The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging a Tennessee law that criminalizes local officials who vote in favor of sanctuary city policies.
Cynthia Abrams
Cindy Abrams is WPLN’s metro reporter. She grew up in Eugene and Portland, Oregon and moved east after graduating from Whitman College. Cindy comes to Nashville from central Virginia, where she covered the courts at Rappahannock News. She was WPLN’s digital news intern in 2021 before joining the station full-time as a newscast and digital producer last year. She started covering the Metro government in the fall of 2023.
NashVillager Podcast: 100-degree days
When has it been hotter in Tennessee history? Plus, the local news for June 23, and a deeper look at a niche running event in Tennessee.
Nashville’s next city budget includes a substantial property tax increase
Nashville’s Metro Council approved a property tax increase as part of the city’s $3.8 billion spending plan on Tuesday night.
Nashville’s Metro Council closes in on final budget, with implications for the property tax
Nashville is close to finalizing its spending plan, with the Metro Council scheduled to vote on the budget Tuesday night.
Checking in on ‘community benefits agreements’ in Tennessee — and the new law curbing them
A new Tennessee law that takes effect in July will ban “community benefits agreements” for companies that have received state economic incentives. It arrives seven years after the state’s first such agreement.
Nashville ‘No Kings’ protest draws thousands
A large, vocal and peaceful gathering — that was Nashville’s version of the “No Kings” protest against President Donald Trump on Saturday.
Cherokee cyclists retrace the Trail of Tears to remember — and reclaim — their history
For the last four decades, a group of bicyclists has embarked on a 950-mile bike ride following the Trail of Tears in honor of Cherokee ancestors who were forcibly removed from their homelands.
Nashville’s main downtown library disrupted by neighboring parking garage fire
The fire that broke out in a prominent parking garage near Nashville’s downtown library caused multiple vehicle explosions and a partial collapse of the structure early Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported.
Affordable housing, employee pay and youth safety: Nashvillians push to be included in a revised city budget
Nashville’s Metro Council is one step closer to finalizing the city budget, and heard from residents about items they would like to see prioritized.
Report suggests how Metro can make quick progress on long-standing street safety issues
Local advocacy group Walk Bike Nashville released their “State of Our Streets” report Tuesday. It details what the group sees as wins and failures of city government.
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