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Blaise Gainey

Early voting begins as Davidson County voters fill out longest ballot yet

By Blaise Gainey

July 15, 2022

Today is the first day of early voting in Tennessee. And in Davidson County, there’s a lot on the ballot. It’s the longest ballot in county history, according to the election commission.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Early voting, election, Elections 2022

Early voting for the Aug. 4 election kicks off Friday. Here’s what you need to know.

By Blaise Gainey

July 12, 2022

Early voting starts this Friday for state and federal primaries in Tennessee — and this year’s ballot will be longer than usual. The state’s top election official is urging voters to take advantage of this two-week period to cast their ballots early.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Early voting, election, Elections 2022, Tre Hargett, Voters

Tennessee Republicans may pursue ‘alternative options’ to bring Republican National Convention to Nashville

By Blaise Gainey

July 11, 2022

Nashville is a finalist along with Milwaukee, but several Metro Council members have been openly against the idea of playing host.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Cameron Sexton, Metro Government, Randy McNally, RNC

Tennessee Republicans are about to find out if splitting up Nashville will pay off for them in the midterms

By Blaise Gainey

July 11, 2022

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When the Republican-controlled Tennessee legislature gathered to redraw congressional maps earlier this year, they wanted to gain a seat in the U.S. House. So they spliced Davidson County into three more rural, Republican-leaning districts.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 5th Congressional District, 6th Congressional District, 7th Congressional District, Cameron Sexton, Elections 2022, Jeff Yarbro, Mark Green, odessa kelly, redistricting, Tennessee Politics, tnpol

Metro Council will vote on agreement to host 2024 RNC in Nashville

By Blaise Gainey

July 4, 2022

Some metro council members are opposed to hosting the RNC in 2024, saying Nashville is not hurting financially and the convention could pose a risk of violence.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Bob Mendes, Cameron Sexton, conventions, Metro Government, Robert Swope

Party’s over for some transportainment companies as Nashville denies dozens of party vehicle permits

By Blaise Gainey

June 30, 2022

For the most part entertainment vehicles have gone unregulated until this past week, when the Metro Transportation Licensing Commission established rules and started awarding permits.  

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: entertainment, Lower Broadway, metro, party buses, party vehicles, transportainment

An anti-abortion lawmaker says Republicans can take their foot off the pedal after decadeslong fight

By Blaise Gainey

June 29, 2022

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The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says it’s been a long fight but now anti-abortion lawmakers in the legislature can take a sigh of relief.

Filed Under: Abortion Live Updates, Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, abortion rights, Tennessee General Assembly

Federal court says Tennessee can now ban abortions at 6 weeks

By Blaise Gainey

June 28, 2022

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The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave the green light Tuesday morning to lift an injunction against a 2020 law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

Filed Under: Abortion Live Updates, WPLN News

At Nashville Pride, festivalgoers celebrated LGBTQ rights but worried about the future

By Blaise Gainey

June 26, 2022

The Nashville Pride parade on Saturday was a celebration of LGBTQ rights and community. It led into a two-day festival at Bicentennial Park.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, Pride, Roe v. Wade, same-sex marriage, U.S. Supreme Court, US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

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