How Police Investigate Explosives
Nashville police are changing how they investigate bomb threats after a committee analyzed their handling of a 2019 tip that an Antioch man was building an explosive. The department never made contact, and the man went on to detonate his RV on Second Avenue downtown on Christmas morning last year.
We Checked In On A Dozen Demands Made By Black Lives Matter Protesters In Nashville. Here’s Where They Stand.
It’s been a year since the murder of George Floyd prompted widespread demands for change, especially to policing and monuments associated with white supremacy. WPLN News is taking stock of how officials have responded.
Tennessee Legislature Adjourns After Passing A Final Flurry Of Bills
Tennessee’s General Assembly passed several last-minute measures on Wednesday night before adjourning for the year. The measures touch high-interest subjects, including unemployment, constitutional challenges to state laws and the lessons taught in public schools
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