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Study being done to search for gravesite at site of Ford’s Blue Oval City

By Blaise Gainey

November 29, 2022

The Memphis Corps of Engineers is looking into what may be a former gravesite on part of the mega site of Ford’s Blue Oval City in West Tennessee. 

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Blue Oval City, Economic Development, electric vehicle, EVs, ford megasite, memphis corps of engineers, West Tennessee

Tennessee’s AG is taking lead in the elections case involving Davidson County precinct mixup

By Blaise Gainey

November 29, 2022

The Davidson County Elections commission is getting sued over a voting mix-up involving several precincts. The Attorney General’s office will be handling the case on behalf of Metro.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Davidson County Election Commission, Elections 2022, Tennessee Attorney General

A Tennessee lawmaker says toll roads are not off the table in discussion to ease congestion across the state

By Blaise Gainey

November 26, 2022

Gov. Bill Lee says his main focus during his second term will be improving infrastructure. But doing so costs money, and he says he doesn’t want to raise taxes or build toll roads. Lawmakers who oversee transportation haven’t ruled anything out.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: transportation

Tennessee Republicans are mostly quiet about Trump’s latest bid for president, but one is already backing a rival

By Blaise Gainey

November 21, 2022

Former President Donald Trump formally announced he’s making a third bid for the White House in 2024, but many of his former supporters are staying quiet about the prospect of another term. That includes several top Tennessee Republicans, who will not say whether they will back him.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Andy Ogles, Bill Lee, Cameron Sexton, Donald Trump, Marsha Blackburn, Ron DeSantis

After Swifties swamp Ticketmaster, AG Skrmetti wants to take a closer look at the ticket system

By Blaise Gainey

November 16, 2022

Presale tickets for Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour went online this week. But Ticketmaster crashed as millions of fans went to the website to buy them. Tennessee’s attorney general wants to investigate whether Ticketmaster may have violated consumer protection laws. 

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Jonathan Skrmetti, music, Taylor Swift, Tennessee Attorney General, Ticketmaster

Metro opens extreme cold weather shelter as overnight temperatures drop below freezing

By Blaise Gainey

November 13, 2022

With overnight temperatures below freezing over the weekend, Metro is opening its extreme cold weather shelter again Sunday night. And the city is providing multiple ways to reach it.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Government, Weather, WeGo, winter weather

With legislation targeting trans care and drag performers, Tennessee Republicans take aim at LGBTQ community

By Blaise Gainey

November 11, 2022

Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, R-Franklin, has filed the first couple bills ahead of the next legislative session — and both are taking aim at the LGBTQ community. 

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: drag, lgbt, lgbtq, transgender

Democrats regroup as their string of statewide election losses continues

By Blaise Gainey

November 11, 2022

Hendrell Remus
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Republicans made much more modest gains than they had expected on Election Day, but there were a few notable exceptions, especially in Tennessee. Here, Republicans gained a seat in Congress, kept control of the governorship and maintained their super majority in the General Assembly.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Democratic Party, Hendrell Remus, Tennessee Democratic Party

Andy Ogles, Tennessee’s newest congressman, hints at rolling back same-sex marriage and other culture-war fights

By Blaise Gainey

November 9, 2022

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Republican Andy Ogles called himself the country’s most conservative mayor when he led Maury County. Now as the congressman-elect in Middle Tennessee’s District 5, he’s doubling down.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Andy Ogles

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