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Cynthia Abrams

‘The world is hard right now.’ Nashville mayor addresses affordability in State of Metro speech

By Cynthia Abrams

April 29, 2026

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Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell outlines his priorities at the State of Metro, including a reduction to the local grocery tax and new programs for affordable housing and local businesses.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Barnes Housing Trust Fund, Freddie O'Connell, grocery tax, Housing, Nashville Organized for Action and Hope, Nissan Stadium, Stand Up Nashville, State of Metro

Curious Nashville: What would it take to bury the power lines in Nashville?

By Cynthia Abrams

April 25, 2026

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What would it take to bury the power lines in Nashville? Hint: A lot of money.

Filed Under: Curious Nashville, WPLN News Tagged With: Curious Nashville, electricity, Housing, Nashville Electric Service, utilities

In Tennessee, you can’t kill to protect property. Now, lawmakers say you can.

By Cynthia Abrams

April 23, 2026

In Tennessee, you’re allowed to protect against theft or trespassing on your property. A new proposal would allow deadly force to prevent a property crime.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, deadly force, homelessness, Rep. Kip Capley, Stephen Crump, Tracy Beard

Scrapyard greenlit for redevelopment, advancing a key piece of massive East Bank overhaul

By Cynthia Abrams

April 22, 2026

The former PSC Metals scrapyard has been cleared for redevelopment after the property sold last summer for $245 million.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: David Byerley, East Bank, East Bank Development, Housing, Jacob Kupin, Jim Hoobler, Nashville Metro Council, PSC Metals

Tennessee handed over voter data. Now the DOJ faces a lawsuit over its stockpile.

By Cynthia Abrams

April 22, 2026

The Trump administration is being sued over its stockpiling confidential voter data.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: ACLU, Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Department of Justice, Virginia Kase Solomon, voter identification, Voters, voting rights

NES board overhaul prompts ‘power grab’ concerns from Nashville lawmakers

By Cynthia Abrams

April 21, 2026

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A bill requiring utilities to include board representatives from surrounding counties has passed both the House and the Senate.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Brent Taylor, Clark Boyd, Heidi Campbell, Jack Johnson, Jeff Yarbro, Nashville Electric Service

As FEMA releases winter storm aid, Metro opens up more assistance

By Cynthia Abrams

April 20, 2026

Nearly three months on, city, state and federal agencies are still seeking to support residents affected by Winter Storm Fern.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: FEMA, Jamekia Bies, Kristin Coulter, metro action commission, TEMA, tennessee emergency management agency, VOAD, Winter Storm Fern

New TPAC to look like a ‘manifestation of music’

By Cynthia Abrams

April 16, 2026

In a few years, when Nashvillians and tourists look down Lower Broadway toward the river, they’ll see sweeping waves of metal encasing a new Tennessee Performing Arts Center.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: architecture, Nashville Repertory Theater, performing arts, TPAC

Lawyers for people facing eviction saved Metro $4M last year: report

By Cynthia Abrams

April 11, 2026

If you’re facing eviction, accessing a lawyer can be difficult. Unlike in criminal cases, there’s no such thing as court-appointed attorneys. So, the “Eviction Right to Counsel” program is looking to fill that gap.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: affordable housing, DarKenya Waller, Eviction Right to Counsel, evictions, Hispanic Bar Association, Housing, Legal Aid Society

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